Behavior of Waves

What is causing you to be able to see two sets of mountains in this picture? 

• refraction of light
• reflection of light
• transmission of light
• absorption of light

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

The black rectangles represent light waves.  What is happening to them as they move from left to right? 

• They are being reflected. 
• They are being refracted.
• They are being transmitted.
• They are being absorbed.

Light waves are hitting an object (that black horizontal line).  What is happening to those light waves? 

• They are being reflected.
• They are being refracted.
• They are being transmitted.
• They are being absorbed. 

What word could you use to describe the fish bowl? 

• transparent
• translucent
• opaque

What is happening to the light waves as they hit the black object in the middle? 

• They are being reflected.
• They are being absorbed.
• They are being refracted.
• They are being transmitted. 

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

What kind of object is represented by the black horizontal line? 

• transparent
• translucent
• opaque

Hey!  That straw looks broken.  Why?

• reflection
• refraction
• transmission
• absorption

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

Why are those people casting shadows? 

• They are transparent
• They are translucent.
• They are opaque. 

I can kind of see through that wax paper, but not really.  Why? 

• It is transparent
• It is translucent.
• It is opaque. 

What's going on here? 

• Red light is being refracted; all other colors are absorbed.
• Red light is being absorbed; all other colors are reflected.
• Red light is transmitted; all other colors are refracted.
• Red light is reflected; all other colors are absorbed.