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Wave Interactions

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is happening to these waves as they enter a material?

a)

absorption

b)

refraction

c)

reflection

d)

diffusion

2.

Which happens when waves pass through a material?

a)

diffusion

b)

reflection

c)

transmission

d)

interference

3.

When light is reflected, what determines the angle of reflection?

a)

the angle of incidence

b)

the brightness of the light

c)

the substance reflecting the light

d)

the substance through which light is traveling the substance through which light is traveling

4.

Which happens when a wave passes through an opening?

a)

interference

b)

refraction

c)

reflection

d)

diffraction

5.

What is interference?

a)

the diminishing energy of a wave as it enters a material

b)

the formation of a new wave by two or more overlapping waves

c)

the change of direction of a wave caused by entering a new material

d)

the change of direction of a wave caused by passing around a small object the change of direction of a wave caused by passing around a small object

6.

The transfer of energy by a wave to the medium through which it travels

a)

absorption

b)

transmission

c)

reflection

d)

diffraction

7.

The passage of light through an object

a)

transmission

b)

absorption

c)

diffraction

d)

reflection

8.

The bouncing of a wave off a surface

a)

reflection

b)

absorption

c)

transmission

d)

diffraction

9.

The change in direction of a wave that occurs as the wave changes speed when moving from one medium to another

a)

refraction

b)

absorption

c)

transmission

d)

diffraction

10.

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

a)

diffraction

b)

absorption

c)

transmission

d)

refraction