Light/Sound Waves Through Media

What happens when light is refracted?

• It changes direction

• It becomes invisible

• It releases heat

• It moves faster

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What happens to the speed of light as it exits the air and enters a glass of water?

• It speeds up

• It remains constant

• It slows down

• It first slows down and then speeds up

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How do the sound waves of the higher pitch notes compare to the sound waves of the lower pitch notes?

• The sound waves of notes with higher pitches have higher amplitudes.

• The sound waves of notes with higher pitches travel at higher speed.

• The sound waves of notes with higher pitches have higher wavelengths.

• The sound waves of notes with higher pitches have figher frequencies.

Which of the following best describes how light waves pass through transparent materials?

• They are refracted.

• The are reflected.

• They are transmitted.

• They are diffused.

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Which of the following has the greatest effect on refraction?

• The length of the light wave as it approaches the medium

• the speed of the light wave as it travels through the medium

• the width of the light wave as it exits the medium

• the reflection of the light wave off the medium's surface

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Which of the following statements about how light waves travel is correct?

• light waves travel the fastest through liquids and slowest through the air

• light waves travel faster through solids than through air

• light waves travel the fastest through solids and slowest through liquids

• light waves travel faster through the air than through solids

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Why can human ears hear dolphins' vocalizations while under the water but cannot hear them well on land?

• The waves in the water travel faster and at a higher frequency than they travel on land.

• The waves in the water travel faster and at a lower frequency than they travel on land.

• The waves in the water travel slower and at a higher frequency than they travel on land.

• The waves in the water travel slower and at a lower frequency than they travel on land.

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How is the light wave that travels through a prism refracted when the Sun's radiation reaches Earth?

• The light reflect off the surface of the prism.

• The light is absorbed by the glass in the prism.

• The light speeds up as it leaves the prism and enters the air.

• The light slows down as it moves from the air into the glass.

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Why can't you hear through a transparent window?

• sound travels much faster through glass

• sound does not travel in a straight line

• there was a vacuum between the layers of the window pane

• The door was blocking the sound

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