Wave Phenomena

A submarine is transmitting a sound wave toward a big rock on the sea bed. State the wave phenomenon involved.

• Reflection

• Refraction

• Dispersion

• Interferens

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

What are echoes?

Sounds that are _______ from a hard surface.

• absorbed

• reflected

• propagate

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

__________ is a sound reflection technology applied in ships at sea using the reflection of sound waves to determine the depth of the sea.

• Reflection

• Echo

• Solar

• Sonar

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

The frequency of sound that can be detected by humans is within the range of _________

• 67 Hz to 45 000 Hz

• 16 Hz to 12 000 Hz

• 20 Hz to 20 000 Hz

• 2 000 Hz to 110 000 Hz

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What do we call it when a wave changes direction because it has passed from one medium into another and has changed speeds as a result?

• Refraction

• Reflection

• Rarefaction

• Diffraction

• Interfraction

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

The bouncing back of a wave when it hits a surface through which it can NOT pass is called —

• rarefaction

• reflection

• diffraction

• refraction

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

What type of wave behavior is pictured above?

• Refraction

• Reflection

• Absorption

• Diffraction

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

What happens when a wave bends around the edge of an object or through openings?

• Reflection

• Refraction

• Diffraction

• Absorption

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

What type of wave behavior is pictured above?

• Refraction

• Reflection

• Absorption

• Diffraction

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

When a medium does not allow a wave to travel through, but transfers the energy from the wave to the object.

• absorb

• transmit

• refelct

• refract

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2