Properties of Waves

The bending of a wave as it travels from one medium to another and as a result changes speed is called

• reflection
• refraction
• diffraction
• interference

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Sound will usually travel the fastest in a ____________.

• vacuum
• solid
• liquid
• gas

The bouncing back of a wave when it hits a surface through which it can NOT pass is called —

• rarefaction
• reflection
• diffraction
• refraction

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Which travels faster: sound or light?

• light
• sound

The material through which a wave travels is called the —

• medium
• matter
• substance
• vacuum

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How does light travel?

• longitudinal wave
• transverse wave

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Which of the following is sound unable to travel through?

• vacuum/space
• gas/air
• liquid/gasoline
• solid/metal

Translucent objects transmit and scatter the light waves that hit them.  If you see a color in a translucent object, the object _________________ this color

• transmits
• reflects
• absorbs
• none of the above

Mechanical waves such as sound require a 

• medium
• carrier
• light source
• energy source

The _______________ determines the color of visible light. 

• wavelength
• speed
• amplitude
• light

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