Wave Interactions

What word means the bouncing back of an object or wave when it hits a surface through which it cannot pass?

• refraction

• reflection

• node

• resonance

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

Which word means the bending of waves as they enter a new medium at an angle , caused by a change in speed?

• reflection

• standing wave

• node

• refraction

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

Which word means the bending or spreading of waves as they move around a barrier or pass through an opening?

• interference

• node

• diffraction

• antinode

Which word means the the interaction between waves that meet?

• node

• antinode

• reflection

• interference

Which word means the interference that occurs when two waves combine to make a wave with an amplitude larger than the amplitude of either of the individual waves?

• constructive interference

• control rod

• node

• standing wave

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-1

What word means a wave appears to stand in one place, even though it is two waves interfering as they pass through each other?

• reflection

• node

• standing wave

• diffraction

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-1

What word means a point of zero amplitude on a standing wave?

• reflection

• node

• nonrenewable resources

• refraction

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-1

What word means maximum amplitude on a standing wave?

• node

• standing wave

• resonance

• antinode

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-1

What word means the increase in the amplitude of a vibration that occurs when external vibrations match an object's natural frequency?

• resonance

• node antinode

• interference

• diffraction

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-1

Which word means the interference that occurs when two waves combine to make a wave with an amplitude smaller than the amplitude of either of the individual waves.

• constructive interference

• node

• destructive interference

• antinode

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-1