Behavior of Waves

What's going on here? 

• Red light is being refracted; all other colors are absorbed.

• Red light is being absorbed; all other colors are reflected.

• Red light is transmitted; all other colors are refracted.

• Red light is reflected; all other colors are absorbed. 

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All waves carry

• energy

• light 

• matter

• particles

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True or False: 
White light is composed of all the colors of the spectrum as shown with a prism

• true

• false

Paul is fishing out on the Resevoir.  He sees a fish from his boat and goes to spear it but misses by a lot but sees that the fish has not moved.  What caused him to think the fish was some where else?

• reflection

• transmission

• absorption

• refraction

An example of this is an echo

• refraction

• reflection

• transmission

• absorption

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What do we call the bottom of a transverse wave?

• crest

• trough

• wavelength

• amplitude

Waves that require a medium are called 

• mechanical waves

• transverse waves

• light waves

• gamma rays

Frequency is a measure of...

• length of the wave

• height of the wave

• number of waves a second

• number of waves an hour

What type of interference do noise cancelling headphones use?

• Constructive Interference

• Destructive Interference

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The picture above shows a water wave hitting the beach. Which of the following is true about this process?

• Energy is transferred from the water to the shore, but the water does not travel with the energy.

• Water is transferred to the shore, but energy does not travel with the water.

• As energy transfers from the water to the shore, the water travels with the energy.

• Neither energy nor water is transferred to the shore.

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