Wave Phenomena Quiz

What is the bouncing back of a wave that hits a surface through which it cannot pass?

• Refraction

• Diffraction

• Reflection

• Absorption

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

What is the bending of waves as they enter a new medium at an angle, caused by a change in speed?

• Reflection

• Refraction

• Diffraction

• Interference

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

What is the bending or spreading of waves as they move around a barrier or pass through an opening?

• Absorption

• Diffraction

• Reflection

• Resonance

What is the transfer of energy from a wave to a material that it encounters?

• Interference

• Reflection

• Absorption

• Refraction

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

What is the interaction between waves that meet?

• Interference

• Diffraction

• Resonance

• Standing Wave

What is a wave that appears to stand in one place, even though it is two waves interfering as they pass through each other?

• Resonance

• Standing Wave

• Diffraction

• Absorption

What is the increase in the amplitude of a vibration that occurs when external vibrations match an object's natural frequency?

• Reflection

• Refraction

• Resonance

• Interference

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-1

What term describes when something has been moved through space or between two mediums?

• Transmitted

• Reflected

• Absorbed

• Diffracted

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

Which term refers to the bending of light as it passes through a lens?

• Reflection

• Refraction

• Diffraction

• Absorption

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

Which process involves waves spreading out after passing through a narrow opening?

• Reflection

• Diffraction

• Absorption

• Interference