Behavior of Light

What causes refraction?

• change in speed
• change in amplitude
• change in frequency
• change in wavelength

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how does diffraction work

• it goes through water and air

• is a beam of light stopping at a wall

• it bounces off of light

• is the bending of light as it passes around the edge of an object

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This image is representing what wave interaction?

• Refraction
• Diffraction
• Reflection
• Interference

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When a wave moves around a barrier or though an opening it is known as what?

• Diffraction
• Refraction
• Rarefaction
• Destruction

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Why does white light from the sun form a colorful rainbow when it passes through water droplets in the atmosphere?

• The droplets of water in the air have different densities

• Different-sized water droplets refract white light at different angles

• The colors that make up white light refract at different angles

• White light diffracts when it encounters water

What is the main difference between refraction and diffraction?

• Refraction is a phenomenon that affects light; diffraction is a phenomenon that affects sound.

• Refraction involves the bending of light; diffraction involves the bending and spreading of light, usually around an obstacle.

• Refraction usually happens in the atmosphere; diffraction usually happens closer to the earth's surface.

• Refraction involves changes to the density of light; diffraction involves changes to the speed of light.

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Which of the following is the bending of a wave, which changes its speed.

• Reflection
• Diffraction
• Refraction
• Frequency

When a wave bends or spreads past a medium, this is referred to as

• Reflection
• Refraction
• Radiation
• Diffraction

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The picture best represents

• Refraction
• Reflection
• Diffraction
• Interference

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When light bounces off a mirror it is ________.

• absorbed

• reflected

• corrected

• refracted

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