12. Wave Behavior

12. Wave Behavior

Multiple Choice

If a wave has a wavelength of 50 m and a frequency of 25 Hz, what is its velocity?

• 2 m/s
• 150 m/s
• 250 m/s
• 1250 m/s

Multiple Choice

If an AM radio station broadcasts at 9.95 x 10⁵ Hz and its speed is 3 x 10 ⁸ m/s what is the wavelength of this radiation?

• 6.59 x 10^-28 m

• 1.01 x 10^-6 m

• 3.32 x 10^-3 m

• 302 m

Multiple Choice

A wave has wavelength of 10 m and a speed of 340 m/s. What is the frequency of the wave?

• 34 m/s
• 3400 Hz
• 3.4 Hz 
• 34 Hz

Multiple Choice

If this wave completes 10 vibrations in 5 seconds, and you can tell its wavelength from the graph, then what is its speed?

• 5 m/s

• 0.5 m/s

• 1 m/s

• 2 m/s

Multiple Choice

This image represents what kind of wave behavior?

• Diffraction
• Reflection
• Refraction
• Resonance

Multiple Choice

The laser light bends as it passes from the air into the solid block and it bends again as it passes out the other. This is an example of which wave behavior? 

• Diffraction 
• Destructive Interference
• Reflection
• Refraction

Multiple Choice

The Law of Reflection:
The angle of incidence is _________ the angle of reflection

• bigger than
• the same as
• smaller than

Multiple Choice

What is happening in this picture?

• Reflection
• Refraction
• Diffraction
• Absorption

More Wave Behavior

Watch the videos and then go over the slides and questions

Multiple Choice

Which diagram best represents the shape and direction of a series of wave fronts after they have passed through a small opening in a barrier?

Now, what happens when two diffracted waves meet up?

Multiple Choice

What phenomenon does this image demonstrate?

• Constructive interference

• Destructive interference

• Refraction

• Diffraction

Multiple Choice

Two waves traveling towards each other are about to interfere. Which one is the correct resulting wave? (Hint: count the amplitude units!)

• A

• B

• C

• D

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Multiple Choice

SONAR is used to map the ocean floor, sound waves are emitted and then bounce back to the ship.  This is an example of which wave behavior

• Diffraction 
• Destructive Interference
• Reflection
• Refraction

Multiple Choice

The orca uses this behavior of waves to locate food.

• Refraction

• Reflection

• Absorption

• Diffraction

• Interference

Multiple Choice

Name the behavior

• Diffraction
• Interference
• Reflection
• Refraction

Multiple Choice

Two waves traveling towards each other are about to interfere. Which one is the correct resulting wave? (Hint: count the amplitude units!)

• A

• B

• C

• D

Multiple Choice

Water Waves spread through the barrier as they approach the shore.  This is an example of which type of wave behavior?

• Diffraction 
• Destructive Interference
• Reflection
• Refraction

Multiple Choice

What phenomenon does this image demonstrate?

• Constructive interference

• Destructive interference

• Reflection

• Diffraction