6th Grade Science PS4-2

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1. What does a wave transfer?

• Matter
• Energy
• Friction
• Water

2. When a wave’s energy is transferred to an object, rather than being transmitted though it or reflected by it, It is_______________.

• Reflected
• Transmitted
• Absorbed
• Refracted

3. Which wave will lose more energy in absorption?

• High-frequency wave
• Low-frequency wave

4. When electromagnetic waves are absorbed by an object, what happens?

• Nothing
• The object moves
• The objects stops moving
• The object become warmer

5. When a wave bounces off a surface and moves in a different direction it is called_________

• Refraction
• Reflection
• Absorption
• Transmission

6. The wave traveling from the left encountered a medium boundary. What happened at the boundary?

• The transmitted part of the wave carried particles from one medium to another
• The wave carried matter though the medium barrier
• Part of the wave was reflected back into the original medium
• The wave was entirely absorbed by the medium

7. An optical illusion that makes a straw in water appear to be bent or broken is caused by___________?

• Reflection
• Absorption
• Refraction
• transmission

8. Which color roof might help keep your house a little warmer?

• Black because it absorbs
• White because it absorbs
• The color will make no difference

9. Light shining through a glass window to provide natural sunlight in a house is an example of ____________?

• Absorption
• Refraction
• Reflection
• transmission