Light and Sound Waves Review

Which color of light is produced when all of the colors of visible light in the electromagnetic spectrum are combined?

• gray
• white
• black

Visible light is which type of wave?

• seismic
• mechanical
• longitudinal
• electromagnetic

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Light waves are arranged in the electromagnetic spectrum by

• wavelength and brightness.
• speed and color.
• brightness and color.
• wavelength and frequency.
  

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

• red
• green
• violet
• yellow

_____?_____ materials allow ALL light waves to pass through easily.

• Opaque

• Transparent

• Translucent

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_____?_____ materials allow SOME light waves to pass through, but not in a straight path.

• Opaque

• Transparent

• Translucent

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Why do diamonds look so shiny?

• They absorb light waves.

• The reflect light waves.

• Light is refracted as it passes through.

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What is being pictured?

• reflection

• refraction

• rainbow

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When light shines through a prism it creates a ________________

• colors
• ROY G. BIV
• spectrum
• electromagnetic wave

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How are light and sound ALIKE?

• Both travel as rays
• Both can vary in pitch
• Both depend on vibrations in air
• Both are forms of energy that travel as waves