Wave Interaction

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Waves bouncing back after hitting a barrier

• reflection

• refraction

• diffraction

• interference

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When waves overlap, it is referred to as

• reflection

• refraction

• interference

• diffraction

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The bending of a wave as it passes from one medium to another

• reflection

• refraction

• interference

• diffraction

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The bending of waves around a barrier is called

• reflection

• refraction

• interference

• diffraction

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The wave interaction responsible for rainbows

• reflection

• refraction

• interference

• diffraction

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Orchestra instruments playing together to make a louder sound than just one instrument

• destructive interference

• constructive interference

• resonance

• diffraction

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If there are not good acoustics in a concert hall or movie theater, then the sounds become muffled. This is

• destructive interference

• constructive interference

• resonance

• diffraction