Light Wavelength

As a wavelength decreases, the crests of the wave

• get farther apart

• get closer together

• become shorter

• become wider

Complete the statement to correctly describe how the properties of the wave change as it moves from medium 1 and medium 2. As the ____ of the wave decreases, the frequency ____.

• amplitude, decreases

• amplitude, increases

• wavelength, decreases

• wavelength, increases

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What happens to light when its wavelength changes?

• It slows down

• It changes color

• Nothing else changes

How does a prism affect the wavelengths of white light?

• White light is bent and separated into different wavelengths

• White light is all turned into one different wavelength

• White light stays white

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Identify each part of the electromagnetic spectrum:

d

e

f

g

a

b

c

Gamma ray

Ultraviolet

Visible light

Radio wave

Infrared

Microwave

X-ray

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Identify the wave of light with the highest energy and the wave of light with the lowest energy.

a

b

Highest energy

Lowest energy

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Identify the wave of light with the highest frequency and the wave of light with the lowest frequency.

a

b

Highest frequency

Lowest frequency

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Which "item" represents the electromagnetic radiation that humans can see:

Which "item" represents ultraviolet radiation:

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Which "item" represents visible light:

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