1.3 Wave Interactions

Light waves bouncing off a surface is known as?

• Transmission

• Refraction

• Reflection

• Absorption

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This is the term that describes when light passes through matter.

• Transmission

• Transparent

• Translucent

• Opaque

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This is when light changes direction slightly when it passes from one material to another.

• Transmission

• Reflection

• Refraction

• Absorption

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This describes when the atoms of matter absorb light, and converts the light into thermal energy.

• Transmission

• Reflection

• Refraction

• Absorption

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Which type of interaction is shown in the image?

• Destructive Interference

• Absorption

• Constructive Interference

• Reflection

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Which type of interaction is shown in the image?

• Destructive Interference

• Absorption

• Constructive Interference

• Reflection

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Which of the following is NOT a cause of a wave changing direction?

• Reflection
• Refraction
• Radiation
• Diffraction

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Which form of Interference is occurring in this picture?

• Reflection
• Refraction
• Diffraction
• Radiation

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This image is representing what wave interaction?

• Refraction
• Diffraction
• Reflection
• Interference

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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

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