Waves Interactions Vocabulary

The transfer of energy by a wave to the medium through which it travels.

• absoprtion

• diffraction

• interference

• refraction

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

The passage of light through an object.

• absorption

• diffraction

• transmission

• reflection

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

Change in direction of a wave when it travels by the edge of an object or through an opening.

• absorption

• diffraction

• reflection

• refraction

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

The change in direction of a wave as it changes speed.

• transmission

• refraction

• diffraction

• absorption

Occurs when waves that overlap combine to form a new wave

• reflection

• refraction

• interference

• diffraction

States that when a wave is reflected from a surface, the angle of reflection if equal to the angle of incidence.

• law of refraction

• law of reflection

• law of diffraction

• law of interference

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

The bouncing of a wave off a surface.

• reflection

• refraction

• diffraction

• absorption

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

When two waves meet, their crests might overlap and create a new wave. This is called _______ interference.

• constructive

• destructive

• reflective

• diffraction

If a crest of one wave overlaps the trough of another wave, __________ interference occurs.

• constructive

• destructive

• reflective

• diffraction