Light Wave Behavior

Visible light is which type of wave?

• seismic

• mechanical

• longitudinal

• electromagnetic

The bouncing back of a light ray after hitting a surface is known as...

• diffraction

• refraction

• rebounding

• reflection

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True or false: The angle of incidence equals the angle of reflection.

• True

• false

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The bending of a wave as it travels from one medium to another and as a result changes speed is called

• reflection

• refraction

• diffraction

• interference

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What does light travel fastest in?

• solid

• liqid

• gas

• vacuum

What does light travel slower in?

• solid

• liquid

• Vacuum

• Gas

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When scientists talk about white light, they areMOST likely referring to light that is

• a combination of all of the colors in the visible region of the electromagnetic spectrum.

• the unabsorbed refracted light produced by a black light.

• the narrow band corresponding to white light in the electromagnetic spectrum.

• a combination of all the types of electromagnetic radiation.
  

Which statement BEST describes the relationship between visible light and the electromagnetic spectrum?

• Visible light and the electromagnetic spectrum are different names for the same phenomenon.

• Visible light occupies about half of the electromagnetic spectrum.

• Visible light is a narrow band in the electromagnetic spectrum.

• Visible light and the electromagnetic spectrum have a small area of overlap.
  

Which of these colors of visible light has the shortest wavelength?

• red

• green

• violet

• yellow

The bending of light is called refraction.

• True

• False

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