Behaviors of Waves

What does it mean to refract?

• bounce off
• to bend
• curve outward
• reflect

What happens when light hits a mirror?

• it makes a color
• it reflects
• it makes a rainbow
• it passes through

What happens to blue light when it hits a shirt that appears blue?

• The light is reflected.
• The light is absorbed.
• The light is refracted.
• The light is blocked.

Why do we see objects as black?

• They absorb all the light
• They reflect all the light
• They absorb some light and reflect 

What separates white light into different colors?

• transmission
• absorption
• scattering
• refraction

Seeing your face in a mirror is an example of 

• Refraction
• Fiber Optics
• Reflection
• Absorption

What happens when light hits a shiny object you can see?

• The light turns corners.
• The light curves around the object.
• The object reflects the light.
• The light and the object do not form a shadow.

Light hitting a prism is an example of

• Absorption
• Reflection
• Diffraction
• Refraction

An example of sound reflected is

• Screaming into a pillow
• Dolphins using echo communication
• Hearing a conversation from another room
• Sound can't be reflected

A construction worker wears headphones while using a jackhammer for what reason

• To listen to his playlist
• To transmit sound waves
• To absorb sound waves
• To reflect sound waves