L2- Mechanical Waves

The bouncing of a wave off a surface

• absorption

• diffraction

• reflection

• transmission

The passage of a wave through a medium.

• absorption

• diffraction

• reflection

• transmission

The speed of a sound wave depends on....

• the frequency

• the medium

• the air temperature

• both air temperature and medium

______ is the transfer of energy by a wave to the medium.

• absorption

• diffraction

• reflection

• transmission

The change in direction of a wave when it travels by the edge of an object or through an opening is called......

• absorption

• diffusion

• reflection

• transmission

______ is the passage of a wave through a medium

• absorption

• diffraction

• reflection

• transmission

Foam in a recording studio _____ the sound waves.

• absorbs

• diffracts

• reflects

• transmits

Why did the tin can phone work?

• The energy of the sound wave is transmitted by the string

• The energy of the sound wave is reflected by the string

• The energy of the sound wave is absorbed by the string

• The energy of the sound wave is diffracted by the string

The material through which a wave travels is....

• water wave

• medium

• thick

• thin

This is an example of which type of wave behavior?

• Reflection

• Diffraction

• Transmission

• Absorption