Light and Waves

How does light move?

• zig-zag

• up and down

• scattered

• straight line

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Swimming pools and the ocean look shallower than they really are due to:

• reflection 

• dispersion

• refraction

• total internal reflection

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Which wave has the largest wavelength?

• A

• B

• C

• None (same wavelength)

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1

the height or depth of a wave that determines how much ENERGY the wave carries. In a sound wave, it is also synonymous with how much volume the wave carries.

• wavelength

• compression

• amplitude

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What is radiant energy?

• energy from the earth

• energy from heat

• energy given off by the sun

• energy from ocean waves

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The highest point of a wave is known as the ___________

• wavelength

• trough

• amplitude

• crest

Can travel through matter (gas, liquid, solid) and empty space. 

• sound

• light

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

Which statement BEST describes the relationship between visible light and the EM spectrum.

• Visible light and the electromagnetic spectrum are different names for the same phenomenon.

• Visible light occupies about half of the electromagnetic spectrum.

• Visible light is a narrow band in the electromagnetic spectrum.

• Visible light and the electromagnetic spectrum have a small area of overlap.

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Visible light is which type of wave?

• seismic

• mechanical

• longitudinal

• electromagnetic

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1

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

• red

• green

• violet

• yellow

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