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Mr. Clermont - Light Waves Quiz - SEJH

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The ability to make things move or change is known as:

a)

Entropy

b)

Emitting

c)

Energy

d)

Exert

2.

A type of wave that carries energy from one place to another, even through empty space is called a _________?

a)

Sound Wave

b)

Water Wave

c)

Light Wave

d)

Seismic Wave

3.

TRUE or FALSE:

All light can be seen?

a)

True

b)

False

4.

TRUE or FALSE:

Color is a type of Light.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

To ___________ something, means to take it in.

a)

Transmit

b)

Reflect

c)

Refract

d)

Absorb

6.

A object that gives off light is known as a _________ __________.

a)

Energy Source

b)

Emitter

c)

Light Source

d)

Luminescent

7.

TRUE or FALSE?

The movement of energy can be tracked by observing the changes that energy causes to matter.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

TRUE or FALSE?

When light hits a material; the material can absorb energy from the light.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

YES or NO?

If a material absorbs energy from light, does the energy cause the material to change?

a)

Yes it can.

b)

No it cannot?

10.

If you expose DNA to the energy of a light source, what has to happen to the energy in order for damage to occur.

a)

The energy must be higher.

b)

The energy must be reflected.

c)

The energy must be transmitted.

d)

The energy must be absorbed.

11.

YES or NO?

Could the energy from light be absorbed by an object and not cause damage?

a)

Yes it could.

b)

No it cannot.

12.

A pattern that describes how energy is carried from one place to another is called a ______________.

a)

Transmitter

b)

Receiver

c)

Wave

d)

Transceiver

13.

The distance from the bottom of one wave to the bottom of the next wave is called the _________________.

a)

Frequency

b)

Amplitude

c)

Wavelength

d)

Neutral Baseline

14.

The maximum height of a wave from its resting baseline is called the ________________.

a)

Frequency

b)

Amplitude

c)

Wavelength

d)

Neutral Baseline

15.

The number of complete waves in a given unit of time is called the ___________________.

a)

Frequency

b)

Amplitude

c)

Wavelength

d)

Neutral Baseline

16.

When something is emitted, what is happening?

a)

Something is being changed.

b)

Something is being absorbed.

c)

Something is being taken.

d)

Something is being given off.

17.

YES or NO?

Can a light source emit more than one type of light?

a)

Yes it can.

b)

No it cannot.

18.

TRUE or FALSE?

Different types of light all have the same wavelengths.

a)

This is true.

b)

This is false.

19.

YES or NO?

There are different types of light that can change a material in different ways.

a)

Yes there are.

b)

No there are not

20.

All waves have these three properties; they are _____________, ____________________, and ________________.

a)

Wavelength, Intensity, and Oscillation

b)

Frequency, Oscillation, and Amplitude.

c)

Wavelength, Amplitude, and Frequency

d)

Amplitude, Wavelength and Oscillation

21.

All forms of light are represented by their respective wavelengths on the ________________ __________________.

a)

Visible Light Spectrum

b)

Electromagnetic Solution

c)

Electromagnetic Spectrum

d)

Magnospheric Spectrum

22.

A device that allows us to see the color spectrum from a white light source is called a ______________________.

a)

Sphygmomanometer

b)

Spectrophotometer

c)

Selectophotographer

d)

Electromagnetometer

23.

The color we SEE of an object, means that that color is being _______________.

a)

Absorbed

b)

Diffracted

c)

Extended

d)

Reflected

24.

Black is ______________.

a)

Light colors being reflected

b)

Dark colors being reflected.

c)

All colors being absorbed

d)

No colors being absorbed

25.

White is _________________.

a)

All colors being reflected.

b)

No colors being reflected.

c)

Dark colors being absorbed.

d)

Light colors being absorbed.

26.

If you increase the wavelength of a wave, what happens to the frequency?

a)

The frequency stays the same.

b)

The frequency increases.

c)

The frequency decreases.

27.

If you decrease the frequency of a wave, what happens to the wavelength?

a)

The wavelength stays the same.

b)

The wavelength increases.

c)

The wavelength decreases.

28.

If you increase the amplitude of a light wave, what happens to the light.

a)

It becomes louder.

b)

It becomes dimmer.

c)

It becomes more intense.

d)

It becomes less intense.

29.

Which types of light have a long wavelength and a low frequency?

a)

Radio Waves, Visible Light, Gamma Rays

b)

Microwaves, Visible Light, and X-Rays

c)

Infrared Light, Visible Light, Ultraviolet Light (UV)

d)

Radio Waves, Microwaves, Infrared Light

30.

Which types of light have a short wavelength and a high frequency?

a)

Radio Waves, Visible Light, Gamma Rays

b)

Microwaves, Visible Light, and X-Rays

c)

Infrared Light, Visible Light, Ultraviolet Light (UV )

d)

Gamma Rays, X-Rays, and Ultraviolet Light (UV)

31.

What is the molecule that protects DNA from the energy of Ultra Violet Light?

a)

Melatonin

b)

Mandarin

c)

Melanin

d)

Methane

32.

When DNA is exposed to Ultraviolet Light, what happens to it.

a)

The DNA is absorbed.

b)

The UV light is reflected.

c)

The DNA is damaged.

d)

The UV light is transmitted.

33.

What type(s) of light are emitted from the sun?

a)

Heat and sunlight.

b)

Heat and UV Light.

c)

Heat and Radio Waves.

d)

All types of light.

34.

The Australian population is made up of people from where?

a)

Northern Europe

b)

Middle East

c)

The Americas

d)

Africa

35.

Which type(s) of light is(are) found to cause skin cancer?

a)

Infrared (IR)

b)

Radio Waves

c)

Microwaves

d)

Ultraviolet (UV)