Light and Optics

Which explains why the fork looks different under water?

• light can't pass through the glass
• the wavelength of light lengthens
• the amount of light increases when going through water
• light is refracted at an angle

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The Law of Reflection:
The angle of incidence is _________ the angle of reflection

• bigger than
• the same as
• smaller than

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Sunblock provides an opaque layer that prevents ______ from reaching your skin

• Infrared Waves 
• Microwaves 
• Ultraviolet Rays
• X Rays 

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Which has the SHORTEST wavelength and, therefore, the highest frequency/most energy

• Radio waves
• Ultraviolet Rays
• Gamma Rays
• X-rays

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A mirror with a surface that curves inward like the inside of a bowl

• concave mirror
• convex mirror
• plane mirror
• flat mirror

Convex mirrors produce

• only virtual images
• virtual or real images
• only real images
• inverted images

What type of waves are light waves

• longitudinal
• compression
• mechanical
• electromagnetic

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Which of the following statements is true?

• Short wavelength means high frequency.
• Short wavelength means low frequency.
• Short wavelength means high amplitude.
• Short wavelength means low amplitude.

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When a wave bounces off of a surface, it is

• reflecting
• refracting
• diffracting
• all of the above

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A plane mirror gives you a 

• real image
• virtual image
• magnified image
• inverted image