Refraction of Waves from One Medium to Another

Why would a wave change direction?

• Because it kept traveling through the same medium
• Because it went from one medium to another
• the amplitude was too large
• the frequency was too small

Which letter represents the wave trough?

• A
• B
• C
• D

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Which letter represents the wave crest?

• A
• B
• C
• D

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The illustration shows a light ray striking an object.
In the illustration, the light ray striking the object is-

• absorbed
• stopped
• reflected
• refracted

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A student placed a pencil in a cup of water.  The pencil appears broken because light-

• always travels in a straight line
• bends when it passes through water
• makes the water in the glass evaporate
• reflects the pencil on the water's surface

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• Reflection
• Refraction

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Light bending as it passes through a rain drop is an example of...

• Refraction
• Reflection

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The bending of a wave as it passes at an angle from one medium to another is called?

• Convex Lens
• Refraction
• Concave Lens

What do we call a material that light can travel through?

• air

• water

• medium

• pathway

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What is a wavelength?

(Hint: there is one correct answer)

• a. The distance between a crest & a trough

• b.The highest part of a transverse wave

• c.The distance between two crests

• d. Light doesn't have a wavelength

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