Reflection Refraction Diffraction Interference

the bending of a wave as it enters a new medium at an angle

• reflection

• refraction

• diffraction

• interference

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

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

• reflection

• refraction

• diffraction

• interference

the interaction that occurs when a wave bounces off of a surface that is cannot pass through

• reflection

• refraction

• diffraction

• interference

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

the interaction of two or more waves the combine in a region of overlap

• reflection

• refraction

• diffraction

• interference

the interaction among two or more waves in which displacements combine to produce a wave with a smaller displacement

• Doppler effect

• Constructive interference

• Destructive interference

• Sonar

the interaction among two or more waves in which displacements combine to produce a wave with a larger displacement

• Doppler effect

• Constructive interference

• Destructive interference

• Intensity

Which word means the bending or spreading of waves as they move around a barrier or pass through an opening?

• interference

• node

• diffraction

• antinode

What word means the bouncing back of an object or wave when it hits a surface through which it cannot pass?

• refraction

• reflection

• node

• resonance

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

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

• reflection

• standing wave

• node

• refraction

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

Which word means the the interaction between waves that meet?

• node

• antinode

• reflection

• interference