Wave Interactions

the bouncing of a wave off a surface

• transmission

• reflection

• diffraction

• absorption

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the passage of light through a medium

• transmission

• reflection

• diffraction

• absorption

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electromagnetic radiation that you can see

• radiant energy

• light

• lens

• wavelength

a material that allows most of the light that strikes it to pass through

• transparent

• translucent

• opaque

• reflection

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a material that allows almost all of the light striking it to pass through

• transparent

• translucent

• opaque

• reflection

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a material through which light does not pass

• transparent

• translucent

• opaque

• reflection

Which type of interaction is this?

• reflection

• refraction

• absorption

• transmission

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Reflection occurs when a wave

• bends due to a change in speed

• hits a surface and bounces back

• passes through an opening

• bends around a barrier

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What is a characteristic of electromagnetic waves?

• transfer energy and matter

• is a longitudinal wave

• can move through space

• include sound waves

How much of the electromagnetic spectrum is made up of visible light?

• only a small portion
• a very l;arge portion
• about half