Wave Behavior

1. What type of wave behavior occurs when a wave oscillates in one particular direction?

• a. Reflection

• b. Refraction

• c. Diffraction

• d. Polarization

• e. Absorption

2. What type of wave behavior occurs when a wave stays in the same medium, but bends around an obstacle?

• a. Reflection

• b. Refraction

• c. Diffraction

• d. Polarization

• e. Absorption

3. What is it called when a wave encounters a barrier and returns to the original medium?

• a. Reflection

• b. Refraction

• c. Diffraction

• d. Polarization

• e. Absorption

4. What is it called when a wave encounters a new medium and the medium takes some of the energy of the wave away?

• a. Reflection

• b. Refraction

• c. Diffraction

• d. Polarization

• e. Absorption

5. What is it called when a wave changes direction upon moving from one medium to a new medium?

• a. Reflection

• b. Refraction

• c. Diffraction

• d. Polarization

• e. Absorption

6. When sunlight hits the black pavement, the pavement becomes hot. This is an example of what type of wave behavior?

• a. Reflection

• b. Refraction

• c. Diffraction

• d. Polarization

• e. Absorption

7. What is it called when two waves come into contact with each other?

• a. Interference

• b. Refraction

• c. Diffraction

• d. Polarization

• e. Absorption

8. Light striking a prism is an example of what type of wave behavior?

• a. Interference

• b. Refraction

• c. Diffraction

• d. Polarization

• e. Absorption

9. What type of waves cannot be polarized?

• a. Transverse waves

• b. light waves

• c. radio waves

• d. sound waves

• e. all the above

10. What type of wave interference results in a wave with a smaller amplitude than the two original waves?

• a. destructive

• b. constructive