Wave Reflection, Absorption & Transmittance Quiz

What is the height of the wave from its resting point?

• Frequency

• Wavelength

• Reflection

• Amplitude

What is the length of one wave measured from peak to peak?

• Amplitude

• Frequency

• Reflection

• Wavelength

How many waves pass a point in 1 second?

• Absorption

• Frequency

• Wavelength

• Reflection

What happens when light is shined on an object?

• It becomes transparent

• It disappears

• It changes color

• It can be absorbed, reflected, or transmitted

What properties do all waves have?

• Amplitude, Frequency, and Reflection

• Wavelength, Absorption, and Transmittance

• Reflection, Absorption, and Transmittance

• Amplitude, Wavelength, and Frequency

How does the amplitude of waves help us understand light?

• It changes the direction of light

• It has no effect on light

• It affects the color of light

• It determines the speed of light

What is the relationship between the amplitude of a wave and the amount of energy it produces?

• Amplitude determines the color of the wave

• Higher amplitude waves transfer less energy

• Higher amplitude waves transfer more energy

• Amplitude has no effect on energy transfer

Give two examples of how sound waves interact with matter.

• Sound waves can be reflected and refracted

• Sound waves can be absorbed and transmitted

• Sound waves can be transmitted and refracted

• Sound waves can be transmitted and reflected

What is the process of a sound wave repeatedly reflecting in a space called?

• Absorption

• Diffraction

• Refraction

• Reverberation

When light moves through liquid, what happens?

• All colors are transmitted

• Certain colors are transmitted while absorbing others

• All colors are absorbed

• All colors are reflected