Wave Interference

What type of interference is being shown in this image?

• Constructive; sound

• Constructive; light

• Destructive; sound

• Destructive; light

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NGSS.HS-PS4-1

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In a standing wave, destructive interference creates points of zero amplitude called nodes. Which letters represent this.

• A,E,F

• B,D,F

• B,C,D

• A,C,F

What do the waves have to have in common to interfere with each other?

• amplitude

• frequency

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NGSS.HS-PS4-1

What type of interference is being shown in the picture?

• Constructive

• Destructive

Two transverse waves overlap.  Crests overlap with crests.  Troughs overlap with troughs.  The waves are

• In-phase

• Out-of-phase

• In-synchronicity

• Out-of-synchronicity

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NGSS.HS-PS4-1

Two transverse waves overlap.  Crests overlap with troughs.  Troughs overlap with crests.  The waves are _______.

• In-phase

• Out-of-phase

• In-synchronicity

• Out-of-synchronicity

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NGSS.HS-PS4-1

If two overlapping waves are in-phase, the resultant wave will have ______ compared to the two waves.

• Greater amplitude

• Greater frequency

• Greater wavelength

• Greater wave speed

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NGSS.HS-PS4-1

When 2 waves meet on the same medium, how do they interact?

• They bounce off one another

• They travel through one another

• They refract off one another

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1

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What type of interference is occurring in the picture?

• Constructive

• Destructive

Constructive interference happens when two waves are:

• out of phase.

• zero amplitude.

• in phase.