Waves

The highest point of a wave is known as the ___________

• wavelength

• trough

• amplitude

• crest

Which wave has the greatest amplitude?

• The blue wave

• The red wave

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Which of the following is true about waves?

• When wavelength increases frequency increases

• When wavelength decreases, frequency increases

• When wavelength decreases, frequency decreases

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When light bounces off something it is known as _____________

• reflection

• refraction

• light energy

• mechanical energy

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What type of wave is a light wave?

• A sound wave

• A seismic wave

• An electromagnetic wave

• A mechanical wave

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Based on your observations of the prism, select the true statements.

• When light travels through a prism, the light is separated by wavelength.

• The prism is being used to combine different colors of light.

• The light bends when it enters the prism and again when it leaves the prism.

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Why does this car appears red under a white light?

• The car is absorbing the red light and reflecting the blue and green.

• The car is reflecting only the red light while absorbing the blue and green.

• The car is absorbing the red and green light while reflecting the blue.

• The car is absorbing the red, blue and green, but our eyes can only see the red.

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____ can travel through matter (gas, liquid, solid) and "empty" space. 

• sound

• light

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a disturbance caused by energy moving through a system in a cyclical pattern

• Wave

• Amplitude

• Frequency

• Speed

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high point of a wave

• crest

• trough

• amplitude

• wavelength

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