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A-100 ANSWER: What happens when a wave hits a surface it cannot pass through and bounces off? QUESTION: reflection

A-200 ANSWER: What type of material either reflects or absorbs all light? QUESTION: opaque

A-300 ANSWER: wax paper is an example of what kind of material? QUESTION: translucent

A-400 ANSWER: What kind of mirror curves inward like a bowl? QUESTION: concave

A-500 ANSWER: Bending of light rays as they enter a new medium is called? QUESTION: refraction

B-100 ANSWER: How would a red apple look under green light? QUESTION: black, there is no red light to reflect

B-200 ANSWER: What are pigments used for? QUESTION: To color other objects

B-300 ANSWER: What part of the eye gives its color and controls the size of the pupil? QUESTION: iris

B-400 ANSWER: What carries the signal from your eyes to your brain? QUESTION: optic nerve

B-500 ANSWER: If your eyeball is too long you are… QUESTION: nearsighted

C-100 ANSWER: Clear glass is what kind of material? QUESTION: transparent

C-200 ANSWER: The front part of the eye, that protects it is called… QUESTION: cornea

C-300 ANSWER: How do you correct farsightedness? QUESTION: convex lens

C-400 ANSWER: What type of reflection occurs when light hits a bumpy surface? QUESTION: diffuse reflection

C-500 ANSWER: What kind of wave do sound waves travel as? QUESTION: longitudinal

D-100 ANSWER: What kind of waves do not require a medium to travel? QUESTION: electromagnetic

D-200 ANSWER: the range of electromagnetic waves put in order is called… QUESTION: electromagnetic spectrum

D-300 ANSWER: Which electromagnetic waves have the lowest frequencies and longest wavelengths QUESTION: radio waves

D-400 ANSWER: What explains why a siren changes pitch as it moves by you? QUESTION: Doppler effect

D-500 ANSWER: The amount of energy a sound wave carries per second through a unit area? QUESTION: intensity

E-100 ANSWER: How high or low a sound seems to a person is the… QUESTION: frequency

E-200 ANSWER: What type of material only conducts electric current under certain conditions QUESTION: semi-conductor

E-300 ANSWER: What type of circuit causes lights to become dimmer the more you add? QUESTION: series

E-400 ANSWER: What type of circuit gives current a separate path to each bulb? QUESTION: parallel

E-500 ANSWER: An electric circuit will always follow the path of …. QUESTION: least resistance

FINAL JEOPARDY ANSWER: What does Ohm’s law relate? QUESTION: resistance, current, voltage