Waves + Light Vocabulary Quiz

Which property allows some light to pass through but not completely?

• Transparent

• Amplitude

• Translucent

• Opaque

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

The part of the electromagnetic spectrum that people can see.

• Energy

• Electromagnetic Radiation

• Visible Spectrum

• Frequency

What is the range of electromagnetic radiation that is all around us, such as radio waves, visible light, and X-rays?

• Electromagnetic Spectrum

• Pattern

• Visible Spectrum

• Wavelength

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NGSS.HS-PS4-4

What is the highest point of a wave?

• Reflection

• Medium

• Trough

• Crest

What is the term for the number of waves that pass a point in a certain amount of time?

• Amplitude

• Frequency

• Wavelength

• Reflection

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NGSS.HS-PS4-1

What is the term for the material through which a wave travels?

• Medium

• Amplitude

• Frequency

• Wavelength

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

The bending of rays or waves as they pass from one medium to another.

• Reflection

• Refraction

• Diffraction

• Interference

What is the term for the bouncing back of light when it hits a surface?

• Reflection

• Refraction

• Diffraction

• Interference

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

What is the term for the lowest point in a wave?

• Crest

• Trough

• Amplitude

• Frequency

What is the term for the property of a wave that describes its height from the rest position?

• Amplitude

• Frequency

• Wavelength

• Reflection