INSTRUCTIONS

Please answer each question carefully

Item Count: 9

Which of the following materials is the most opaque?


A.
a car window
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B.
a scarf that lets some light through

C.
a piece of wood
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D.
a green gel filter

Refracted light rays _____.


A.
are bent as they pass into a different medium
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B.
are absorbed by an object
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C.
are reflected from an object at a variety of angles
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D.
bounce off a medium

When a piece of black paper is placed under a bright light, it will heat up because of _____.

A.
absorption
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B.
reflection
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 C.
refraction
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D.
transmission

Light bouncing off a mirror is an example of _____.


A.
reflection

B.
translucence
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C.
refraction
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D.
absorption

Light travels as a longitudinal wave.


A.
true

B.
false

A radio wave is a type of electromagnetic wave.


A.
true

B.
false

What is white light?


A.
the color of light with the highest frequency

B.
the presence of all colors of light

C.
the color of light with the lowest frequency
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D.
the absence of all colors of light

Why are light waves different from all other electromagnetic waves?

A.
they transfer energy
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B.
they cannot travel without a medium

C.
they are visible
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D.
they are radioactive

The distance between two adjacent crests or troughs on a wave is the _____ of the wave.

A.
wavelength
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B.
amplitude
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C.
frequency
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D.
transverse point
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