MSL Science Review 11

Which of the following is a true statement about how the eye “sees” things?                          

• A. The light diffracts off an image and bounces away.   
• B. The light rays reflect off an object’s image and comes back to your eye.
• C. The light rays enter your pupil and vibrate through to your brain. 
• D. All of the above.

Which light in the EM spectrum causes sun burn?

• A. visible light
• B. ultraviolet light
• C. infrared wave
• D. gamma ray

White light is also called

• A. visible light
• B. ultraviolet light
• C. infrared wave
• D. gamma ray

Any material heat or electricity can easily move through is called a

• conductor
• resistor
• insulator
• locator 

The top of a wave is called

• crest 
• trough
• wavelength 
• origin 

When a wave moves through a different medium and bends, this is called

• reflection
• refraction 
• diffraction 
• convection 

Which of the following would be an insulator 

• copper 
• steel 
• plastic 
• graphite 

The number of waves that pass a fixed point per unit time measures the wave's _____________.

• amplitude
• wavelength
• frequency
• crest

The distance between one peak or crest of a wave of light, heat, or other energy and the next corresponding peak or crest would measure the ________________.

• amplitude
• frequency
• wavelength
• crest

A wave with oscillations or vibrations along or parallel to their direction of travel would be which kind of wave?

• hertz
• transverse
• longitudinal
• medium