Waves and Light

Visible light in the EM Spectrum

• is a broad band within the spectrum

• is a narrow band within the spectrum

• makes up 50% of the spectrum

• makes up more than 75% of the spectrum

How is light different from other kinds of waves?

• light travels more slowly

• light must travel through matter

• light does not need matter to travel

Why can you see your reflection in a window?

• light is absorbed by the glass

• light is reflected off the glass

• light is transmitted through the glass

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How do humans see different wavelengths?

• as different colors

• as ultraviolet light

• as infrared rays

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Which situation would cause your pupils to change from small to large?

• the light got dimmer

• the light got brighter

• the person looked at a distance object

• the person looked at a closer object.

Choose all that apply: What is light?

• energy

• Transverse Wave

• Longitudinal Wave

• Mechanical wave

• Part of the EMS

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What is the electromagnetic spectrum?

• Verity of waves

• Longitudinal wave menu

• High energy waves

• Verity of radiation

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Scattering is the reason . . .

• the sky is blue

• the red car looks red

• we have rainbows

• light bounces off a merroir

Dispersion is when . . .

• white light is separated into its primary colors

• white light bends through a new medium

• white light spreads out

• None of the above

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Refraction is when light bends. This happens because . . .

• light is bouncing through a solid.

• light chances speed through different mediums.

• light is scattering to make different colors.

• None of the above

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