Imagine you're a tiny particle of energy, zipping through space. What's the key difference when you're travelling as a mechanical wave versus an electromagnetic wave?

As a mechanical wave, you need a medium like air or water to carry you along, but as an electromagnetic wave, you can travel freely through the vacuum of space.

As an electromagnetic wave, you need a medium like air or water to carry you along, but as a mechanical wave, you can travel freely through the vacuum of space.

There's no difference, you travel in exactly the same way whether you're a mechanical or electromagnetic wave.

Imagine it's a hot summer afternoon. You're walking down the street and you notice something. Can you guess what it is? Here's a hint: It's an example of how waves can be absorbed. What could it be?

The blacktop(asphalt) is sizzling under the scorching sun.

You're using your cellphone screen to reflect the sun's light into your friend's eyes for fun.

You're looking at a pencil in a glass of water and it appears different than when you put it in.

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The lines behind the glass look wonky because light is being bent as it travels through the water . What type of wave movement is this?

reflection

refraction

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30 sec • 1 pt

This type of wave movement happens when waves change speed as they change mediums.

absorption

refraction

reflection

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30 sec • 1 pt

What does a wave carry from place to place?

energy

matter

people

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5 mins • 1 pt

What kind of wave is pictured?

Transverse Wave

Longitudinal Wave

compressional wave

none of the above

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5 mins • 1 pt

What kind of wave is pictured?

Transverse

Longitudinal

surface

none of the above

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30 sec • 1 pt

Imagine you're at a funhouse in an amusement park. You see light waves bouncing off a mirror and into the eyes of different people. Can you guess what type of wave movement this is?

Reflection

Refraction

Diffraction

Resonance

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Imagine you're a tiny particle, surfing on a wave. Suddenly, you're passing through a piece of plastic and you feel yourself bending! What kind of wave movement are you experiencing?

Are you being absorbed?

Are you being transmitted?

Are you reflecting off something?

Or are you being refracted?

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Wave Movement

The lines behind the glass look wonky because light is being bent as it travels through the water . What type of wave movement is this?

This type of wave movement happens when waves change speed as they change mediums.

What does a wave carry from place to place?

What kind of wave is pictured?

What kind of wave is pictured?

Imagine you're at a funhouse in an amusement park. You see light waves bouncing off a mirror and into the eyes of different people. Can you guess what type of wave movement this is?

Imagine you're a tiny particle, surfing on a wave. Suddenly, you're passing through a piece of plastic and you feel yourself bending! What kind of wave movement are you experiencing?

Let's play a fun game! Can you guess which of these figures is playing 'mirror mirror on the wall' and representing reflection?

Let's play a fun game! Can you tell me which of these options represents the phenomenon of refraction?

Imagine you're standing under the bright, warm sun. Your body starts to heat up as it soaks in the sun's rays. Can you guess what type of wave movement is happening here?

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