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REQUIRED Waves Test 2 Review (Updated 2023)

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

bending of light that happens when light travels through different mediums (substances)

a)

reflection

b)

refraction

c)

diffusion

2.

Objects that allow ALL light to pass through

a)

transparent

b)

translucent

c)

opaque

3.

Objects that allow SOME light to pass through

a)

transparent

b)

translucent

c)

opaque

4.

Objects that allow NO light to pass through

a)

transparent

b)

translucent

c)

opaque

5.

What type of wave is a light wave?

a)

A sound wave

b)

A seismic wave

c)

A electromagnetic wave

d)

A mechanical wave

6.

Why is a light wave not considered a mechanical wave?

a)

A light wave is visible to humans.

b)

A light wave moves faster than most waves.

c)

A light wave does not have a wavelength.

d)

A light wave travels through the vacuum of space.

7.

How is an electromagnetic wave different from a mechanical wave?

a)

An electromagnetic wave travels slower than a mechanical wave.

b)

An electromagnetic wave has a larger amplitude than a mechanical wave.

c)

An electromagnetic wave can travel through a vacuum, but a mechanical wave cannot.

d)

An electromagnetic wave has no wavelength, but a mechanical wave has a wavelength.

8.

Which of the following are not a part of the Electromagnetic Spectrum?

a)

Gamma Rays

b)

Radio waves

c)

Magnetic waves

d)

x-rays

9.

Gamma Rays are

a)

High energy

b)

Low energy

c)

Medium energy

d)

Just right

10.

Why does this car appears red under a white light?

a)

The car is absorbing the red light and reflecting the blue and green.

b)

The car is reflecting only the red light while absorbing the blue and green.

c)

The car is absorbing the red and green light while reflecting the blue.

d)

The car is absorbing the red, blue and green, but our eyes can only see the red.

11.
The light we can see. 
a)
visible
b)
gamma
c)
ultraviolet
12.
Light is a form of 
a)
energy
b)
radiation
c)
reflection
13.
What is reflection in simple terms?
a)
Soaks up light
b)
Passes through
c)
light bounces off
14.
In a well lit room, your pupils will _____________________. 
a)
dilate
b)
shrink
c)
change color
d)
not change color
15.
Wax paper or a foggy window is an example of what type of material. 
a)
transparent
b)
translucent
c)
opaque
16.

When light bounces off something it is known as _____________

a)

reflection

b)

refraction

c)

light energy

d)

mechanical energy

17.

What color of the rainbow has the longest wavelength?

a)

red

b)

blue

c)

green

d)

violet

18.
Which of the following is true about waves?
a)
When wavelength increases frequency increases
b)
When wavelength decreases, frequency increases
c)
When wavelength decreases, frequency decreases
19.
Which type of electromagnetic radiation produces the heat we can feel coming from the toaster?
a)
Radio waves
b)
Infrared waves
c)
X-rays
d)
Gamma rays
20.

Which type of electromagnetic radiation is the reason we need sunglasses and sunscreen to avoid getting a sunburn?

a)

X-rays

b)

Gamma Rays

c)

Ultraviolet waves

d)

Infrared waves

21.
What property of light makes this pencil appear to be bent or broken?
a)
Reflection
b)
Refraction
c)
Diffraction
d)
Absorption
22.
True or false: as you move along the spectrum, radio to gamma waves, the wavelengths decrease in size (get smaller)
a)
true
b)
false
23.
A wave with a large wavelength will have a ______ frequency and _____ energy
a)
high, low
b)
high, high
c)
low, high
d)
low, low
24.
Select the correct order of waves on the EMS from the longest wavelength to the shortest wavelength
a)
Radio, Micro, Infra, Visible, Ultra, X-ray, Gamma
b)
Gamma, X-ray, Ultra, Vis, Infra, Micro, Radio
c)
Vis, Micro, Infra, Ultra, X-ray, Gamma, Radio
d)
Micro, Radio, Vis, Infra, Ultra, X-ray, Gamma
25.
Which has the LONGEST wavelength and, therefore, the lowest frequency/energy
a)
Gamma Rays
b)
Radio Waves
c)
Visible Light
d)
Infrared rays
26.
Which has the SHORTEST wavelength and, therefore, the highest frequency/most energy
a)
Radio waves
b)
Ultraviolet Rays
c)
Gamma Rays
d)
X-rays
27.
Which section of the spectrum is the ONLY one we can see?
a)
X-rays
b)
Visible Light
c)
Gamma Rays
d)
Ultraviolet Rays
28.
How are electromagnetic waves different from other waves? 
a)
They have very short wavelengths 
b)
They transmit energy instead of matter 
c)
They can travel through empty space
d)
They can change direction by reflection 
29.

This is the term that describes when light passes through matter.

a)

Transmission

b)

Transparent

c)

Translucent

d)

Opaque

30.

This describes when the atoms of matter absorb light, and converts the light into thermal energy.

a)

Transmission

b)

Reflection

c)

Refraction

d)

Absorption

31.

This is an example of:

a)

absorption

b)

transmission

c)

reflection

d)

refraction

32.

This is an example of:

a)

absorption

b)

transmission

c)

reflection

d)

refraction

33.

Why does scattering of light occur?

a)

Light rays are blocked and reflected to all directions by the clouds or particles in the air

b)

Light rays are blocked and reflracted to all directions by the clouds or particles in the air

c)

Light rays are passing through and refracted to all directions by the clouds or particles in the air

34.

White light is an equal mixture of all of the colors of the visible light spectrum. What colors make up white light?

a)

red, white and blue

b)

red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet

c)

rose, orange, yellow, gray, black, pink, purple

d)

white

35.

Which color ABSORBS all wavelengths of light?

a)

Red

b)

Black

c)

White

d)

Pink

36.

Which color(s) will be transmitted by this filter?

a)

No colors are transmitted.

b)

All colors but green

c)

Only green

37.

Which color will transmit through the filter?

a)

Red only

b)

Blue and Violet

c)

Green

d)

All colors

38.

Why won't the red filter allow the other colors to transmit?

a)

Because they reflect off of the filter.

b)

Because only the color of the filter can pass through the filter.

c)

Because only the color of the filter is absorbed by the filter.

39.

Colors on the visible spectrum are always in order by their

a)

amplitude

b)

wavelength

c)

frequency

40.
Which electromagnetic waves have the highest frequencies and the shortest wavelengths?
a)
microwaves
b)
visible light
c)
gamma rays
41.
Which electromagnetic waves have the highest frequencies and the shortest wavelengths?
a)
microwaves
b)
visible light
c)
gamma rays
42.
This part of the eye carries the message from your eye to the part of your brain that controls vision. 
a)
cornea
b)
lens
c)
optic nerve
d)
retina
43.
The part of your eye that gives it its color.  It is a muscle that controls the size of your pupil.
a)
cornea
b)
lens
c)
pupi
d)
iris
44.
The vitreous humor is a liquid inside of your eye.  When light passes from the lens into the vitreous, the light changes medium.  What happens to light because of this medium change? 
a)
Light is transmitted.
b)
Light is reflected.
c)
Light is refracted.
d)
Light is absorbed. 
45.
In order for your brain to process the light waves that enter your eye, what must your eye do to those waves before sending them to the brain?
a)
Nothing, the light waves just get sent to the brain.
b)
Light waves have to be converted into sound waves by the eye. 
c)
Light waves have to be converted into nerve impulses by the eye. 
d)
Light waves have to be refracted by the eye. 
46.

What is the clear front surface of the eyeball called?

a)

Macula

b)

Iris

c)

Pupil

d)

Cornea

47.

The iris determines the amount of light that enters the eye.

a)

True

b)

False

48.

What is the black hole at the center of your eye called?

a)

Macula

b)

Iris

c)

Pupil

d)

Cornea

49.

What is the job of the retina?

a)

Carrying signals to your brain

b)

Allowing light into the eye

c)

Focusing and defocusing

d)

Converting light into electronic signals

50.

What transfers the signals from your eyeball to your brain?

a)

Olfactory nerve

b)

Auditory nerve

c)

Optic nerve

d)

Spinal cord

51.

What is the name of the tough, white outer layer of the eye?

a)

Sclera

b)

Choroid

c)

Cornea

d)

Conjunctiva

52.

Which layer inside the eye contains rods and cones?

a)

Choroid

b)

Sclera

c)

Retina

d)

Optic nerve

53.

Which two parts of the eye help to focus light rays?

a)

Lens & retina

b)

Cornea & iris

c)

Iris & retina

d)

Lens & cornea

54.
a)

cornea

b)

sclera

c)

lens

55.
a)

optic nerve

b)

sclera

c)

lens

56.
a)

optic nerve

b)

pupil

c)

iris

57.
a)

lens

b)

optic nerve

c)

pupil

58.
a)

optic nerve

b)

sclera

c)

retina

59.
a)

retina

b)

pupil

c)

iris

60.
a)

cornea

b)

sclera

c)

retina

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