Quiz about Exploring Wave Interactions

Question 1

What is the term used to describe the bending of waves around obstacles?

Accepted Answer

Diffraction

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Reflection

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Refraction

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Absorption

Question 2

Which type of wave is part of the electromagnetic spectrum?

Accepted Answer

Radio waves

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Sound waves

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Ocean waves

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Seismic waves

Question 3

Describe how light behaves when it hits a mirror.

Accepted Answer

It is reflected

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It is absorbed

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It is transmitted

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It is refracted

Question 4

Explain why a pencil appears bent when placed in a glass of water.

Accepted Answer

Refraction of light

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Reflection of light

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Absorption of light

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Transmission of light

Question 5

Which material is most likely to absorb sound waves?

Accepted Answer

Foam

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Metal

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Glass

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Water

Question 6

What happens to light waves when they pass through a prism?

Accepted Answer

They are refracted

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They are absorbed

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They are reflected

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They are transmitted

Question 7

Develop a model to show how radio waves can be transmitted through walls.

Accepted Answer

Radio waves pass through walls due to their long wavelength

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Radio waves are absorbed by walls

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Radio waves are reflected by walls

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Radio waves are refracted by walls

Question 8

Which part of the electromagnetic spectrum is visible to the human eye?

Accepted Answer

Visible light

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Ultraviolet

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Infrared

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X-rays

Question 9

How does the thickness of a material affect the transmission of light through it?

Accepted Answer

Thicker materials absorb more light

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Thicker materials transmit more light

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Thickness has no effect on light transmission

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Thicker materials reflect more light

Question 10

What is the primary reason that X-rays can pass through the human body?

Accepted Answer

They have a high frequency

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They have a long wavelength

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They are absorbed by bones

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They are reflected by tissues

Question 11

Create a model to demonstrate how light is absorbed by different colored surfaces.

Accepted Answer

Dark colors absorb more light than light colors

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Light is absorbed equally by all colors

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Light colors absorb more light than dark colors

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Color does not affect light absorption

Question 12

Which of the following is an example of a wave being transmitted?

Accepted Answer

Sound passing through a wall

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Light bouncing off a mirror

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A shadow being cast

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A rainbow forming

Question 13

What happens to the energy of a wave when it is absorbed by a material?

Accepted Answer

It decreases

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It increases

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It remains the same

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It is reflected

Question 14

Explain why sunglasses are effective at reducing glare.

Accepted Answer

They absorb and reduce the intensity of reflected light

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They reflect all light

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They absorb ultraviolet light

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They transmit all light

Question 15

Develop a model to explain how microwaves heat food.

Accepted Answer

Microwaves are absorbed by water molecules in the food, causing them to vibrate and produce heat

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Microwaves reflect off the food

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Microwaves pass through the food without interaction

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Microwaves are refracted by the food

Question 16

This image is representing what wave interaction?

Accepted Answer

Diffraction

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Refraction

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Reflection

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Interference

Question 17

What would you call this?

Accepted Answer

Refraction

Answer

Reflection

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Diffraction

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Friction

Question 18

Which of the following statements BEST describes the interaction of a compressional sound wave and matter?

Accepted Answer

Sound waves transfer energy through matter, but the matter does not travel with them.

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Sound waves can transfer energy only through open space or a vacuum.

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Sound waves can travel through a vacuum and are slowed down by matter.

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Sound waves do not transfer energy or matter.

Question 19

An interaction between two waves that causes a smaller amplitude:

Accepted Answer

Destructive interference

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Constructive interference

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Resonance

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Diffraction

Question 20

Select the correct order of waves on the EMS from the longest wavelength to the shortest wavelength

Accepted Answer

Radio, Micro, Infra, Visible, Ultra, X-ray, Gamma

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Gamma, X-ray, Ultra, Vis, Infra, Micro, Radio

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Vis, Micro, Infra, Ultra, X-ray, Gamma, Radio

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Micro, Radio, Vis, Infra, Ultra, X-ray, Gamma

Question 21

Which of the following lists components of the electromagnetic spectrum  in order from the lowest frequency to the highest frequency?

Accepted Answer

radio waves, visible spectrum, xrays,  gamma rays

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microwaves, infrared, gamma rays, xrays

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infrared, xrays,  gamma rays, microwaves

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gamma rays, xrays,  visible spectrum, radio waves

Question 22

Shonda is learning about a new kind of material that might be used to make new satellites, and she wonders if light can damage the material. The table below shows what happens when different types of light hit the material. Based on this information, which type of light is more likely to damage the material?

Accepted Answer

Neither type of light is likely to damage the material because the material does not take in energy from either the X-ray light or the gamma ray light.

Answer

The gamma ray light is more likely to damage the material because the gamma ray light can pull energy out of the material when it passes through the material.

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The X-ray light is more likely to damage the material because the X-ray light bounces off of the material, which means that it has more energy.

Answer

There is no way to know because they are two different types of light, and different types of light can change a material in different ways.

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