Waves Properties and Interactions

What happens when waves slow down and change direction?

• refraction

• diffraction

• absorption

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What is it called when two waves combine to form a new wave?

• reflection

• diffraction

• interference

What happens when the crest of one wave overlaps the trough of a different wave?

• diffraction interference

• destructive interference

• constructive interference

What can you infer about a wave with a short wavelength?

• it has a low amplitude

• it has a high amplitude

• it has a high frequency

• it has a low frequency

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What does it mean when a wave's amplitude increases?

• its frequency also increases

• it's moving through a denser medium

• its wavelength gets longer

• it's carrying more energy

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What medium do seismic waves travel through?

• the air

• the ground

• water

• outer space

The distance from the crest of one wave to the crest of the next wave is called:

• amplitude

• frequency

• wavelength

• medium

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What is happening to the light waves as they hit the black object in the middle? 

• They are being reflected.

• They are being absorbed.

• They are being refracted.

• They are being transmitted. 

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The orange line is measuring the _________________________.

• wavelength

• amplitude

• crest

• trough

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What type of wave behavior is pictured above?

• Refraction

• Reflection

• Absorption

• Diffraction

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