Pre AP Waves interactions

When 2 waves meet and there amplitude increases it is known as what?

• Constructive Interference
• Amplitude Addition
• Positive Interference
• Destructive Interference

An interaction between 2 waves that causes a smaller amplitude

• Constructive interference
• Destructive interference
• Resonance
• Diffraction

Which wave behavior do noise cancelling headphones use?

• diffraction
• refraction
• constructive interference
• destructive interference

What is "?" ?

• rarefaction
• compression
• expansion
• reflection

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Which term explains the path of the light ray in this diagram?

• Convection
• Scattering
• Absorption
• Refraction

What does it mean to refract?

• bounce off
• to bend
• curve outward
• reflect

What is refraction?

• The bending of light as it passes through one material to another
• On the Electromagnetic spectrum, these have the shortest wavelengths and highest frequency
• Type of wave in which sound travels
• Highest point on a wave

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When a wave bends around a barrier or passes through an opening, it is called

• Diffraction
• Reflection
• Refraction
• Interference

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When a sound wave hits a wall and echoes back, this is an example of what?

• Refraction
• Diffraction
• Reflection
• Interference

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This image is representing what wave interaction?

• Refraction
• Diffraction
• Reflection
• Interference

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