Exploring Wave Properties and Interactions

What is the highest point on a wave called?

• Trough

• Crest

• Peak

• Top

Which of the following materials can a mechanical wave not travel through?

• Water

• Air

• Vacuum

• Glass

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What is the term for the matter through which waves can travel?

• Medium

• Object

• Transverse Wave

• Wavelength

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What is the relationship between amplitude and energy in a wave?

• Higher amplitude means lower energy

• Higher amplitude means higher energy

• Amplitude does not affect energy

• Amplitude and energy are unrelated

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What is amplitude?

• The distance from the center line of a wave to the top of a crest or the bottom of a trough

• The number of waves passing a point in a certain time

• The speed of the wave

• The length of one complete wave cycle

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How are waves affected when they pass through different materials?

• They are always absorbed

• They are always reflected

• They can be reflected, absorbed, or transmitted

• They are unaffected

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Explain how waves are reflected, absorbed, or transmitted through various materials using a model.

• Create a model showing waves only being absorbed

• Create a model showing waves only being reflected

• Create a model showing waves being reflected, absorbed, and transmitted

• Create a model showing waves being unaffected by materials

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If you see an object as orange, what is happening to the light?

• It is absorbing orange light and reflecting all other colors

• It is reflecting all colors

• It is absorbing all colors

• It is reflecting orange light and absorbing all other colors

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What property of the wave is represented by the letter "B"?

• amplitude
• crest
• trough
• wavelength

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This image is representing what wave interaction?

• Refraction
• Diffraction
• Reflection
• Interference

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