
Wave Behavior: Reflection, Refraction, and Interference Explained

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6th - 8th Grade
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Patricia Brown
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What happens to a wave when it reflects off a surface?
It gets absorbed by the surface.
It changes its speed.
It changes its frequency.
It maintains the same angle of incidence and reflection.
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Why does a pencil appear bent when placed in a glass of water?
The pencil is actually bent.
The air around the pencil is denser.
Light waves slow down in water, causing refraction.
The water distorts the pencil's shape.
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What determines the extent of diffraction of a wave?
The temperature of the medium.
The wavelength and size of the opening.
The speed of the wave.
The color of the wave.
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How does the wavelength affect diffraction?
Shorter wavelengths diffract more.
Longer wavelengths diffract less.
Wavelength does not affect diffraction.
Longer wavelengths diffract more.
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is constructive interference?
When a wave bends around an object.
When two waves combine to form a larger wave.
When two waves cancel each other out.
When a wave reflects off a surface.
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is destructive interference?
When two waves combine to form a larger wave.
When two waves pass through each other without interaction.
When two waves combine to form a smaller wave.
When a wave bends as it enters a new medium.
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What happens when two waves meet and are in phase?
They form a larger wave.
They form a smaller wave.
They cancel each other out.
They pass through each other unchanged.
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