Waves at a Boundary: Refraction, Reflection, and Transmission
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What remains unchanged when a wave crosses the boundary between two different media?
Amplitude
Wave speed
Wavelength
Frequency
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the phenomenon called when a wave changes direction as it crosses a boundary at an angle?
Reflection
Diffraction
Refraction
Interference
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
When a wave slows down as it crosses into a new medium, how does it bend?
Perpendicular to the boundary
Parallel to the boundary
Towards the normal
Away from the normal
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What happens to the wave fronts when they cross a boundary between two media?
They remain unchanged
They slow down uniformly
They speed up uniformly
One side speeds up or slows down before the other
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the law of reflection?
The angle of incidence is equal to the angle of reflection
The angle of incidence is less than the angle of reflection
The angle of incidence is unrelated to the angle of reflection
The angle of incidence is greater than the angle of reflection
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What happens to a wave when it is absorbed by a medium?
It speeds up
It is reflected back
It bends towards the normal
It disappears as energy is transferred to the medium
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
If a wave is transmitted through a medium without being absorbed or reflected, what happens?
It changes direction
It disappears
It continues traveling through the medium
It bends towards the normal
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