1. Wave, Light, and Color Jeopardy
Created by Educational Technology Network

2. Waves
Light
Color
Reflection
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3. Waves – 10 Points QUESTION:
Compared to the wavelength of ultraviolet waves, the wavelength of radio waves are…

4. Waves – 20 Points QUESTION:
How do the waves on the electromagnetic spectrum differ?

5. Waves – 30 Points
QUESTION:
When does constructive interference occur?

6. Waves – 40 Points QUESTION:
Explain why something on top of the water does not move forward as waves pass under it.

7. Waves – 50 Points QUESTION:
The time needed for a wave to make one complete cycle it its…

8. Light – 10 Points
QUESTION:
How do you create magenta light?

9. Light – 20 Points QUESTION:
Why is cyan the complementary color of red?

10. Light – 30 Points QUESTION:
Label the following as either opaque, translucent, or transparent; wax paper, a notebook, and a glass door

11. Light – 40 Points QUESTION:
What color do you get if you add all the primary additive colors together?

12. Light – 50 Points QUESTION:
Name the additive primary colors and their complementary colors.

13. Color – 10 Points QUESTION:
White light can be separated into what due to refraction?

14. Color – 20 Points QUESTION:
In a magazine, the pictures are due to color…

15. Color – 30 Points QUESTION:
Different colors of light corresponds to the light’s…

16. Color – 40 Points QUESTION:
What color do you get if you add all the primary subtractive colors together?

17. Color – 50 Points QUESTION:
Name the subtractive primary colors and explain how you get the secondary colors.

18. Reflection – 10 Points
QUESTION:
State the law of reflection

19. Reflection – 20 Points QUESTION:
What type of image is seen when looking into a plane mirror?

20. Reflection – 30 Points QUESTION:
When parallel rays of light are reflected from a concave mirror, where do they converge?

21. Reflection – 40 Points QUESTION:
If an object is located between the focal point and the center of curvature of a concave mirror, what will be the orientation and image type of the reflected image?

22. Reflection – 50 Points QUESTION:
When drawing a ray diagram for a concave mirror, what are the three rays you can draw?

23. Random – 10 Points QUESTION:
True or False: Interference only occurs in water waves.

24. Random – 20 Points
QUESTION:
What color has the shortest wavelength?

25. Random – 30 Points QUESTION:
Put the following in order according to the amount of photon energy from least to most; visible, x-ray, and radio.

26. Random – 40 Points QUESTION:
If you put water into a yellow bottle, why will the water look yellow?

27. Random – 50 Points QUESTION:
If you double the frequency of a vibrating object what will happen to its period?

28. Waves – 10 Points QUESTION: ANSWER:
Compared to the wavelength of ultraviolet waves, the wavelength of radio waves are…
ANSWER:
Longer

29. Waves – 20 Points QUESTION: ANSWER:
How do the waves on the electromagnetic spectrum differ?
ANSWER:
Wavelength, frequency, and energy

30. Waves – 30 Points QUESTION: ANSWER:
When does constructive interference occur?
ANSWER:
The crests of two waves overlap

31. Waves – 40 Points QUESTION: ANSWER:
Explain why something on top of the water does not move forward as waves pass under it.
ANSWER:
Waves only transfer ENERGY!

32. Waves – 50 Points QUESTION: ANSWER:
The time needed for a wave to make one complete cycle it its…
ANSWER:
Period

33. Light – 10 Points QUESTION: ANSWER: How do you create magenta light?
Red and blue light mixed

34. Light – 20 Points QUESTION: ANSWER:
Why is cyan the complementary color of red?
ANSWER:
Cyan is made from green and blue, so when you add red it makes white

35. Light – 30 Points QUESTION: ANSWER:
Label the following as either opaque, translucent, or transparent; wax paper, a notebook, and a glass door
ANSWER:
Wax paper: translucent
A notebook: opaque
A glass door: transparent

36. Light – 40 Points QUESTION: ANSWER:
What color do you get if you add all the primary additive colors together?
ANSWER:
White

37. Light – 50 Points QUESTION: ANSWER:
Name the additive primary colors and their complementary colors.
ANSWER:
Red : Cyan
Blue : Yellow
Green : Magenta

38. Color – 10 Points QUESTION: ANSWER:
White light can be separated into what due to refraction?
ANSWER:
Different colors

39. Color – 20 Points QUESTION: ANSWER:
In a magazine, the pictures are due to color…
ANSWER:
Subtraction

40. Color – 30 Points QUESTION: ANSWER:
Different colors of light corresponds to the light’s…
ANSWER:
Frequencies

41. Color – 40 Points QUESTION: ANSWER:
What color do you get if you add all the primary subtractive colors together?
ANSWER:
Black

42. Color – 50 Points QUESTION: ANSWER:
Name the subtractive primary colors and explain how you get the secondary colors.
ANSWER:
Cyan, yellow, magenta
Red: yellow and magenta
Blue: Magenta and cyan
Green: Cyan and yellow

43. Reflection – 10 Points QUESTION: ANSWER: State the law of reflection
The angle of incidence is equal to the angle of reflection.

44. Reflection – 20 Points QUESTION: ANSWER:
What type of image is seen when looking into a plane mirror?
ANSWER:
Real

45. Reflection – 30 Points QUESTION: ANSWER:
When parallel rays of light are reflected from a concave mirror, where do they converge?
ANSWER:
The focal point

46. Reflection – 40 Points QUESTION: ANSWER:
If an object is located between the focal point and the center of curvature of a concave mirror, what will be the orientation and image type of the reflected image?
ANSWER:
The Image will be upside down and real

47. Reflection – 50 Points QUESTION: ANSWER:
When drawing a ray diagram for a mirror, what are the three rays you can draw?
ANSWER:
Parallel to P and then through the focal point
Through the focal point and then parallel to P
Through the center of curvature

48. Random – 10 Points QUESTION: ANSWER:
True or False: Interference only occurs in water waves.
ANSWER:
False, Interference can occur in water, sound, light, and any other wave.

49. Random – 20 Points QUESTION: ANSWER:
What color has the shortest wavelength?
ANSWER:
Violet

50. Random – 30 Points QUESTION: ANSWER:
Put the following in order according to the amount of photon energy from least to most; visible, x-ray, and radio.
ANSWER:
Radio, Visible, and X-ray

51. Random – 40 Points QUESTION: ANSWER:
If you put water into a yellow bottle, why will the water look yellow?
ANSWER:
The light is being transmitted through the bottle

52. Random – 50 Points QUESTION: ANSWER:
If you double the frequency of a vibrating object what will happen to its period?
ANSWER:
Halves