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Jeopardy Game - WAVES & LIGHT

Sergio Usín

Created on October 29, 2025

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Directions: Click “Reuse this Genially” to make your own editable copy. Only edit the category titles in the main board. All boxes are linked already to the correct slides. In each category edit the all of the answers and corresponding questions that you are looking for. For example it could be “Category Planets: $200 answer is “This is the planet closest to the sun.” And the correct response would be “What is Mercury?” How to play: Play individually or in groups. Click present to begin and then click play. Pick a category and a point value. Click on the chosen box for the answer. Students must give the answer in the form of a question before clicking again. The teacher may want to set a time limit for answering the question. To see if a student or group is correct, click the large blue box again for the correct response in the form of a question. Click the box again to return to the main board. If the student or team is correct, they are awarded the point value of the question. Delete this slide before beginning to play.

Properties of Waves

Real-World Applications

Wave Basics

Light Behavior

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What is a wave? $200 Answer

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What is the highest point of a wave called? $400 Answer

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What type of wave requires a medium to travel through (like air or water)? $600 Answer

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What type of wave does not require a medium and can travel through space? $800 Answer

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What happens when light bends as it passes from one medium to another? $400 Answer

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What do we call materials that allow light to pass through clearly? $600 Answer

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When light hits a black object, what happens to most of the light energy? $800 Answer

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