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Interaction of Waves

Authored by Korina Adajar

Science

8th - 9th Grade

NGSS covered

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Interaction of Waves
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

When does REFLECTION occur?

when a wave bends due to a change in speed

when a wave hits a surface and bounces back

when a wave passes through an opening

when a wave bends around a barrier

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

When does REFRACTION occur?

when a wave bends due to a change in speed

when a wave hits a surface and bounces back

when a wave passes through an opening

when a wave bends around a barrier

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Interference in which waves combine to form a larger wave than the original?

destructive interference

amplitude enhancement

constructive interference

resonance

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-1

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Destructive interference in a standing wave produces points with zero amplitude called what?

nodes

antinodes

interference

apex

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Points of maximum amplitude on a standing wave are called what?

crests

incidence

apexes

antinodes

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-1

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A wave refracts because one side of the wave changes what before the other side?

speed

color

light

sound

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is an example of diffraction?

a light wave bouncing off of a mirror

light wave bending when hitting water

a water wave bending around a rock

two water waves combining to form a bigger wave

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