Properties of Light

What is being transferred with a wave?

• matter

• medium

• energy

• water

Which of the following properties makes a light wave different from a mechanical wave?

• A light wave slows down in a vacuum

• A light wave is able to transmit energy

• A light wave exists as a transverse wave

• A light wave can travel without a medium

What causes the refraction of a wave?

• the density of the medium can change the speed

• the amount of the medium changes the direction

A reflected light ray makes an angle of 60 degrees with a mirror's surface. What angle did the incoming light ray form with the mirror's surface?

• 30

• 60

• 90

• 180

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Which determines the color of an object?

• Absorption

• Diffraction

• Reflection

• Refraction

Which type of wave is light?

• Diffusion

• Transverse

• Longitudinal

• Compression

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Frosted glass is made of glass with an etched surface. How would you describe the glass as light travels through it?

• Translucent

• Transparent

• Opaque

• Diffraction

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Which object will absorb the most light?

• Clear glass

• Black paper

• Plastic Wrap

• Stained Glass

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An object that absorbs all the colors in the visible spectrum will appear?

• invisible

• red

• black

• white

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Light waves cannot travel completely through the following?

• Air

• rock

• water

• vacuum