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P3 Light Warm up Review EM and Reflection

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Wave with the longest wavelength
a)
microwave
b)
radio
c)
gamma
d)
visible light
2.

When the wavelength increases the frequency will

a)

increase

b)

decrease

c)

remain same

d)

none of these

3.

Infrared rays are important for

a)

Warming the Earth

b)

Providing visible light for plants

c)

Taking X-rays

d)

all of these

4.

What is the wave speed equation?

a)

v= f/λ

b)

v= λ - f

c)

v=λ/f

d)

v=λf

5.

As the wavelength of a wave in a medium increases, its frequency will

a)

Increase

b)

Go to Zero

c)

Decrease

d)

Stay the same

6.

What is the wavelength of a wave with a speed of 25 m/s and a frequency of 50 Hz?

a)

6250 m

b)

.5 m

c)

75 Hz

d)

75 m

7.

All waves carry ______________.

a)

Sound

b)

Light

c)

Matter

d)

Energy

8.

What kind of wave is pictured below?

a)

compressional wave

b)

transverse wave

c)

sound wave

d)

longitudinal wave

9.
How would you describe the movement of a transverse wave?
a)
Up and down
b)
Back and forth
c)
In zigzags
d)
Linear
10.

What one of the colors listed below has the highest energy level?

a)

Blue

b)

Green

c)

Yellow

d)

Red

11.

Which of the following is a unit for frequency?

a)

Joules

b)

Hertz

c)

meters per second

d)

seconds

12.

The diagram below shows a pencil in a glass of water. When viewed from the side, the pencil appears to be broken. What process causes this to happen?

a)

absorption

b)

evaporation

c)

reflection

d)

refraction

13.
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
14.

What light behavior is pictured here?

a)

reflection

b)

refraction

c)

diffusion

d)

absorption

15.

Bouncing of a light ray when it strikes a reflecting surface is called.........

a)

Refraction

b)

Dispersion

c)

Reflection

d)

Diffraction

16.

A leaf is green. What does this tell you about the light that is being absorbed?

a)

The light is a UV ray.

b)

The light is not a part of the light spectrum.

c)

All colors are reflected except green.

d)

All colors are absorbed except green

17.

What is the angle of reflection equal to?

a)

The angle of refraction

b)

The angle of incidence

c)

The angle of absorption

d)

The angle of light

18.

What is the angle of incidence?

a)

The angle at which light bends in water.

b)

The angle at which light hits a surface.

c)

The angle at which light is absorbed by an object.

d)

The angle at which light bounces off a surface.

19.

When you look into a mirror, what is happening to the light?

a)

It is increasing in wavelengths.

b)

It is being refracted.

c)

It is being absorbed.

d)

It is being reflected.

20.
The illustration shows a light ray striking an object.
In the illustration, the light ray striking the object is-
a)
absorbed
b)
stopped
c)
reflected
d)
refracted