Behaviors of Waves Quiz

What is it called when light passes through a medium?

• Absorption

• Transmission

• Refraction

• Reflection

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Which type of matter transmits light very well?

• Reflective

• Opaque

• Transparent

• Translucent

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What occurs when light bounces off of a surface and heads in a different direction?

• Refraction

• Reflection

• Absorption

• Transmission

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What is the term for when a light wave bends as it travels from one medium to another?

• Reflection

• Absorption

• Transmission

• Refraction

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In which medium do light waves slow down?

• Vacuum

• Glass

• Water

• Air

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We see colors that are

• Reflected into our eyes

• Refracted into our eyes

• Transmitted in our eyes

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Black is seen because all light is

• reflected

• refracted

• absorbed

• transmitted

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White is seen because all light is

• reflected

• refracted

• transmitted

• absorbed

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An echo is an example of a sound wave being

• reflected

• refracted

• transmitted

• absorbed

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Sound proofing a room is an example of sound waves being

• reflected

• refracted

• absorbed

• transmitted

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