WorksheetsICP 9.4: Wave Behaviors & Interactions
Total questions: 28
Worksheet time: 17mins
Which letter is an example of reflection?
A
B
C
What type of behavior is represented by this diagram?
reflection
refraction
scattering
absorption
Which of the following represents reflection?
What is the main difference between refraction and diffraction?
Refraction is a phenomenon that affects light; diffraction is a phenomenon that affects sound.
Refraction involves the bending of light; diffraction involves the bending and spreading of light, usually around an obstacle.
Refraction usually happens in the atmosphere; diffraction usually happens closer to the earth's surface.
Refraction involves changes to the density of light; diffraction involves changes to the speed of light.
Refraction is when light__________.
Is bounced by an object or material.
Changes speed as it travels in different materials which causes bending.
When light speeds up to over 300,000 km/s
When two or more waves add together.
Constructive interference
Destructive interference
Transverse waves
Mechanical interference
How can resonance break an object?
forcing an object to vibrate at its natural frequency for a short time
forcing an object to vibrate at different frequencies for a short time
forcing an object to vibrate at different frequencies for a longtime
forcing an object to vibrate at its natural frequency for a long time
What type of interference is occurring in the picture?
Constructive
Destructive
What type of interference is being shown in the picture?
Constructive
Destructive
Standing waves are created by
Two identical waves reflecting off each other
Two identical waves being diffracted together
Two identical waves move through each other in opposite directions
Two identical waves are diffracted from two identical sources
In the diagram which letters represent the nodes
A B C
A C E
B D
B D E
A C D
If you are a supervillain, which of the following statements is true?
We want bridges to resonate at their natural frequency to remain functional.
We want bridges to resonate at their natural frequency to collapse.
We do not want bridges to resonate at their natural frequency to remain functional.
We do not want bridges to resonate at their natural frequency to collapse.
Wave A and Wave B are traveling toward each other. Wave A has an amplitude of 4 cm while Wave B has an amplitude of -2 cm. Determine the amplitude of the wave when they overlap.
6 cm
-6 cm
2 cm
-2 cm
Wave A and Wave B are traveling toward each other. Wave A has an amplitude of 4 cm while Wave B has an amplitude of -2 cm. Constructive or Destructive Interference?
Constructive
Destructive
Wave A and Wave B are traveling toward each other. Wave A has an amplitude of 2 cm while Wave B has an amplitude of 3 cm. Determine the amplitude of the wave when they overlap.
-1 cm
1 cm
6 cm
5 cm
Wave A and Wave B are traveling toward each other. Wave A has an amplitude of 2 cm while Wave B has an amplitude of 3 cm. What type of interference?
Constructive
Destructive
What is a general definition of wave interference?
When a wave bounces off an object
When more than on wave meet and interact in the same medium
When a wave bends around a corner
When a wave creates static
When 2 waves meet on the same medium, how do they interact?
They bounce off one another
They travel through one another
They refract off one another
How fast the wave travels (measured in m/s)
Wave speed
Wave length
Amplitude
Reflection
True or False, all types of waves can be reflected.
True
False
