Behavior of Waves

A reflected sound wave

• frequency
• pitch
• echo
• rarefaction

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Refraction is when light__________.

• Is bounced by an object or material.
• Changes speed as it travels in different materials which causes bending.
• When light speeds up to over 300,000 km/s

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What is this called?

• refraction
• reflection
• reconstroction
• retraction

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A student placed a pencil in a cup of water.  The pencil appears broken because light-

• always travels in a straight line
• bends when it passes through water
• makes the water in the glass evaporate
• reflects the pencil on the water's surface

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Refraction is the bending of a wave disturbance as it passes from one _________ into another.

• glass
• medium
• area
• boundary

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The bouncing back of light waves off of a surface is...

• Reflection

• Refraction

• Light

• Lens

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The bending of light waves as they travel from one surface to another...

• Reflection

• Refraction

• Light

• Lens

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Smooth and shiny surfaces can _____________ light.

• reflect

• refract

• absorb

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When an object soaks in the light it _____________

• absorbs

• reflects

• refracts

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To stay cool from the sun's light and heat, one should wear...

• Dark colors

• Light colors

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