Interactions and Energy of Waves Practice

Red light waves and yellow light waves travel through air and strike the surface of glass. Only the yellow light waves travel through the glass as shown in the figure below. Which of these phrases best describes what the glass does?

• reflects red light
• absorbs yellow light
• transmits yellow light
• transmits red light

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A dolphin makes a noise underwater that is too high-pitched for humans to hear. What type of wave is this?

• water 
• electromagnetic
• mechanical
• microwave

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Light refracts when traveling from air into glass because light 

• travels at the same speed in air and in glass. 
• frequency is greater in air than in glass. 
• frequency is greater in glass than in air. 
• travels slower in glass than in air.

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Which of the following is the bending of a wave, which changes its speed.

• Reflection
• Diffraction
• Refraction
• Frequency

When a wave bends or spreads past a medium, this is referred to as

• Reflection
• Refraction
• Radiation
• Diffraction

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Light waves bouncing off a surface is known as?

• Transmission

• Refraction

• Reflection

• Absorption

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This is when sound waves reflect or bounce off an an object.

• Echo

• Transmission

• Refraction

• Absorption

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This is the term that describes when light passes through matter.

• Transmission

• Transparent

• Translucent

• Opaque

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This describes an object where light passes through completely without any obstruction.

• Transmission

• Transparent

• Translucent

• Opaque

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This describes an object where light passes through, but not as clearly or easily.

• Transmission

• Transparent

• Translucent

• Opaque

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