Light Waves Worksheet
A Grade 10 science worksheet covering the fundamental properties and behaviors of light waves, including reflection, refraction, diffraction, and the electromagnetic spectrum.
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Light Waves: Properties and Behavior
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Read each question carefully and answer to the best of your ability. Show all your work for calculations.
1. Which of the following phenomena occurs when light waves bounce off a surface?
Refraction
Diffraction
Reflection
Absorption
2. Which color of visible light has the longest wavelength?
Blue
Green
Red
Violet
3. The bending of light as it passes from one medium to another is called .
4. Light waves are a form of radiation, which includes radio waves, microwaves, and X-rays.
5. Explain the difference between transverse and longitudinal waves. Provide an example of each.
6. Observe the diagram below showing a light wave. Label the amplitude and wavelength on the diagram.
7. All electromagnetic waves travel at the same speed in a vacuum.
True
False
8. When light enters a denser medium, it always speeds up.
True
False
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