Quiz about Light Waves Vocabulary

Question 1

The illustration shows a light ray striking an object.
In the illustration, the light ray striking the object is-

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reflected

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absorbed

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stopped

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refracted

Question 2

What is the name of the light transmission in the image?

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transmission

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reflection

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scattering

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absorption

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refraction

Question 3

What is the name of the light transmission in the image?

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scattering

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transmission

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reflection

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absorption

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refraction

Question 4

What is the name of the light transmission in the image?

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absorption

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transmission

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reflection

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scattering

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refraction

Question 5

What is the name of the light transmission in the image?

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refraction

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transmission

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reflection

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scattering

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absorption

Question 6

The light we can see.

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visible

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gamma

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ultraviolet

Question 7

Light is a form of

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energy

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radiation

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reflection

Question 8

Wax paper or a foggy window is an example of what type of material.

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translucent

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transparent

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opaque

Question 9

the number of complete waves that pass a point in a certain amount of time is a wave's

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frequency

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amplitude

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wavelength

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speed

Question 10

The bending of a wave due to a change in its speed is

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refraction

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interference

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reflection

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diffraction

Question 11

The surface of a concave lens curves __.

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inward

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outward

Question 12

The surface of a convex lens curves __.

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outward

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inward

Question 13

The color that you see in an object is the color it is __.

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reflecting

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absorbing

Question 14

When light is bouncing off a surface, we say the light is __.

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reflecting

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refracting

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absorbing

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transmitting

Question 15

Objects that allow ALL light to pass through

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transparent

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translucent

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opaque

Question 16

Objects that allow NO light to pass through

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opaque

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transparent

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translucent

Question 17

uneven reflection when a surface is not smooth, which causes the light rays to bounce off at unequal angles.

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diffusion

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reflection

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refraction

Question 18

What makes electromagnetic waves different from mechanical waves?

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no medium required

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medium needed

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light -catalyzed

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space exclusive

Question 19

Which color absorbs the most radiation of the options below?

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Black

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White

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Yellow

Question 20

Materials generally become warmer when light is ___.

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absorbed

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reflected

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refracted

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transmitted

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