Exploring Light Waves
A worksheet for 6th graders to explore the properties of light waves, including reflection, refraction, and the electromagnetic spectrum.
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Exploring Light Waves
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Read each question carefully and answer to the best of your ability. Good luck!
1. Which of the following best describes how light travels?
In curved lines
In straight lines
In zig-zag patterns
As sound waves
2. What happens when light bounces off a smooth surface?
Refraction
Absorption
Reflection
Diffraction
3. The bending of light as it passes from one medium to another is called .
4. All the colors of the rainbow combined make light.
5. The part of the electromagnetic spectrum that our eyes can see is called light.
6. Explain the difference between transparent, translucent, and opaque materials, giving an example of each.
7. Light can travel through a vacuum.
True
False
8. Red light has a shorter wavelength than violet light.
True
False
9. Label the parts of the wave below:
A.
B.
C.
D.
10. Why does a prism separate white light into different colors?
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