Refraction, Diffraction and Interference

a disturbance in matter that carries energy from one place to another

• A. electromagnetic wave

• B. longitudinal wave

• C. mechanical wave

• D. transverse wave

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The combination of two or more waves that result in a single wave

• A. diffraction
• B. resonance
• C. reflection
• D. interference

What can waves travel through?

• solids

• liquids

• gases

• all three

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When the crests of one wave overlap the crests of another wave or waves forming a larger displacement

• A. diffraction

• B. destructive interference

• C. constructive interference

• D. resonant frequencies

This image represents what kind of wave behavior?

• Diffraction
• Reflection
• Refraction
• Resonance

This image shows an example of

• Diffraction

• Interference

when a wave bounces off a surface that it cannot pass through

• refraction

• diffraction

• reflection

• absorption

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what is a similarity between refraction and diffraction?

• both require an obstacle or boundary

• both bend waves

• both bounce off a surface

• can only be transverse waves

the bending of a wave as it enters a new medium

• refraction

• diffraction

• reflection

• absorption

the bending of a wave as it moves around an obstacle or passes through a narrow opening

• refraction

• diffraction

• reflection

• absorption