Light Behavior

Different wavelengths of light are interpreted by humans as what?

• different sounds

• different colors

• different energies

• different types of matter

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Bright light, like light from the sun, or from a bright lightbulb is called___________________

• white light

• sun rays

• photosynthesis

A special piece of glass or plastic that spreads the color of light.

• triangle

• camera

• prism

• Lamp

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When white light passes through a prism, this will happen_________________

• the color black emerges

• It loses its light

• colors of the rainbow emerge

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Light that bounces back from objects is called____________________

• reflected

• refracted

• absorbed

• bended

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Light that passes through an object and bends is__________________

• refracted

• reflected

• absorbed

• bounced

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How do prisms break down visible light.

• Waves of light are reflected

• Light waves are created by the prism

• Waves of light are refracted different amounts

• Light rays are shattered into pieces.

Which of the following factors would impact the speed of the waves?

• The direction of the wave as it vibrates away from the bell.

• Temperature and medium through which the sound is traveling

• If the bell was made of steel or some other type of metal.

• How hard the bell was struck to initiate the vibrations

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

• transparent

• opaque

• translucent

A beam of light bends more when it enters glass than when it enters water. This means that?

• Water is denser than glass

• Can't say which is denser

• Glass and water have equal density

• Glass is denser than water

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