Activity 1: What are Waves?

disturbance that travels through space or matter, transferring energy from one place to another

• ocean

• sound

• energy

• wave

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The height of a wave from rest to crest, or rest to trough is the _____________.

• amplitude

• crest

• trough

• wavelength

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__________ is the number of times something repeats within a fixed period, such as the number of cycles per second.

• wavelength

• frequency

• amplitude

• attitude

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_____ is the highest point of a wave.

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______ is the lowest point of a wave.

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_________ is the return of waves from a surface.

• refraction

• reflection

• absorption

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The bending of rays or waves as they pass from one medium to another is called....

• refraction

• reflection

• absorption

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The property of blocking out ALL light is called ______.

• transparent

• translucent

• opaque

• absorption

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The property of allowing SOME light to pass through is called ______.

• transparent

• translucent

• opaque

• absorption

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The property of allowing almost all light to pass through is called ______.

• transparent

• translucent

• opaque

• absorption

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