____________ is the transfer of energy by a wave to the medium through which it travels

• absorption

• transmission

• reflection

• interference

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

_______ is the passage of light through an object.

• absorption

• transmission

• reflection

• interference

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

_________ is the bouncing of a wave off a surface.

• Absorption

• transmission

• reflection

• interference

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

When a wave is reflected from a surface, the angle of reflection is equal to the angle of incidence.

• law of motion

• law of reflection

• refraction

• diffraction

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

_________ is the change in direction of a wave that occurs as the wave changes speed when moving from one medium to another.

• normal

• diffraction

• constructive

• refraction

The change in direction of a wave when it travels by the edge of an object or through an opening is called __________.

• refraction

• diffraction

• normal

• interference

________ occurs when waves that overlap combined, forming a new wave.

• interference

• transmission

• constructive

• normal

A new wave forms with greater amplitude than either of the original wave.

• reflection

• absorption

• constructive

• diffraction

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1

An imaginary line, perpendicular to a surface, is called___________.

• normal

• abstract

• diffraction

• none of these

The __________ of a wave is the maximum distance that the wave moves from the rest position.

• amplitude

• wavelength

• frequency

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1