Light Waves

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

• sound
• light

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When light shines through a prism it creates a ________________

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

The highest point on a wave

• trough
• amplitude
• crest
• wavelength

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Light is a form of 

• energy
• radiation
• reflection

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What is reflection in simple terms?

• Soaks up light
• Passes through
• light bounces off

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In a well lit room, your pupils will _____________________. 

• dilate
• shrink
• change color
• not change color

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Wax paper or a foggy window is an example of what type of material. 

• transparent
• translucent
• opaque

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What does refract mean?

• To shrink
• To bend
• To widen
• To enlarge

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Powerful energy, made in nuclear explosion and in stars. 

• gamma
• x-ray
• visible

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What is a vacuum? 

• A space with only air in it
• A space with NO matter at all present
• A machine you use to do your chores