Waves-2025

Quiz Time

-Use your notes to answer the questions in the following slides.
-You will receive a grade for the participation in the Wayground.
-Your score will be dependent on the answers to the questions.
-Don't forget to submit a picture of your notes in Canvas

Multiple Choice

Which medium allows sound to travel the fastest?

• Solid

• Liquid

• Gas

• Vacuum

Multiple Select

Which of the following statements about transverse and longitudinal waves are correct?

• Transverse waves have disturbances perpendicular to the direction of the wave.

• Longitudinal waves have disturbances parallel to the direction of the wave.

• Both transverse and longitudinal waves transfer matter.

• Transverse waves are exemplified by light.

Multiple Choice

When light rays hit a different medium, what are three possible interactions that can occur?

• Reflection, refraction, absorption

• Reflection, transmission, scattering

• Refraction, absorption, transmission

• Absorption, scattering, polarization

Multiple Select

Which of the following are ways that incoming solar radiation interacts with Earth's surface?

• Reflection

• Refraction

• Absorption

• Scattering

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is NOT a type of wave mentioned in the slides?

• Transverse

• Longitudinal

• Surface

• Circular

Multiple Select

Select all the correct statements about the speed of sound and light in different mediums:

• Sound travels fastest in solids.

• Light travels fastest in a vacuum.

• Sound cannot travel through a vacuum.

• Light travels slowest in solids.

Multiple Choice

In which medium does light travel the slowest?

• Solid

• Liquid

• Gas

• Vacuum

Multiple Choice

Based on the diagram, match the property of light (Reflection, Absorption, Refraction) to the correct behavior of the light ray.

• Reflection: Light bounces off the surface; Absorption: Light energy is taken in; Refraction: Light bends as it passes through

• Reflection: Light bends as it passes through; Absorption: Light bounces off the surface; Refraction: Light energy is taken in

• Reflection: Light energy is taken in; Absorption: Light bends as it passes through; Refraction: Light bounces off the surface

• Reflection: Light bends as it passes through; Absorption: Light energy is taken in; Refraction: Light bounces off the surface

Multiple Choice

Which of the following describes what happens to light when it passes through a denser medium?

• It speeds up

• It slows down

• It bends away from the medium

• It disappears

Open Ended

Does light move faster in air or water?

Open Ended

Explain how the speed of light changes as it moves from air into water and how this affects its direction.

Multiple Select

Which materials are examples of absorption of light?

• Wood

• Glass

• Water

• Paper

Multiple Choice

Which property of light is responsible for seeing your reflection in a lake?

• Reflection

• Refraction

• Absorption

• Scattering

Multiple Choice

Are the light waves being reflected, transmitted, or absorbed in the transparent column?

• Reflected

• Transmitted

• Absorbed

• Scattered