Name ______________________ Date ____ / ____ / ____ QUESTIONS ABOUT LIGHT PROPERTIES Provide the letter of the definition or description in column II that matches the scientific terms in column I. I 1. 2. 3. II angle of incidence l angle of reflection k crest f 4. frequency h 5. hertz p 6. index of refraction j 7. light o 8. normal b 9. photon i 10. prism a) a continuous band of colors arranged according to frequency or wavelength b) an imaginary line drawn at a right angle to the surface of a material c) the bending of light rays as they pass through another substance d) the distance between corresponding points on two waves e) this is frequency times wavelength f) the highest point of a wave g) the lowest part of a wave h) the number of waves that pass a given point in one second i) a single particle of light j) describes how much a ray of light will bend as it travels through a specific material k) the angle at which a ray “bounces off” a surface l) the angle at which a ray of light strikes a surface m) the bouncing of a wave off another object n) a clear or translucent material that separates white light into component colors o) a type of electromagnetic radiation p) the unit for frequency n 11. reflection m 12. refraction c 13. trough g 14. visible light spectrum a 15. wave velocity e 16. wavelength d ©www.EasyTeacherWorksheets.com