Wave Basics Reflection and Refraction

All waves carry

• energy
• light 
• matter
• particles

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What do you see when water droplets refract (bend) sunlight?

• thunderstorm
• eclipse
• rainbow
• clouds

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What do we call the part of a longitudinal (compressional) wave that is squeezed together?

• compression
• rarefaction
• crest
• trough

What do we call the part of a longitudinal (compressional) wave that is spread apart?

• compression
• rarefaction
• crest
• trough

Name the type of wave that moves matter at right angles to the direction of the wave?

• compressional waves
• mechanical waves
• transverse waves
• ultraviolet rays

Why would a wave bend or 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

What is the name of a material in which a wave travels through? 

• Vacuum
• Medium
• Mechanical
• Space

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What is a repeating disturbance or vibration that transfers or moves energy from place to place?  

• Medium
• Wave
• Compression
• Rarefaction

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What kind of wave is pictured below?

• compressional wave
• transverse wave
• sound wave
• mechanical wave

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Which letter represents wavelength?

• A
• B
• C
• D

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