Module 4 Presentation - Wave Behavior

How do waves interact with matter???

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Wave behaviors diagram.Source: https://maggiesscienceconnection.weebly.com/reflection-absorption--transmission.html

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Essential Question and Standard

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EQ: How do waves behave and what are the characteristics of their behavior

S8P4 d. Develop and use a model to compare and contrast how light and sound waves are refracted, absorbed, transmitted, defracted, and reflected through various materials.

Learning targets art. https://www.pinterest.com/pin/131871095317998566/

• Be able to recall the different forms of wave behaviors.
• Be able to distinguish between the different wave behaviors.
• Be able to define the different wave behaviors.
• Be able to apply the behavior of waves to any given scenario.

Lesson Vocabulary

reflection wave behavior angle of incidence refraction medium angle of reflection diffraction waves absorption matter transmission law of reflection

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WAVE DISTURBANCES

All waves can be deflected, distorted or changed when they come in contact with a boundary.

Transmission image. https://images.app.goo.gl/D8DdXeD2nm3aJ5Bn8

Diffraction image. https://www.aapt.org/Programs/contests/pc09full.cfm?Meeting=SM09&Category=Natural&Placing=44

Rainbow diagram. https://images.app.goo.gl/RptD1pvMyuyuNcjc6

WAVE DISTURBANCES

When light interacts with matter it can be….

• Absorbed
• Reflected

• Transmitted

Wave behavior. https://www.coolaboo.com/physics/waves-and-sound/wave-behavior/

Remember….

If you see text in red as we are moving through the slide show, this is important information that should be written down on your graphic organizer.

Note-taking image. https://images.app.goo.gl/GhqMqw3wuQibbFts6

Absorption: Occurs when light waves enters a medium and disappears. Energy is transferred from the wave to the matter in the new medium.

Absorption (bananas) image. https://physics.stackexchange.com/questions/646726/what-wavelengths-of-light-does-a-banana-reflect

Absorption diagram. https://science.howstuffworks.com/light12.htm

Light stops at the object and does not reflect or refract.

EX: Yellow bananas are seen as yellow because all other colors are ABSORBED

Reflection: A wave strikes the surface of a medium and bounces off.

EX: An image reflected on a still water body.

Law of Reflection: the angle of incidence is = to the angle of reflection

Law of reflection diagram. https://pressbooks.bccampus.ca/introductorygeneralphysics2phys1207opticsfirst/chapter/25-2-the-law-of-reflection/

Reflection image. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reflection_%28physics%29

Transmission: Occurs when light waves pass through an object without interacting.

Transmission diagram. https://science.howstuffworks.com/light12.htm

Transmission (window) image. https://www.johnsonwindowfilms.com/dealer/printPage.php?ARTICLE_ID=153

Wave behaviors diagram.Source: https://maggiesscienceconnection.weebly.com/reflection-absorption--transmission.html

Can you identify each type of light interaction occurring?

Image Credits/References:

Coolaboo. (n.d.). Wave behavior [Diagram]. https://www.coolaboo.com/physics/waves-and-sound/wave-behavior/Giddens, C. (2025, February 25). Module 4 presentation - wave behaviors [Presentation]. Genially. https://view.genially.com/67bdc167b3d089ad899e9059/presentation-an-awesome-title Google Images. (n.d.). Diffraction image [Photograph]. https://www.aapt.org/Programs/contests/pc09full.cfm?Meeting=SM09&Category=Natural&Placing=44 Google Images. (n.d.). Note-taking image [Photograph]. https://images.app.goo.gl/GhqMqw3wuQibbFts6 Google Images. (n.d.). Rainbow diagram [Photograph]. https://images.app.goo.gl/RptD1pvMyuyuNcjc6 Google Images. (n.d.). Scrabble letters [Photograph]. https://www.amazon.com/CleverDelights-100-Wood-Letter-Tiles/dp/B01M23VVQ4 Google Images. (n.d.). Transmission image [Photograph]. https://images.app.goo.gl/D8DdXeD2nm3aJ5Bn8 HowStuffWorks. (n.d.). Absorption diagram [Diagram]. https://science.howstuffworks.com/light12.htm Johnson Window Films. (n.d.). Transmission (window) image [Photograph]. https://www.johnsonwindowfilms.com/dealer/printPage.php?ARTICLE_ID=153 Maggie’s Science Connection. (n.d.). Wave behaviors diagram [Diagram]. https://maggiesscienceconnection.weebly.com/reflection-absorption--transmission.html Physics Stack Exchange. (n.d.). Absorption (bananas) image [Photograph]. https://physics.stackexchange.com/questions/646726/what-wavelengths-of-light-does