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Engineers experimented with the temperature of various hard hat color. According to the engineers data which of the following would be the best conclusion?

a) Black colored hardhats are the best because they absorbed the most energy and are easy to see

b) Orange colored hardhats are the best because they reflected a lot of energy and are easy to see.

c) White colored hardhats are the best because they absorbed the most energy and are easy to see

d) Yellow colored hardhats are the best because they reflected a lot of energy and are easy to see

Which of the following accurately explains why wifi signals decrease as they interact with more materials in a typical building?

a) Wifi signals transmit equally through all materials in a typical building

b) Wifi signals reflect off the walls and other materials in a typical building

c) Wifi signals are refracted by the walls and different materials in a typical building

d) Wifi signals are partially absorbed by the walls and other materials in a typical building

Which of the following do both P-waves and S-waves have in common as they interact with Earth's layers?

a) P-waves and S-waves are transmitted through each layer of Earth

b) P-waves and S-waves are reflected as they interact with every layer of Earth

c) P-waves and S-waves are refracted with the layers of Earth they interact with

d) P-waves and S-waves are completely absorbed by each layer of Earth

Students were investigating the speed of sound through the air. They created a loud sound and then measured the time it took the sound to echo back to the starting position. Which wave behavior did scientists use to calculate the speed of sound?

a) Refraction

b) Reflection

c) Interference

d) Absorption

Which of the following refracts light to make distance objects appear larger?

a) Prism

b) Convex Lens

c) Concave lens

d) All of the answer choices

Students placed different colored boxes outside and measured their temperature over the course of 60 minutes. Which of the following box colors reflected the most electromagnetic radiation?

a) White box

b) Black box

c) Grey box

d) Green box

Which of the following is the most valid conclusion these students could make according to their data?

a) Sound transmits faster through air than water (sea)

b) Sound transmits slower through air than solids

c) Sound transmits faster through air than liquids

d) Sound transmits slower through solids than gases

Which of the following correctly orders the interaction between light and the eye that allows sight and the perception of color?

a) Optic Nerve -- Convex lens -- Retina -- Cornea

b) Cornea -- Convex lens -- Retina -- Optic Nerve

c) Optic Nerve -- Retina -- Convex lens -- Cornea

d) Convex lens -- Cornea-- Retina -- Optic Nerve

Which of the following best explains why some materials appear the color red?

a) Red objects reflect most colors of visible light but absorb red wavelengths to our eyes

b) Red objects transmit most colors of visible light but reflect red wavelengths to our eyes

c) Red objects absorb most colors of visible light but reflect red wavelengths to our eyes

d) Red objects absorb most colors of visible light but refract red wavelengths to our eyes

Which of the following best explains why some materials appear white?

a) White materials reflect all wavelengths of visible light to our eyes

b) White materials absorbs all wavelengths of visible light to our eyes

c) White materials refracts all wavelengths of visible light to our eyes

d) White materials emit all wavelengths of visible light to our eyes

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