Wave Phenomena

Wave Phenomena

8th Grade

15 Qs

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Wave Phenomena

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Assessment

Quiz

Science

8th Grade

Hard

NGSS
MS-PS4-2

Standards-aligned

Created by

Lisa Thompson

FREE Resource

15 questions

Show all answers

1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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

Reflection

Refraction

Diffraction

Interference

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is the bending or spreading of waves as they move around a barrier or pass through an opening?

Absorption

Diffraction

Reflection

Resonance

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is the transfer of energy from a wave to a material that it encounters?

Interference

Reflection

Absorption

Refraction

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is the interaction between waves that meet?

Interference

Diffraction

Resonance

Standing Wave

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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

Resonance

Standing Wave

Diffraction

Absorption

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which process involves waves spreading out after passing through a narrow opening?

Reflection

Diffraction

Absorption

Interference

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which term describes the phenomenon where two waves combine to form a wave with a larger amplitude?

Interference

Resonance

Reflection

Refraction

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