Wave Behavior Worksheet

When a wave strikes an object and bounces back that is

• Reflection

• Refraction

• Diffraction

• Interference

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The bending of a wave caused by the change in its speed

• Reflection

• Refraction

• Diffraction

• Interference

Constructive interference

• When the crest and trough overlaps, and meet each other

• When both crest of two different waves meet and they create a new wave

• When waves cross and cancel each other out

• When waves cross

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Light travels at different speeds in water and air.

• Reflection

• Refraction

• Diffraction

• Interference

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What type of wave behavior is pictured above?

• Refraction

• Reflection

• Absorption

• Diffraction

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What type of wave behavior is pictured above?

• Refraction

• Reflection

• Absorption

• Diffraction

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The bouncing back of a wave when it hits a surface through which it can NOT pass is called —

• rarefaction

• reflection

• diffraction

• refraction

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Match the following

• reflection

• occurs when a wave is bounced off of an object

• refraction

• occurs when the energy from a wave is moved through and object without being absorbed or scattered

• transmission

• occurs when a wave bends around an object

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When an object causes a wave to change direction and bend around it

• Reflection

• Refraction

• Diffraction

• Interference

If the object is smaller than the wavelength the wave diffracts around it. If the object is larger than the wavelength the wave does not diffract around it very much.

• True

• False