Wave Behaviors

• absorption

• diffraction

• reflection

• refraction

• transmission

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What is a medium?

• something between a small and a large?
• the substance through which a wave can travel
• a pattern of vibration that simulates when a wave is standing still
• the distance from any point on a wave to an identical point on the next wave

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What are the units of frequency?

• m/s
• s
• Hz
• m

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Which object would be the best at reflecting light waves?

• windows
• mirrors
• notebooks
• tables

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When standing in the sun this behavior allows you to warm up as light and other waves hit your clothes. 

• Reflection
• Refraction
• Absorption
• Transmission

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Hey!  That straw looks broken.  Why?

• reflection
• refraction
• transmission
• absorption

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What is causing you to be able to see two sets of mountains in this picture? 

• refraction of light
• reflection of light
• transmission of light
• absorption of light

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This image depicts which of the following wave behaviors?

• Reflection

• Refraction

• Diffraction

• Resonance

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The two categories of waves are

• Mechanical

• Physical

• Electromagnetic

• Love

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Light waves and sound waves are similar in that...

• They are both longitudinal waves

• They are both transverse waves

• They both transmit energy

• They both can travel through space.