Wave Behavior & Interference

What type of interference is represented in this diagram?

• Constructive

• Destructive

What type of interference is represented in the diagram?

• Constructive

• Destructive

When a crest and a trough interfere, what occurs?

• They combine to create a higher amplitude wave.

• They counteract and the wave either lessens or stops completely.

• The wave changes into a longitudinal wave.

When a wave strikes an object and bounces off

• medium
• refraction
• reflection
• interference

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When standing in the sun this behavior allows you to warm up as light and other waves hit your clothes. 

• Reflection
• Refraction
• Absorption
• Transmission

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You can see this text, your desk, and the person in front of you because light is being _______.

• absorbed
• refracted
• diffracted
• reflected

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• Constructive Interference
• Destructive Interference
• Refraction
• Diffraction

This is the term that describes when light passes through matter.

• Transmission

• Transparent

• Translucent

• Opaque

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The crest of a 2m tall wave collides with a trough of a 1m tall wave. What will be the amplitude of the resulting wave?

• 1 meter

• 2 meters

• 3 meters

• 4 meters

The crest of a wave with an amplitude of 5m crashes into the crest of another wave with an amplitude of 3m. What will the amplitude of the resulting wave be?

• 2 meters

• 6 meters

• 8 meters

• 12 meters

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