Behavior of Waves Quiz Review

What is the name of a material in which waves, like sound waves, seismic waves, and waves in a slinky 

• Vacuum
• Medium
• Mechanical
• Space

What kind of wave is pictured below?

• compressional wave
• transverse wave
• sound wave
• mechanical wave

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Which letter represents wavelength?

• A
• B
• C
• D

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Sound waves are...

• cool
• not cool
• transverse waves
• longitudinal waves

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A ray of white light passes through a prism.  On the other side of the prism, you see a rainbow.  What is this phenomenon called?

• Reflection
• Refraction
• Medium
• Dispersion

What do we call the part of a compressional wave that is when the waves are squeezed together?

• compression
• rarefaction
• crest
• trough

What is a property of a transparent object?

• Almost all of the light rays that reach it are scattered.
• Almost all of the light rays that reach it are absorbed.
• Almost all of the light rays that reach it are reflected.
• Almost all of the light rays that reach it pass through it.

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Which is translucent?

• tissue paper
• air
• wood
• clear plastic

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What is most likely to happen to light that hits an opaque object?

• All of the light passes through the object.
• None of the light passes through the object.
• Most of the light disappears.
• Some of the light passes through the object.

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Which is transparent?

• a wooden fence
• clean water
• aluminum foil
• a purple balloon

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