Light Waves Quiz

What does refract mean?

• To bend when passing through an object.

• To take in.

• A message.

• To bounce off an object.

What does absorb mean?

• To take in.

• A message.

• To bend when passing through an object.

• To bounce off an object.

What is a transmitter?

• The part of a device that sends radio signals.

• The part of a device that takes in radio waves.

• The part of a device that converts waves into a usable message.

• Signals that send information in a continuous stream.

What is a receiver?

• The part of a device that converts waves into a usable message.

• The part of a device that sends radio signals.

• The part of a device that takes in radio waves.

• Signals that send information in a continuous stream.

What are analog signals?

• Signals that send information in a continuous stream.

• Signals that use clear-cut values such as numbers.

• The part of a device that sends radio signals.

• The part of a device that takes in radio waves.

What does light do when it travels from one medium to another?

• Bends.

• Is absorbed.

• Moves in a straight line.

• Is reflected.

What happens to the beam of light when it hits the water?

• Most of the light travels in the same direction.

• Most of the light is reflected.

• Most of the light is bent and redirected.

• Most of the light is absorbed.

What happens to light when it passes through an ice cube?

• It will be absorbed.

• It will reflect.

• It will scatter.

• It will bend.

What is one possible outcome when light strikes a water surface?

• It is completely absorbed.

• It is bent and redirected.

• It speeds up.

• It disappears.

What happens to the speed of light when it enters a different medium?

• It increases.

• It decreases.

• It stays the same.

• It disappears.