Wave Behavior Assessment

This image best depicts which of the following wave behaviors?

• Reflection

• Refraction

• Diffraction

• Resonance

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

Model B best represents which type of wave behavior?

• transmission

• absorption

• reflection

• refraction

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

Model C best represents which type of wave behavior?

• transmission

• absorption

• reflection

• diffraction

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

Which wave behavior is being modeled?

• reflection

• refraction

• diffraction

• transmission

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

How do waves behave since we can see through jellyfish?

• Light waves are striking the jellyfish and bouncing off of it.

• Light waves are striking the jellyfish and going into it without passing all the way way through.

• Light waves are striking the jellyfish and going all the way through it.

• Light waves are striking the jellyfish and being bent.

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

This is a real picture of a polar taken at a zoo. Fortunately for the polar bear, its head is actually connected to its body. Why does it look like the head is separate from the body?

• Light waves are bouncing as they pass from air to water.

• Light waves are not passing from the air to the water.

• Light waves are traveling in a straight line as they pass from air to water.

• Light waves are bending as they pass from air to water.

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

Why is it a good idea to wear dark colors in the winter and not the summer?

• Light waves are striking the dark material and bouncing off of it. Energy from the wave gets converted to thermal energy.

• Light waves are striking dark material and going through it. Energy from the wave gets converted to thermal energy

• Light waves are striking the dark material and staying in it. Energy from the wave gets converted to thermal energy.

• Light waves are striking the dark material and being bent as they pass through. Energy from the wave gets converted to thermal energy.

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

Most rooms have hard flat walls. However, music studios have soft, foam-like material on them. Studios use these materials to prevent...

• Sound waves hitting the wall from bending.

• Sound waves hitting the wall from staying in the walls.

• Sound waves hitting the wall from passing all the way through them.

• Sound waves hitting the walls from bouncing back.

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

Why does the dog think he is looking at another dog?

• Light waves are striking the mirror and bouncing off of it.

• Light waves are striking the mirror and going straight through it.

• Light waves are striking the mirror and going into it without going out the other side.

• Light waves are striking the mirror and being bent as they go through it.

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

Why does the arrow appear to change direction as water is poured into the glass? You can try this experiment at home.

• Light waves are bouncing as they pass through air, glass and water.

• Light waves are traveling in a straight line as they pass through air, glass, and water.

• Light waves are not passing through the air, glass, and water.

• Light waves are bending as they pass through the air, glass, and water.

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2