PS4.1-4.2: Final Waves Review

Which wave has a higher amplitude?

• The wave on top
• The wave on bottom
• They both have the same amplitude

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When a wave passes from one medium to another, the ________ may change.

• speed
• frequency
• wavelength
• speed, frequency, and wavelength

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What does refract mean?

• To shrink
• To bend
• To widen
• To enlarge

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• absorption

• diffraction

• reflection

• refraction

• transmission

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The orca uses this behavior of waves to locate food.

• Refraction
• Reflection
• Absorption
• Transmission

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Which of the following represents refraction?

• A
• B
• C
• D

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The shortest wavelength in visible light is______.

• violet
• red
• blue
• yellow

The higher the frequency the ______ the energy. 

• higher
• lower
• neither, stays the same

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__________ is number of waves in a give time.

• Wavelength
• Mechanical Waves
• Transverse
• Frequency

Waves that require a medium to travel are known as 

• transverse waves
• mechanical waves 
• ocean waves 
• light waves