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12.3 Interactions of Waves

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Reflection occurs when a wave

a)

bends due to a change in speed

b)

hits a surface and bounces back

c)

passes through an opening

d)

bends around a barrier

2.

Refraction occurs when a wave

a)

bends due to a change in speed

b)

hits a surface and bounces back

c)

passes through an opening

d)

bends around a barrier

3.

Interference in which waves combine

to form a wave with a larger amplitude

a)

destructive interference

b)

amplitude enhancement

c)

constructive interference

d)

resonance

4.

Points of maximum amplitude on a

standing wave are called

a)

crests

b)

incidence

c)

apexes

d)

antinodes

5.

Destructive interference in a standing wave produces points with zero amplitude

called .

(a)  

6.

Waves do not bend when entering a new medium at a(n)

angle.

(a)  

7.

A wave refracts because one side of the wave changes before the other side.

(a)  

8.

A wave and spreads out in diffraction.

(a)  

9.

When the crest of one wave overlaps the trough of another wave, can occur.

(a)  

10.

A standing wave is actually two waves as they pass through

each other.

(a)