Interference

What type of interference is represented in this diagram?

• Constructive

• Destructive

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What type of interference is represented in the diagram?

• Constructive

• Destructive

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What's happening at A?

• Two crests are combining to create constructive interference.

• A crest and a trough are combining to create destructive interference.

• Two crests are combining to create destructive interference.

• A crest and trough are combining to create constructive interference.

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1

What is happening at B?

• Two crests are combining to create constructive interference.

• A crest and a trough are combining to create destructive interference.

• Two crests are combining to create destructive interference.

• A crest and a trough are combining to create constructive interference.

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What type of interference do noise cancelling headphones use?

• Constructive Interference

• Destructive Interference

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Through which material does sound travel slowest?

• Water

• Paper

• Aluminum

• Air

• None of the above

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When a compression interferes with another compression, what occurs?

• They counteract and the wave stops.

• They combine to create a larger compression.

• They combine to create a rarefaction.

• None of the above.

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When a crest and a trough interfere, what occurs?

• They combine to create a higher amplitude wave.

• They counteract and the wave stops.

• The wave changes into a longitudinal wave.

• They combine to create a low amplitude wave.

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Constructive interference happens when two waves are:

• out of phase.

• zero amplitude.

• in phase.

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What will be the result after these two waves overlap?

• A taller wave

• A shorter wave

• A wave with no amplitude

• 3 waves

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