Light Waves

the distance from one peak of a wave to the next is the ____

• frequency

• wave

• wavelength

• amplitude

a pattern that describes how energy is carried from one place to another is a ___

• wave

• wavelength

• light

• energy

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an object that emits light is a ___

• light source

• light

• energy

• emit

Which wave in the diagram has the greatest frequency?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

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The different types of light waves given off by the sun are known as the...

• light wave spectrum

• electromagnetic spectrum (EMS)

• sound spectrum

What are the different types of light the sun gives off ? (read carefully)

• gamma, x-rays, UV, visible, sound waves, microwave, radio

• gamma, x-ray, UV, visible, infrared, microwave, radio

• gamma, x-ray, UV, invisible, sound waves, microwave, radio

Which type of sunlight can cause skin cancer?

• Microwaves

• gamma rays

• Ultraviolet light

• radio waves

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This type of energy can travel through matter (gas, liquid, solid) and empty space. 

• sound

• light

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The distance from one peak (crest) of a wave to the next is the ____

• frequency

• wave

• wavelength

• amplitude

How are we able to perceive an object as being the color white?

• All colors of visible light are absorbed by an object and then reflected into our eye.

• All colors of visible light are reflected off an object and then to our eye.

• All colors of visible light are absorbed by an object and no light is being reflected into our eye.

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