Light Waves and Spectra

You are sitting in front of the window in front of your room. Describe what the light wave is doing as it hits the glass pane?

• A. The wave is being reflected; because the wave is speeding up.

• B. The wave is being refracted; because the wave is slowing down.

• C. The wave is being reflected; because the wave is slowing down.

• D. The wave is being refracted; because the wave is speeding up.

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Which of these statements describes visible light? Choose the two that apply.

• A. Red light has a longer wavelength than blue light.

• B. Yellow light has a shorter wavelength than green light.

• C. Blue light has a longer wavelength than red light.

• D. Blue light has a shorter wavelength crests than orange light.

• E. Orange light has a shorter distance between wave crests than violet light.

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When you wear glasses, they can _______ light. This occurs because when light enters into a new material such as the glass of your spectacles or water, it slows down and bends.

• reflect

• absorb

• transmit

• refract

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When you look at a calm lake, the surface of the water can _______ light. This occurs because when light hits the surface of the lake and bounces back.

• reflect

• absorb

• transmit

• refract

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At a science fair, a demonstration shows a prism splitting a beam of light. Which of the following statements made during the demonstration is FALSE?

• White light has no color

• White light has all colors

• White light can be split by refraction into many colors

• Many colors can be re-combined into white light

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How do scientists classify the radiation from the sun into different categories?

• A. They classify it by the wavelength of the radiation.

• B. They classify it by the speed of each type of radiation.

• C. They classify it by the path the radiation takes through space.

• D. They classify it by the effect the radiation has on the organisms of Earth.

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Hal researches how rainbows form. He learns that when light traveling through the air bends as it moves through water droplets, a rainbow forms. Which process names what happens when light is transmitted (passing through) from air to water during the formation of a rainbow?

• A. absorption

• B. amplification

• C. reflection

• D. refraction

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Describe what happens to the speed of light waves when it move from air to water.

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Describe what happens to the speed of sound waves when it move from air to water. 

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Which of the following correctly identifies the three regions of the solar spectrum? (3 types of light)

• A. infrared, radio, ultraviolet

• B. radio, ultraviolet, visible

• C. ultraviolet, visible, infrared

• D. visible, infrared, radio

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