15 Waves 2

When light waves bounce off a surface we call this:

• Reflection

• Refraction

• Absorption

When light waves bend as they pass through a transparent medium we call this:

• Refraction

• Reflection

• Absorption

The colors of the visible light spectrum in order from largest wavelength to smallest wavelength are:

• Violet, Indigo, Blue, Green, Yellow, Orange, and Red

• Green, Blue, Indigo, Violet, Red, Orange, and Yellow

• Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Indigo, and Violet

• Yellow, Orange, Red, Violet, Indigo, Blue, and Green

The color that absorbs visible light waves is:

• Black

• White

• Red

• Violet

Light waves bending through a prism is an example of:

• Reflection

• Refraction

• Absorption

Light waves bouncing off of this mirror is an example of:

• Reflection

• Refraction

• Absorption

When you place things into water they sometimes look bent (see the image below). What is this an example of?

• Refraction

• Diffraction

• Transmission

• Absorption

When light travels from air to water, what property of the wave is most likely to change?

• Color

• Speed

• Direction

Which of the following has the shortest wavelength?

• microwaves

• UV rays

• Infrared

• the color blue

Which of the following has the most energy?

• Red

• Blue

• Green

• Violet