Wave Behaviors

• absorption

• diffraction

• reflection

• refraction

• transmission

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• absorption

• diffraction

• reflection

• refraction

• transmission

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What is a medium?

• something between a small and a large?
• the substance through which a wave can travel
• a pattern of vibration that simulates when a wave is standing still
• the distance from any point on a wave to an identical point on the next wave

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This image depicts which of the following wave behaviors?

• Reflection

• Refraction

• Diffraction

• Resonance

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The two blue and purple waves will undergo _________________ when they meet.

• Constructive interference

• Destructive interference

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The image of the two waves depicts

• Constructive interference

• Destructive interference

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Refraction occurs when _____________

• the wave's speed changes by entering a new medium
• a wave bounces off of a boundary
• waves parts meet each other
• waves bend around a barrier

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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

What type of interference do noise cancelling headphones use?

• Constructive Interference

• Destructive Interference

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Sound waves in musical instruments or tubes create standing waves that enhance which type of interference to make louder sounds?

• Constructive

• Destructive

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