Wave Behavior

The video tutorial explores how energy waves interact with different mediums and obstacles, leading to various behaviors such as absorption, reflection, refraction, diffraction, scattering, and interference. Each behavior is explained with examples, like black pavement absorbing light or a rainbow resulting from scattered sunlight. The tutorial also covers how waves can combine to increase amplitude, as seen in sound waves at a concert.

What happens to a wave during absorption?

• It speeds up and changes direction.

• It is completely reflected back.

• It passes through the medium unchanged.

• It causes the medium's molecules to vibrate.

Which of the following is an example of reflection?

• A rainbow forming in the sky.

• A sunset mirrored on a lake.

• A wave bending around a boat.

• Light passing through a prism.

How does refraction affect a wave?

• It changes the wave's speed and direction.

• It increases the wave's amplitude.

• It absorbs the wave's energy.

• It scatters the wave in multiple directions.

What is an example of diffraction?

• Light waves bending through a prism.

• Sound waves combining at a concert.

• Water waves bending around a boat.

• Sunlight scattering to form a rainbow.

What occurs during wave interference?

• Waves are reflected back to the source.

• Waves are absorbed by a medium.

• Waves combine to form a new wave.

• Waves change speed and direction.