Wave Interaction Notes

Multiple Choice

What is reflection?

• waves being absorbed after striking a barrier

• the bending of a wave as it passes from one medium to another at an angle

• waves bouncing back after striking a barrier

• bending of waves around a barrier

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What is refraction?

• waves being absorbed after striking a barrier

• the bending of a wave as it passes from one medium to another at an angle

• waves bouncing back after striking a barrier

• bending of waves around a barrier

Multiple Choice

True or False: All waves are reflected.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

What usually causes refraction?

• waves passing through only one medium

• wave passing from one medium to another medium

• waves crashing into another

• light

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What is refraction?

• waves being absorbed after striking a barrier

• the bending of a wave as it passes from one medium to another at an angle

• waves bouncing back after striking a barrier

• bending of waves around a barrier

Multiple Choice

What is it called when two or more waves overlap?

• reflection

• refraction

• diffraction

• interference

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What is it called when waves combine to make a wave with a larger amplitude?

• destructive interference

• constructive interference

• standing wave

• resonance

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What is it called when waves combine to make a wave with a smaller amplitude?

• destructive interference

• constructive interference

• standing wave

• resonance

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What is it called when a wave appears to be standing in one place even though it is 2 waves interfering with one another?

• destructive interference

• constructive interference

• standing wave

• resonance

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What is it called when an increase in the amplitude of a vibration occurs when the external vibrations match an object's natural frequency causing it to vibrate as well?

• destructive interference

• constructive interference

• standing wave

• resonance

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What is 0 amplitude in a standing wave?

• Node

• antinode

• crest

• compression

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What is maximum amplitude in a standing wave?

• Node

• antinode

• crest

• compression

Multiple Choice

True or false: Resonance is only harmful.

• True

• False