Formative Assessment MS-PS4-2 (pt.1)

What is the process by which a wave bounces off a surface?

• Reflection

• Absorption

• Diffraction

• Refraction

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Which is the ability of a material to take in and retain energy from a wave?

• Wave Absorption

• Wave Transmission

• Wave Reflection

• Wave Refraction

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What is the term used to describe the ability of a wave to pass through a material?

• Absorption

• Refraction

• Transmission

• Reflection

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When light passes through a transparent material, what is happening to the wave?

• diffracted

• transmitted

• absorbed

• reflected

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What happens to the energy of a wave when it is absorbed by a material?

• It turns into light energy

• It becomes sound energy

• It disappears completely

• It is converted into other forms of energy such as heat or chemical energy.

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According to the picture, the wave is being ________ into the material.

• Absorbed

• Reflected

• Transmitted

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According to the picture, the wave is being ________ through the material.

• Absorbed

• Reflected

• Transmitted

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According to the picture, the wave is being ________ off of the material.

• Absorbed

• Reflected

• Transmitted

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