Advanced Physical Science Light and Waves Review
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Direction of wave
Direction of wave
Direction of particles
Direction of particles
BOX A
BOX B
1) Which box best describes the motion of a transverse wave?
2) Which box best describes the motion of a longitudinal wave?
3) What is the one type of wave that does not require a medium?
4) Which band of the electromagnetic spectrum has each of the following?
a) The longest wavelength
b) The shortest wavelength
c) The highest frequency
d) The lowest frequency
e) The greatest energy
f) The least energy
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5) Which diagram best represents a concave mirror?
6) Which diagram best represents a convex mirror?
7) Complete the ray diagram for each mirror.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------8) Compare the images produced by a convex mirror and a concave mirror.
9) What causes light to be refracted?
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10) Complete the ray diagram for the prism.
11) Which diagram best represents a concave lens?
12) Which diagram best represents a convex lens?
13) Complete the ray diagram for each lens.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------14) Compare the images produced by a convex lens and a concave lens.
15) What causes light to be diffracted?
16) What determines the color of an opaque object?
17) What determines the color of a transparent object?
18) Under what conditions will constructive interference occur?
19) What is the result of constructive interference on waves?
20) Under what conditions will destructive interference occur?
21) What is the result of destructive interference on waves?
22) How is polarized light different from unpolarized light?
23) How does the Doppler effect cause the phenomenon known in astronomy as redshift?
Use the following equations to solve the next problems: Round to the
nearest hundredth if needed.
Speed= wavelength X frequency
Wavelength= speed / frequency
Frequency= speed / wavelength
24) A p-wave generated by an earthquake has a very low frequency of
0.050 Hz. If the speed of a p-wave is 8000 m/sec, what is its
wavelength? Show your work.
25) A dolphin can typically hear sounds with frequencies up to 150,000 Hz. What is the speed of sound
in water if a wave with this frequency has a wavelength of 0.01 meters? Show your work.
26) Yellow light has a wavelength of 5.89 X 10
8
-7
meters travels through quartz glass with a speed of
1.94 X 10 meters/second. What is the frequency of the light? Show your work.
27) Complete the Venn Diagram for the mixing of colored light using the following words: Blue, Cyan,
Green, Magenta, Red, White, Yellow