WorksheetsInteractions of Waves and Wave Speed Review
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
True or False: Sound waves travel faster through solids than through liquids.
True
False
True or false: Sound waves travel faster through gases than through solids.
True
False
True or False: Sound waves travel fastest through liquids and the slowest through solids.
False
True
Light travels fastest through a ______ because ______
air; the particles are spread farthest apart
glass; the particles are closest together
vacuum; there are no particles
water; the particles are fluid
The __________ most greatly affects the speed of a sound wave
the amplitude of the sound wave
the properties of the medium the sound is travelling through
the frequency of the sound wave
the intensity of the medium the sound is travelling through
Which type of wave CANNOT be transferred through outerspace
light
gamma rays
microwaves
sound
Which is true about the speed of light versus the speed of sound?
light waves travel slower than sound waves
both light and sound travel at the same exact speed
sound waves travel slower than light waves
there is no way to ever know
in refraction: the more a light wave bends, the ________ it is travelling
slower
faster
Which material does light pass through the slowest?
air
water
glass
diamond
What type of wave interaction is shown?
diffraction
reflection
refraction
interference
Standing waves are caused by
reflection
wave interference
refraction
wave speed
Which phenomena of light is shown?
refraction
diffraction
reflection
interference
Points B and D show
antinodes where destructive interference occurs
nodes where destructive interference occurs
nodes where constructive interference
antinodes where constructive interference occurs
diffraction is
the bending of light rays when they encounter the edge of a barrier?
the bending of light waves as they change speed
the bouncing of a light wave off of a surface
the interaction between two waves that destruct
What is the change in the direction of a wave when it passes obliquely from one medium to another called?
reflection
refraction
diffraction
superposition
Points A, C, and E are showing
nodes where constructive interference is occurring
nodes where destructive interference is occurring
antinodes where constructive interference is occurring
antinodes where destructive interference is occurring
Light waves pass through two openings and interfere, the light wave that is pictured. Which of the following statements is true with regard to the areas that are produced?
The bright areas are produced by the destructive refraction of light waves.
. The dark areas are produced by the destructive refraction of light waves.
The bright areas are produced by the constructive interference of light waves.
The dark areas are produced by the constructive interference of light waves.
when a crest of one wave, interacts with a trough of a second wave, what is the result?
constructive interference
superposition
destructive interference
antinodes
when a trough of one wave interferes with a trough of a second wave, what is the result?
superposition
refraction
destructive interference
constructive interference
What phenomena is pictured?
constructive interference
destructive interference
reflection
diffraction
