Wave Interference and Standing Waves

a point of maximum displacement midway between two nodes of a standing wave

• node

• antinode

• decibel

• resonance

the response of a standing wave to another wave of the same frequency, with dramatic increase in amplitude of the standing wave

• constructive interference

• destructive interference

• resonance

• interference

Which term is this a definition for: a pattern of vibration that looks like a wave is at rest

• Echolocation

• Percussion Instrument

• Woodwind Instrument

• Standing Wave

The blending of pitches through interference produces an instrument's

• sound quality.

• amplitude.

• echoes.

• resonance.

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What is the process called when a crest interferes with a trough to lessen or cancel the amplitude of a wave.

• Constructive interference

• Destructive interference

What type of waves are produced whenever two waves of identical frequency interfere with one another while traveling in opposite directions along the same medium?

• Standing

• Constructive

• Destructive

• Transversal

What type of interference is being shown in this image?

• Constructive; sound

• Constructive; light

• Destructive; sound

• Destructive; light

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What type of interference is being shown in this image?

• Constructive; sound

• Constructive; light

• Destructive; sound

• Destructive; light

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What is the term for the point of zero amplitude in a standing wave?

• Node

• Antinode

• Crest

• Trough

When two waves meet in such a way that their crests line up together, what type of interference occurs?

• Constructive Interference

• Destructive Interference

• Resonance

• Diffraction