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Light vocab and waves

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Jacob wakes up one morning and sees that it is foggy outside. Which term best describes the fog he sees?

a)
opaque
b)
reflective
c)
translucent
d)
transparent
2.
When light waves are absorbed, they can become heat.
a)
True
b)
False
3.
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
4.

A material through which light does not pass

a)

Transparent

b)

Translucent

c)

Opaque

5.

A material that allows all of the light striking it to pass through, and through which objects can be seen clearly

a)

Transparent

b)

Translucent

c)

Opaque

6.

A material that allows most of the light that strikes it to pass through, but light becomes scattered

a)

Transparent

b)

Translucent

c)

Opaque

7.

When light strikes a transparent material, most of the light is reflected.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

Frosted glass is an example of which type of material?

a)

Translucent

b)

Transparent

c)

Opaque

d)

Radiant

9.

Light passes through glass windows because of ______________.

a)

Absorption

b)

Transfusion

c)

Transmission

d)

Reflection

10.

allowing only some light to pass through

a)

reflection

b)

refraction

c)

transparent

d)

translucent

11.

allowing no light to pass through

a)

opaque

b)

absorb

c)

light

d)

translucent

12.

allowing light to pass through

a)

transparent

b)

translucent

c)

opaque

d)

shadow

13.

to take light in

a)

absorb

b)

light

c)

translucent

d)

transparent

14.

the bouncing of light off an object

a)

refraction

b)

opaque

c)

reflection

d)

shadow

15.

A sound wave requires a medium to travel while the light does not require one

a)

True

b)

False

16.

The _______ is a measurement of how long a wave is (Point B to Point F)

a)

Compression

b)

Wavelength

c)

Amplitude

d)

Reflection

17.

The amplitude of a wave is measured by measuring

a)

The distance between the middle line and the peak OR trough point

b)

The distance between the peak and the trough point

c)

The distance between two random points

d)

The wavelength and the peak

18.

Frequency is defined as

a)

the number of waves that pass over a specific time

b)

the number of waves that pass through a prism

c)

the number of waves of a soundwave

d)

the distance between the middle line to the peak point of a wave

19.

This picture shows an example of

a)

transmission

b)

reflection

c)

refraction

20.
Which wave has the highest frequency?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
21.
What is the material waves travel through?
a)
Period
b)
Frequency
c)
Medium
d)
Hertz
22.

What is the frequency of this model wave?

a)

10 waves per second

b)

3 waves per second

c)

6 waves per second

d)

2 waves per second