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Wave Behavior Quiz Part 1

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 28mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

the bouncing of a wave off a surface

a)

transmission

b)

reflection

c)

diffraction

d)

absorption

2.

the passage of light through a medium

a)

transmission

b)

reflection

c)

diffraction

d)

absorption

3.

energy from a wave is taken into the medium through which it travels

a)

transmission

b)

reflection

c)

diffraction

d)

absorption

4.

electromagnetic radiation that you can see

a)

radiant energy

b)

visible light

c)

lens

d)

wavelength

5.

a material that allows most of the light that strikes it to pass through

a)

transparent

b)

translucent

c)

opaque

d)

reflection

6.

a material that allows almost all of the light striking it to pass through

a)

transparent

b)

translucent

c)

opaque

d)

reflection

7.

a material through which light does not pass

a)

transparent

b)

translucent

c)

opaque

d)

reflection

8.

states that when a wave is reflected from a surface, the angle of reflection is equal to the angle of incidence

a)

law of universal gravitation

b)

law of the conservation of energy

c)

law of reflection

d)

Newton's second law of motion

9.

the change in direction of a wave as it changes speed in moving from one medium to another

a)

transmission

b)

reflection

c)

refraction

d)

diffraction

10.

Which type of interaction is this?

a)

reflection

b)

refraction

c)

absorption

d)

transmission

11.

Which type of interaction is this?

a)

reflection

b)

refraction

c)

absorption

d)

transmission

12.

A student placed a pencil in a cup of water. The pencil appears broken because light...

a)

always travels in a straight line

b)

bends when it passes through water

c)

makes the water in the glass evaporate

d)

reflects the pencil on the water's surface

13.
Which of the figures represents reflection?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
14.
Which of the following represents refraction?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
15.
When a sound wave experiences reflection, we hear
a)
a louder sound
b)
an echo
c)
a quieter sound
d)
nothing
16.
What type of wave behavior is pictured above?
a)
Refraction
b)
Reflection
c)
Absorption
d)
Diffraction
17.
What type of wave behavior is pictured above?
a)
Refraction
b)
Reflection
c)
Absorption
d)
Diffraction
18.

Light waves and sound waves are similar in that...

a)

They are both longitudinal waves

b)

They are both transverse waves

c)

They both transmit energy

d)

They both can travel through space.

19.
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
20.
You can see this text, your desk, and the person in front of you because light is being _______.
a)
absorbed
b)
refracted
c)
diffracted
d)
reflected
21.
Which letter(s) represent the crest of the wave?
a)
A
b)
D
c)
B & F
d)
F
22.
Which letter(s) represent the trough of the wave?
a)
A
b)
D
c)
B & F
d)
F
23.
crest to crest or trough to trough
a)
crest
b)
trough
c)
amplitude
d)
wavelength
24.
What property of the wave is represented by the letter "B"?
a)
amplitude
b)
crest
c)
trough
d)
wavelength