Jeopardy Game
Light (Science SOL 5.3)
Light
Waves
The
Spectrum
Reflection/
Refraction/
Dispersion
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Question 1
photons
Light is made of these small particles.
What are they?
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Question 2
Transverse waves
Light waves are best known as….?
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Question 3
High, low
Transverse waves with short wavelengths
have ____ energy and waves with long
wavelengths have ____ energy.
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Question 4
frequency
A transverse wave with a high _______
passes a given point many times per sec.
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Question 5
oscillation
The way a transverse light wave moves is
best known as _________.
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Question 6
Visible light
The colors that are visible to the human
eye are best known as…?
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Question 7
red
_____ is the color with the lowest
frequency.
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Question 8
violet
_____ is the color with the highest
frequency.
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Question 9
Red, orange, yellow, green, blue,
violet.
Sort the colors of visible light in order
from low frequency to high frequency.
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Question
10
A prism
What is used to disperse (spread) visible
light into the colors?
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Question
11
reflection
This occurs when light bounces off a
surface.
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Question
12
dispersion
This occurs when light is separated into a
display of colors.
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Question
13
refraction
This occurs when light is bent when it
goes from one material to another.
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Question
14
Light entering the water slows
down and bends from its path.
Why does a pencil appear bent when it is
placed in water?
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Question
15
A rainbow
What is something that forms due to
reflection and refraction of light through
raindrops?
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Question
16
Concave lens
This lens causes light to spread out.
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Question
17
Convex lens
This lens causes light to come together
and meet at a focal point.
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Question
18
A translucent material
Frosted glass is an example of which type
of material?
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Question
19
Shoplifter mirrors and the
eyeholes in doors.
Name two examples of concave lenses.
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Question
20
The amount of light they let
pass through.
The difference between transparent,
translucent, and opaque materials is…?
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