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Wave Interference

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 15mins

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Class
Date
1.

What type of interference is being shown in this image?

a)

Constructive; sound

b)

Constructive; light

c)

Destructive; sound

d)

Destructive; light

2.

In a standing wave, destructive interference creates points of zero amplitude called nodes. Which letters represent this.

a)

A,E,F

b)

B,D,F

c)

B,C,D

d)

A,C,F

3.

What do the waves have to have in common to interfere with each other?

a)

amplitude

b)

frequency

4.

What type of interference is being shown in the picture?

a)

Constructive

b)

Destructive

5.

Two transverse waves overlap.  Crests overlap with crests.  Troughs overlap with troughs.  The waves are

a)

In-phase

b)

Out-of-phase

c)

In-synchronicity

d)

Out-of-synchronicity

6.

Two transverse waves overlap.  Crests overlap with troughs.  Troughs overlap with crests.  The waves are _______.

a)

In-phase

b)

Out-of-phase

c)

In-synchronicity

d)

Out-of-synchronicity

7.

If two overlapping waves are in-phase, the resultant wave will have ______ compared to the two waves.

a)

Greater amplitude

b)

Greater frequency

c)

Greater wavelength

d)

Greater wave speed

8.

When 2 waves meet on the same medium, how do they interact?

a)

They bounce off one another

b)

They travel through one another

c)

They refract off one another

9.

What type of interference is occurring in the picture?

a)

Constructive

b)

Destructive

10.

Constructive interference happens when two waves are:

a)

out of phase.

b)

zero amplitude.

c)

in phase.

11.

What type of interference is represented in the diagram?

a)

Constructive

b)

Destructive

12.

When a compression interferes with another compression, what occurs?

a)

They counteract and the wave stops.

b)

They combine to create a larger compression.

c)

They combine to create a rarefaction.

d)

None of the above.

13.

When a crest and a trough interfere, what occurs?

a)

They combine to create a higher amplitude wave.

b)

They counteract and the wave either lessens or stops completely.

c)

The wave changes into a longitudinal wave.

14.

Wave Interference

a)

A) The waves are in phase and their amplitudes add up.

b)

B) The waves are out of phase and their amplitudes cancel out.

c)

C) The waves have different frequencies and create a beat pattern.

d)

D) The waves travel in opposite directions and form a standing wave.

15.

Wave Interference

a)

A) The interference pattern is a result of the Doppler effect.

b)

B) The interference pattern is due to the superposition of two or more waves.

c)

C) The interference pattern occurs only in sound waves.

d)

D) The interference pattern is caused by the reflection of waves from a surface.