Wave Reflection

A ___ amplitude light wave will be brighter, and a __ amplitude light wave will be dimmer.

• lower; higher

• higher; higher

• higher; lower

• lower; lower

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When you look into a mirror, what is happening to the light?

• It is increasing in wavelengths.

• It is being refracted.

• It is being absorbed.

• It is being reflected.

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What color is an object that absorbs all the colors in the light spectrum?

• A rainbow

• White

• Black

• Invisible

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What does Zoe use to aim the light at Bert's balloon?

• a sign

• anothe rlaser

• a mirror

• none of these

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How does the light change direction to get around the sign?

• it bends

• another laser is used

• it goes through the sign

• it is reflected

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Which of these is the best reflector of light?

• shiny metal

• white paper

• carpet

• wood

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Which of these does NOT use light reflection to work?

• CD

• Blu-ray disc

• DVD

• USB memory stick

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What is wave reflection?

• The bending of waves around obstacles

• The change in direction of waves when they bounce off a surface

• The spreading of waves as they pass through a narrow opening

• The increase in wave amplitude as they travel

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Which of the following is an example of wave reflection?

• Light bending through a prism

• Sound echoing in a canyon

• Water waves passing through a gap

• Radio waves diffracting around a building

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In the context of wave reflection, what is the angle of incidence equal to?

• The angle of refraction

• The angle of diffraction

• The angle of reflection

• The angle of transmission

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