INVESTIGATION 3 Study Guide
I can explain in the difference between light waves and sound waves (see box
and T)
(Inv 3-1) What happens when light waves interact with matter?
 I can explain 3 properties of light
 I can draw and label what happens to a ray when it reflect off of
mirrors
 I can explain the Law of Reflection
(Inv 3-2) What do spectra reveal about light
 I can explain how we see objects at all
 I can identify the type of cells in our eyes that see color
 I can explain how a filter works (using absorb and reflect)
 I can explain how a spectroscope works and what kinds of
information it gives us (spectrum, wavelengths)
 I can list the spectrum of colors – I can explain how wavelength
changes, how frequency changes and how the amount of energy
changes over the spectrum (NOT specific numbers just
increase/decrease directions)
 I can list the electromagnetic spectrum - I can explain how
wavelength changes, how frequency changes and how the amount of
energy changes over the EM spectrum (NOT
specific numbers just increase/decrease
Absorb
directions)
Angle of incidence
(Inv 3-3) What makes objects appear as
Angle of reflection
different colors?
Color
 I can explain why we see objects color –
Electromagnetic
why we see white, black, or a specific color using
spectrum
the words absorb and reflect
Electromagnetic wave
(Inv 3-4) What happens to light waves at the
Filter
interface between different media?
Incident beam
 I can explain what happens to light rays at
Interface
the
intercept
between transparent media (what
Laser
refraction
is)
Normal Line
Ray
1. Read through your SNB
Reflected beam
2. Go online, try the practice quizzes
Refraction
3. Re-read an readings we have done:
Spectroscope
Reflecting on Light, Electromagnetic Spectrum
Spectrum
4. Re-watch TedEd videos: What is color,
Total Internal Reflection
How we see color?
Transmit
5. Make your own quizlet using the glossary
on Ms Bs website
INVESTIGATION 3 Study Guide
I can explain in the difference between light waves and sound waves (see box
and T)
(Inv 3-1) What happens when light waves interact with matter?
 I can explain 3 properties of light
 I can draw and label what happens to a ray when it reflect off of
mirrors
 I can explain the Law of Reflection
(Inv 3-2) What do spectra reveal about light
 I can explain how we see objects at all
 I can identify the type of cells in our eyes that see color
 I can explain how a filter works (using absorb and reflect)
 I can explain how a spectroscope works and what kinds of
information it gives us (spectrum, wavelengths)
 I can list the spectrum of colors – I can explain how wavelength
changes, how frequency changes and how the amount of energy
changes over the spectrum (NOT specific numbers just
increase/decrease directions)
 I can list the electromagnetic spectrum - I can explain how
wavelength changes, how frequency changes and how the amount of
energy changes over the EM spectrum (NOT
specific numbers just increase/decrease
Absorb
directions)
Angle of incidence
(Inv 3-3) What makes objects appear as
Angle of reflection
different colors?
Color
 I can explain why we see objects color –
Electromagnetic
why we see white, black, or a specific color using
spectrum
the words absorb and reflect
Electromagnetic wave
(Inv 3-4) What happens to light waves at the
Filter
interface between different media?
Incident beam
 I can explain what happens to light rays at
Interface
the
intercept
between transparent media (what
Laser
refraction
is)
Normal Line
Ray
1.
Read through your SNB
Reflected beam
2.
Go online, try the practice quizzes
Refraction
3.
Re-read an readings we have
Spectroscope
done: Reflecting on Light, Electromagnetic
Spectrum
Spectrum
Total Internal Reflection
4.
Re-watch TedEd videos: What is
Transmit
color, How we see color?
5.
Make your own quizlet using the
glossary on Ms Bs website