Wave Behaviors

Refraction occurs when _____________

• the wave bends or changes directions

• a wave bounces off of a boundary
• waves parts meet each other
• waves are absorbed

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When a wave strikes an object and bounces off

• medium
• refraction
• reflection
• interference

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When a wave passes from one medium to another, the ________ may change.

• speed
• frequency
• wavelength
• speed, frequency, and wavelength

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Which object would be the best at reflecting light waves?

• windows
• mirrors
• notebooks
• tables

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When standing in the sun this behavior allows you to warm up as light and other waves hit your clothes. 

• Reflection
• Refraction
• Absorption
• Transmission

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A material that allows all light through is called

• opaque

• translucent

• transparent

• acute

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A __________ separate white light into the spectrum of colors.

• Rainbows

• Prisms

• Polarized lenses

• Life

The student looks out the window and clearly sees other students outside. What is happening to MOST of the light that hits the window from the outside?

• The light is being absorbed.

• The light is being reflected.

• The light is being transmitted.

• The light is being scattered.

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A _____ is sound waves that reflect off of a hard surface.

• echo

• amplitude

• opaque

• frequency

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8. There are different types of objects that allow light waves to pass through them. Which of the following allows only some light to be transmitted (looks blurry)?

• transparent object

• translucent object

• opaque object

• invisible object

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