Waves and Light

Visible light is which type of wave?

• seismic

• mechanical

• longitudinal

• electromagnetic

Which of these colors of visible light has the shortest wavelength?

• red

• green

• violet

• yellow

Which statement is true about visible light?

• Humans cannot see any light from the electromagnetic spectrum.

• Visible light makes up a small part of the electromagnetic spectrum.

• Visible light has a frequency equal to that of gamma rays.

• Humans can see visible light only as white light.

The electromagnetic spectrum is the complete range of electromagnetic radiation ranging from radio waves to gamma rays. Which type of radiation in this spectrum is associated with observable colors such as red, green, and blue?

• gamma rays

• X-rays

• visible light

• radio waves

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This occurs when light bounces off a surface

• reflection

• refraction

• absorb

• scatter

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What determines the color that an object looks to your eyes?

• the color of the light

• the wavelengths of light that reaches your eyes

• the distance of the object from you

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The bending of light as it goes through a different material is

• reflection

• refraction

• absorb

• diffraction

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Look at this illustration of a wave.

• Point W is a trough; Point Y is a crest

• Point Y is a trough; Point W is a crest

• Point Y is a trough, Point X is a crest

• Point W is a trough; Point Z is a crest

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The Speed of the wave is called the

• Wavelength

• Wave Speed

• Amplitude

• Frequency

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The height of the wave is called the

• wavelength

• wave speed

• amplitude

• frequency

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