Read the descriptions below and indicate which of the four types of How do waves behave to THURSDAY wave interactions allow humans to see DECEMBER (absorption, reflection, refraction, or diffraction) 7TH has occurred: colors? The distortion of your partially submerged arm makes it look when viewed from the air. _________________ “broken” You hear the music even though you are seated behind an obstruction at a concert. ____________________ You see yourself in a mirror. ______________________ Water ripples passing through a sponge become smaller. _________ e. Heavy curtains are used to help keep a room quiet. ______________ What are color filters? FRIDAY DECEMBER In comparison to x-rays, microwaves have ________________ 8TH wavelengths On the visible light spectrum, ___________________ has the shortest How does transmission of wavelength and _________________ has the longest wavelength. light differ from 3. Diffraction is more pronounced through relatively absorption of light? a. small openings. b. large openings. c. same for each. 4. Electromagnetic waves a. always travel at the same speed. b. need a medium to travel through. c. can travel through a vacuum. d. cannot travel through the vacuum of outer space. 5. Light refracts when traveling from air into glass because light a. travels at the same speed in air and in glass. b. frequency is greater in air than in glass. c. frequency is greater in glass than in air. d. travels slower in glass than in air.
THURSDAY DECEMBER 7TH Read the descriptions below and indicate which of the four types of wave interactions (absorption, reflection, refraction, or diffraction) has occurred: The distortion of your partially submerged arm makes it look “broken” when viewed from the air. _________________ You hear the music even though you are seated behind an obstruction at a concert. ____________________ You see yourself in a mirror. ______________________ Water ripples passing through a sponge become smaller. _________ e. Heavy curtains are used to help keep a room quiet. ______________ How do waves behave to allow humans to see colors? FRIDAY DECEMBER 8TH In comparison to x-rays, microwaves have ________________ wavelengths On the visible light spectrum, ___________________ has the shortest wavelength and _________________ has the longest wavelength. 3. Diffraction is more pronounced through relatively a. small openings. b. large openings. c. same for each. 4. Electromagnetic waves a. always travel at the same speed. b. need a medium to travel through. c. can travel through a vacuum. d. cannot travel through the vacuum of outer space. 5. Light refracts when traveling from air into glass because light a. travels at the same speed in air and in glass. b. frequency is greater in air than in glass. c. frequency is greater in glass than in air. d. travels slower in glass than in air. What are color filters? How does transmission of light differ from absorption of light?