Light and Sound Waves Review

When ALL light can pass through an object such as a clean glass window we call it -

• transparent

• opaque

• translucent

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Compared to the wavelength of ultraviolet waves, the wavelength of infrared waves is

• the same

• shorter

• longer

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Sound is a

• mechanical, transverse wave

• electromagnetic, transverse wave

• electromagnetic, longitudinal wave

• mechanical, longitudinal wave

If the sun were to disappear right now, we wouldn't know about it for 8 minutes because it takes 8 minutes

• to process this information through an average i. brain

• for light to travel from the sun to Earth.

• for the sun to disappear.

• all of the above

Compared to its speed in air, the speed of light in water is

• slower

• the same

• faster

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Electromagnetic waves with higher frequencies have wavelengths that are

• shorter

• longer

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Light waves are

• longitudinal waves.

• transverse waves.

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Light does not pass through what kind of materials?

• transparent

• opaque

• both of those

• none of those

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Compared to the speed of light, sound travels

• slower

• faster

• the same

In which one of the following does sound travel the fastest?

• water

• ice

• water vapor

• sound travels at the same speed in all of the above