Sound and Light

How does a laser beam behave when it transitions from air into a denser medium like water?

• Light slows down, causing it to change direction

• It speeds up and travels in a straight line

• It gets absorbed completely by the new medium

• It splits into multiple beams

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

Distance between crests is called. . . .

• Crest

• Trough

• Wavelength

• Amplitude

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NGSS.HS-PS4-1

Distance between rest position and crest. . .

• Amplitude

• Trough

• Wavelength

• Crest

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1

The number of waves passing by a certain point, such as a receiver, per second.

• Trough

• Frequency

• Wavelength

• Amplitude

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NGSS.HS-PS4-1

The sound wave property that controls loudness is . . .

• Speed

• Amplitude

• Frequency

• Wavelength

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1

The position of the particles in a medium when they are undisturbed by energy.

• Wavelength

• Amplitude

• Frequency

• Rest position

When light DOES NOT pass through a medium it is . . .

• Transmitted

• Reflected

• Absorbed

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

Changing the "amplitude" causes the _______ of the light to change.

• Brightness

• Color

• Reflection

• Direction

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1

Light bending as it passes from one medium to another is...

• Refraction
• Reflection
• Diffraction
• Interference

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

Why does the pencil look like this in the water?

• Reflection

• Refraction

• Diffraction

• Wave Interferance

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Wave Interactions