BrightsunlightBrazil andAustralia receiveabout the sameamount of__________ eachyear.  AbsorbMost plantsappear greenbecause theydo not _______green light.  UltravioletlightWhich type oflight damagesgenetic materialand can lead toskin cancer?  ReflectionWhen a wavestrikes anobject orsurface andbounces off.  GammaraysDangerous,high frequencywaves seen innuclearreactions.  U.V.light Australiareceives more________than Brazil.Gammarays &X-raysWhich types oflight can NOTmake it throughEarth'satmosphere?  MelaninPeople in Brazilgenerally havemore ________than people inAustralia.  RefractionThe bending ofa wave as itmoves fromone medium toanother.  Emit"Togiveoff"AbsorptionWhen awave's energyis taken up bya material.  AbsorbsA material______ energyfrom sometypes of lightand not others.InfraredwavesA medium-wavelength waveused in thermalimaging andremote controls.  RadiowavesHigh wavelength,low frequencywaves used insoundtransmissions.  FrequencyThe number ofwavelengthsthat pass apoint in onesecond.  LightA type of wavethat carriesenergy, eventhrough emptyspace.  VisiblelightA mediumwavelengthwave thatmakes up allvisible colors.  TransmissionWhen awave passesthrough amaterial.  MicrowavesHighwavelength,low frequencywaves used incooking food.  amplitudeThe height of thewave, measuredfrom equilibrium tocrest or trough.Determines theenergy of the wave.  EnergyMelanin absorbsthe ______ inUV light so thatit cannotdamage geneticmaterial. Free!Free!ChangeThere aredifferent types oflight that can______ materialin different ways.  Wavelength"The distancefrom onepeak of awave to thenext." BrightsunlightBrazil andAustralia receiveabout the sameamount of__________ eachyear.  AbsorbMost plantsappear greenbecause theydo not _______green light.  UltravioletlightWhich type oflight damagesgenetic materialand can lead toskin cancer?  ReflectionWhen a wavestrikes anobject orsurface andbounces off.  GammaraysDangerous,high frequencywaves seen innuclearreactions.  U.V.light Australiareceives more________than Brazil.Gammarays &X-raysWhich types oflight can NOTmake it throughEarth'satmosphere?  MelaninPeople in Brazilgenerally havemore ________than people inAustralia.  RefractionThe bending ofa wave as itmoves fromone medium toanother.  Emit"Togiveoff"AbsorptionWhen awave's energyis taken up bya material.  AbsorbsA material______ energyfrom sometypes of lightand not others.InfraredwavesA medium-wavelength waveused in thermalimaging andremote controls.  RadiowavesHigh wavelength,low frequencywaves used insoundtransmissions.  FrequencyThe number ofwavelengthsthat pass apoint in onesecond.  LightA type of wavethat carriesenergy, eventhrough emptyspace.  VisiblelightA mediumwavelengthwave thatmakes up allvisible colors.  TransmissionWhen awave passesthrough amaterial.  MicrowavesHighwavelength,low frequencywaves used incooking food.  amplitudeThe height of thewave, measuredfrom equilibrium tocrest or trough.Determines theenergy of the wave.  EnergyMelanin absorbsthe ______ inUV light so thatit cannotdamage geneticmaterial. Free!Free!ChangeThere aredifferent types oflight that can______ materialin different ways.  Wavelength"The distancefrom onepeak of awave to thenext." 

Light Waves - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. There is no need to say the BINGO column name. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.


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  1. Brazil and Australia receive about the same amount of __________ each year.
    Bright sunlight
  2. Most plants appear green because they do not _______ green light.
    Absorb
  3. Which type of light damages genetic material and can lead to skin cancer?
    Ultraviolet light
  4. When a wave strikes an object or surface and bounces off.
    Reflection
  5. Dangerous, high frequency waves seen in nuclear reactions.
    Gamma rays
  6. Australia receives more ________ than Brazil.
    U.V. light
  7. Which types of light can NOT make it through Earth's atmosphere?
    Gamma rays & X-rays
  8. People in Brazil generally have more ________ than people in Australia.
    Melanin
  9. The bending of a wave as it moves from one medium to another.
    Refraction
  10. "To give off"
    Emit
  11. When a wave's energy is taken up by a material.
    Absorption
  12. A material ______ energy from some types of light and not others.
    Absorbs
  13. A medium-wavelength wave used in thermal imaging and remote controls.
    Infrared waves
  14. High wavelength, low frequency waves used in sound transmissions.
    Radio waves
  15. The number of wavelengths that pass a point in one second.
    Frequency
  16. A type of wave that carries energy, even through empty space.
    Light
  17. A medium wavelength wave that makes up all visible colors.
    Visible light
  18. When a wave passes through a material.
    Transmission
  19. High wavelength, low frequency waves used in cooking food.
    Microwaves
  20. The height of the wave, measured from equilibrium to crest or trough. Determines the energy of the wave.
    amplitude
  21. Melanin absorbs the ______ in UV light so that it cannot damage genetic material.
    Energy
  22. Free!
  23. Free!
  24. There are different types of light that can ______ material in different ways.
    Change
  25. "The distance from one peak of a wave to the next."
    Wavelength