7th Grade Chapter 3.3 Review Quiz

What is the change in the direction of a wave when the wave finds an obstacle or an edge, such as an opening

• diffraction

• refraction

• interference

• resonance

What wave interaction happens when crests of one wave overlap the crests of another wave or waves

• constructive interference

• refraction

• reflection

• resonance

Fill in the blank: If the barrier or opening is larger than the wave length of the wave, there is only a ______________ amount of diffraction.

• large

• small

What wave interaction is the combination of two or more waves that results in a single wave?

• diffraction

• reflection

• interference

• resonance

Fill in the Blank: The frequencies at which standing waves are made are called ___________ .

• resonant frequencies

• destructive interference

• reflected frequencies

• constructive interference

What is a phenomenon that occurs when two objects naturally vibrate at the same frequency

• diffraction

• interference

• reflection

• resonance

What causes planets and the moons to shine brightly if they don't produce light?

• diffraction

• interference

• reflection

• resonance

What is the bending of a wave as the wave passes between two substances in which the speed of the wave differs

• resonance

• interference

• refraction

• reflection

What is a pattern of vibration that simulates a wave that is standing still

• destructive interference

• standing wave

• reflection

• resonance

What do you call a reflected sound wave?

• reflection

• echo

• interference

• diffaction