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Light and Sound
Quiz by Amina Siddiqui
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- Q1Waves in which the particles vibrate in an up and down motiontransverse waves30s
- Q2Matter moves forward and backward along the wavecompression wave30s
- Q3The bouncing back of a wave when it hits a surface through which it cannot pass. (Whatever wavelength of light that bounces back is the color that the object appears.)reflection30s
- Q4The bending of a wave as it passes at an angle from one medium to anotherrefraction30s
- Q5the wavelengths that DO NOT contribute to the color that an object appears are the wavelengths that are ______________ by the objectabsorbed30s
- Q6All of the frequencies or wavelengths of electromagnetic radiation (visible light makes up a very SMALL portion of this)electromagnetic spectrum30s
- Q7the number of complete wavelengths that pass a point in a given timefrequency30s
- Q8many waves that are close togetherhigh frequency30s
- Q9few waves that are very spread outlow frequency30s
- Q10distance from the resting position to the crest of the waveamplitude30s
- Q11light waves can travel through a _____________ because light waves do NOT vibrate particlesvacuum30s
- Q12sound waves need to vibrate _____________ in order to travelparticles30s
- Q13300,000,000 m/s (fast)speed of light30s
- Q14320 m/s (relatively slow)speed of sound30s