Refraction of Waves

A person sees that a straw in their water cup looks broken when they look at it from the side, but from the top it is intact

• Refraction

• Reflection

• Absorption

• Scattering

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Which of the following is the bending of a wave, which changes its speed.

• Reflection

• Diffraction

• Refraction

• Frequency

The picture best represents

• Refraction

• Reflection

• Diffraction

• Interference

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Which type of interaction is this?

• reflection

• refraction

• diffraction

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When you place things into water they sometimes look bent (see the image below). What is this an example of?

• Refraction

• Diffraction

• Transmission

• Absorption

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This image best depicts which of the following wave behaviors?

• Reflection

• Refraction

• Diffraction

• Resonance

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Refraction occurs when _____________

• the wave's speed changes by entering a new medium

• a wave bounces off of a boundary

• waves parts meet each other

• waves bend around a barrier

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When a wave passes from one medium to another, the ________ may change.

• speed

• frequency

• wavelength

• speed, frequency, and wavelength

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A light wave travels from air into water. What happens to its speed and direction?

• Speed increases, direction remains the same

• Speed decreases, direction changes

• Speed remains the same, direction changes

• Speed decreases, direction remains the same

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Which of the following phenomena is responsible for the apparent bending of a pencil when placed in a glass of water?

• Reflection

• Refraction

• Diffraction

• Dispersion

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