Wave Phenomena

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

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

• Absorption

• Diffraction

• Reflection

• Resonance

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

• Interference

• Reflection

• Absorption

• Refraction

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

What is the interaction between waves that meet?

• Interference

• Diffraction

• Resonance

• Standing Wave

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

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

• Reflection

• Diffraction

• Absorption

• Interference

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

• Interference

• Resonance

• Reflection

• Refraction

What happens when a wave is absorbed by a material?

• It bounces back

• It bends

• It transfers energy

• It spreads out

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

What is the effect called when a wave's amplitude increases due to matching frequencies?

• Diffraction

• Resonance

• Absorption

• Reflection

What is the term for waves that do not appear to move, despite being the result of interference?

• Standing Wave

• Transmitted

• Reflected

• Diffracted