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Wave Behaviors

Total questions: 55

Worksheet time: 55mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What image show light being reflected?

a)
b)
c)
2.

What image show light being absorbed?

a)
b)
c)
3.

What image show light being transmitted?

a)
b)
c)
4.

What statement is true about materials that reflect ALL light?

a)

the material appear white

b)

the material appear black

c)

the material appear clear

5.

What statement is true about materials that absorbs ALL light?

a)

the material appear white

b)

the material appear black

c)

the material appear clear

6.

What statement is true about materials that transmits ALL light?

a)

the material appear white

b)

the material appear black

c)

the material appear clear

7.

Sunlight hits dark, black clouds. What is happening to the light waves in the clouds?

a)

light is being reflected

b)

light is being absorbed

c)

light is being transmitted

8.

Why do objects appear the color they do?

a)

Most light wavelengths are transmitted while some light wavelengths are reflected

b)

Most light wavelengths are reflected while some light wavelengths are absorbed

c)

Most light wavelengths are reflected while some light wavelengths are transmitted

d)

Most light wavelengths are absorbed while some light wavelengths are reflected

9.

Why does the leaf appear green?

a)

Most light wavelengths are transmitted while the green light wavelengths are absorbed

b)

Most light wavelengths are absorbed while the green light wavelengths are reflected

c)

Most light wavelengths are reflected while the green light wavelengths are transmitted

d)

Most light wavelengths are reflected while the green light wavelengths are absorbed

10.

In the diagram, which letter represents the angle of incidence?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

11.
Law of reflection state that - The angle of incidence is .................. to the angle of reflection.
a)
equal
b)
double
c)
half
12.
What is reflection?
a)
Reflection is the bouncing  of light off the surface that it strikes on.
b)
Reflection is the absorbing of light off the surface that it strikes on.
c)
Reflection is the bending of light off the surface that it strikes on.
d)
Reflection is the scattering of light off the surface that it strikes on.
13.
Which term describes when light bounces off of a smooth surface?  
a)
Refraction
b)
Transmission
c)
Absorption
d)
Reflection
14.
The ray of light that strikes a reflecting surface is called ________.
a)
incident ray
b)
reflected ray
c)
normal ray
d)
none of the above
23.
The imaginary line perpendicular to a reflecting surface is called _____.
a)
crooked line
b)
parallel line
c)
angular line
d)
normal line
26.

When light hits a barrier that is solid/opaque what is usually created?

a)

a hot object

b)

a shadow

c)

nothing

27.

Which color shirt would you rather wear outside on a sunny 90 degree day?

a)

black

b)

white

c)

gray

d)

navy blue

23.
The imaginary line perpendicular to a reflecting surface is called _____.
a)
crooked line
b)
parallel line
c)
angular line
d)
normal line
27.

Which color shirt would you rather wear outside on a sunny 90 degree day?

a)

black

b)

white

c)

gray

d)

navy blue

26.

When light hits a barrier that is solid/opaque what is usually created?

a)

a hot object

b)

a shadow

c)

nothing

31.

When light goes from one material(medium) to another it becomes bent, what term means bent?

a)

reflected

b)

refracted

c)

absorbed

d)

turned

28.

Why does the straw appear to be bent?

a)

light is reflected

b)

light is absorbed

c)

light is turned

d)

light is refracted

23.
The imaginary line perpendicular to a reflecting surface is called _____.
a)
crooked line
b)
parallel line
c)
angular line
d)
normal line
30.

When light passes from air to water, what happens to the speed of the light?

a)

speeds up

b)

slows down

c)

stays the same

31.

When light goes from one material(medium) to another it becomes bent, what term means bent?

a)

reflected

b)

refracted

c)

absorbed

d)

turned

26.

When light hits a barrier that is solid/opaque what is usually created?

a)

a hot object

b)

a shadow

c)

nothing

27.

Which color shirt would you rather wear outside on a sunny 90 degree day?

a)

black

b)

white

c)

gray

d)

navy blue

28.

Why does the straw appear to be bent?

a)

light is reflected

b)

light is absorbed

c)

light is turned

d)

light is refracted

32.
The color you see is the color that is ___.
a)
reflected
b)
absorbed
30.

When light passes from air to water, what happens to the speed of the light?

a)

speeds up

b)

slows down

c)

stays the same

31.

When light goes from one material(medium) to another it becomes bent, what term means bent?

a)

reflected

b)

refracted

c)

absorbed

d)

turned

32.
The color you see is the color that is ___.
a)
reflected
b)
absorbed
33.
When a wave strikes and object and bounces off. (example echo)
a)
medium
b)
refraction
c)
reflection
d)
interference
39.

The more energy a wave has, the greater its ____

a)

speed

b)

amplitude

c)

wavelength

35.
The passing of a wave through a material
a)
absorption
b)
transmission
c)
reflection
36.
Why does a purple shirt appear purple?
a)
the shirt material REFLECTS all wavelengths of color 
b)
the shirt material transmits all wavelengths of color except the purple
c)
the material absorbs all wavelengths of color except the purple wavelength
37.
Waves are disturbances that transfer ______ from one place to another.
a)
matter
b)
energy
c)
heat
d)
light
44.
Prisms separate light into the colors of the rainbow using what behavior of waves?
a)
Reflection
b)
Refraction
c)
Absorption
d)
Transmission
39.

The more energy a wave has, the greater its ____

a)

speed

b)

amplitude

c)

wavelength

44.
Prisms separate light into the colors of the rainbow using what behavior of waves?
a)
Reflection
b)
Refraction
c)
Absorption
d)
Transmission
46.

Notebook paper is _____________ because it is partially see-through.

a)

transparent

b)

translucent

c)

opaque

43.

When light hits an object such as black paper, it will get taken in, or ______________________.

a)

reflected

b)

refracted

c)

transmitted

d)

absorbed

43.

When light hits an object such as black paper, it will get taken in, or ______________________.

a)

reflected

b)

refracted

c)

transmitted

d)

absorbed

44.
Prisms separate light into the colors of the rainbow using what behavior of waves?
a)
Reflection
b)
Refraction
c)
Absorption
d)
Transmission
45.

Glasses have a __________________, which is a curved piece of glass or plastic that will refract light.

a)

medium

b)

prism

c)

lens

46.

Notebook paper is _____________ because it is partially see-through.

a)

transparent

b)

translucent

c)

opaque

47.

Black paper is an example of an __________ object because it is completely dark and you can not see through it.

a)

transparent

b)

translucent

c)

opaque

48.
a)

absorption

b)

diffraction

c)

reflection

d)

refraction

e)

transmission

49.
a)

absorption

b)

diffraction

c)

reflection

d)

refraction

e)

transmission

50.
a)

absorption

b)

diffraction

c)

reflection

d)

refraction

e)

transmission

51.
What is a medium?
a)
something between a small and a large?
b)
the substance through which a wave can travel
c)
a pattern of vibration that simulates when a wave is standing still
d)
the distance from any point on a wave to an identical point on the next wave
52.
When a wave passes from one medium to another, the ________ may change.
a)
speed
b)
frequency
c)
wavelength
d)
speed, frequency, and wavelength
53.
What are the units of frequency?
a)
m/s
b)
s
c)
Hz
d)
m
54.
When standing in the sun this behavior allows you to warm up as light and other waves hit your clothes. 
a)
Reflection
b)
Refraction
c)
Absorption
d)
Transmission
55.
 A piece of wax paper will let some light pass through it and the objects look blurry since wax paper is considered to be.
a)
translucent 
b)
transparent 
c)
opaque 
d)
 reflective 

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