waves

How is refraction different from reflection.

• Reflection is the bouncing of light off an object and refraction is the bending of light when it moves through one kind of matter to another.
• Reflections is the bending of light when it moves through one kind of matter to another and refraction is the bouncing of light off an object.

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The term for any wave that hits a surface and bounces off

• Transparent
• Translucent
• Refraction
• Reflection

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What does it mean to refract?

• bounce off
• to bend
• curve outward
• reflect

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This is the distance between two peaks. What is this called?

• amplitude

• wavelength

• longitude

• trough

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What does this picture represent?

• wavelength

• echolocation

• amplitude

• peak

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What is the top of a wave?

• trough
• crest

What is the bottom of a wave?

• trough
• crest

Which wave travels in outer space?

• light

• sound

A wave is a disturbance that transfers:

• matter
• energy

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What type of wave is sound?

• transverse

• longitudinal