5.6 Light SOL Review

1. What color in the visible light spectrum has the shortest wavelength and greatest frequency?

• violet

• red

• orange

• yellow

• green

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2. What type of object is a magnifying glass?

• Transparent

• Translucent

• Opaque

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3. Light is a form of ____ energy.

• mechanical

• electrical

• thermal

• radiant

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4. What happens when light strikes a mirror?

• Reflected

• Refracted

• Absorbed

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5. What part of the wave is the arrow pointing to?

• wavelength

• crest

• trough

• volume

6. When all parts of the visible light spectrum are viewed together, it makes _____.

• a rainbow

• white light

• black

• brown

7. The amount of energy a light wave has is proportional to its _____.

• crest

• trough

• frequency

• wavelength

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8. Using a solar panel, radiant energy can be transformed into ____ energy.

• thermal

• electrical

• mechanical

• chemical

9. What type of object is a plane?

• Transparent

• Translucent

• Opaque

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10. Which of the following does NOT describe light?

• Wave

• Line

• Particle

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