Wave behaviors

Wave behaviors

8th - 9th Grade

18 Qs

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Wave behaviors

Wave behaviors

Assessment

Quiz

Science

8th - 9th Grade

Practice Problem

Medium

NGSS
MS-PS4-2, MS-PS4-1, HS-PS4-5

Standards-aligned

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18 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which term refers to the bending of light rays when they encounter the edge of a barrier?

interference

reflection

refraction

diffraction

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the change in the direction of a wave when it passes obliquely from one medium to another called?

refraction

interference

diffraction

superposition

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What factor most affects the speed of a sound wave?

intensity of the medium

properties of the medium

amplitude of the sound waves

frequency of the sound waves

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following best describes diffraction?

the bending of a wave as it crosses the boundary between two materials

the bending of a wave as it reflects from a rough surface

the bending of a wave as it goes around, or passes through, openings in a barrier

the bending of a wave as it reflects from a smooth surface

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Media Image

Which type of interference will occur when the pulses in the figure meet?

no interference

constructive interference

total interference

destructive interference

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-1

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Media Image

Which type of wave interaction is best demonstrated in the picture ?

reflection

interference

refraction

diffraction

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

When a wave strikes an object and bounces off of it

Absorption

Diffraction

Refraction

Reflection

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

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