Waves Closure

What are waves?

• Repeating pattern of motion that transfers energy

• The thing that you surf on

What are the different properties of waves? (SELECT ALL THAT APPLY)

• Amplitude

• Frequency

• Swells

• Wavelength

Which waves DO NOT require a medium (matter) to travel?

• x-ray

• microwave

• sound 

• water

Which of the following can waves transfer energy through?

• solid

• liquid

• gas

• empty space

• all of the above

What is the number of complete waves passing a fixed point in a given amount of time?

• Amplitude

• Intensity

• Wavelength

• Frequency

Which waves require a medium (matter) to travel?

• sound

• microwave

• x-ray

• water

Which list correctly identifies each window as opaque, transparent or translucent?

• W-translucent X- transparent Y-opaque

• W-transparent X- opaque Y-translucent

• W-transparent X- translucent Y-opaque

• W-opaque X- translucent Y-transparent

This type of object lets some light through, but not all. It is not easy to see through this type of material.

• transparent
• translucent
• co-parent
• opaque

The bouncing off of light rays from the surface of an object such as a mirror or other shiny surface is called:

• mirror
• laser
• reflection
• refraction

When light waves are captured in matter and transferred to a new form of energy we call this:

• Absorption

• Reflection

• Refraction