Wave Interactions

What happens when a sound wave encounters a solid barrier?

• It speeds up

• It slows down

• It is reflected

• It is transmitted without change

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

What is the term for the bending of a wave around the edge of a barrier?

• Reflection

• Refraction

• Diffraction

• Transmission

What is the term used to describe the change in frequency of a wave for an observer moving relative to the source of the wave?

• The Doppler Effect

• The Refraction Effect

• The Diffraction Effect

• The Reflection Effect

Which of the following is NOT a property of electromagnetic waves?

• They can travel through a vacuum.

• They require a medium to travel through.

• They travel at the speed of light in a vacuum.

• They include visible light, radio waves, and X-rays.

The image represents what type of wave interaction

• Refraction

• Diffraction

• Reflection

• Constructive interference

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NGSS.HS-PS4-1

This image is representing what wave interaction?

• Refraction

• Diffraction

• Reflection

• Interference

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NGSS.HS-PS4-5

The image represents what type of wave interaction

• Refraction

• Diffraction

• Reflection

• Constructive interference

This image is representing what wave interaction?

• refraction

• diffraction

• reflection

• absorption

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

An echo is an example of what type of wave interaction?

• reflection

• refraction

• diffraction

• interference

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

What would you call this?

• Reflection

• Diffraction

• Refraction

• Friction

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1

NGSS.MS-PS4-2