Diffraction Interference

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

• reflection

• diffraction

• interference

Light spreads out after it travels through a keyhole.

• refraction

• diffraction

• angle of reflection

• angle of incidence

The bending of waves around a barrier is called ____________

• diffraction

• frequency

• wave

• amplitude

What is the ability for two or more waves to combine and form a new wave when they overlap; it can be destructive or constructive?

• interference

• transverse wave

• refraction

• longitudinal wave

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

• interference

• node

• diffraction

• antinode

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Which word means the the interaction between waves that meet?

• node

• antinode

• reflection

• interference

Which word means the interference that occurs when two waves combine to make a wave with an amplitude larger than the amplitude of either of the individual waves?

• constructive interference

• control rod

• node

• standing wave

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

• reflection

• node

• standing wave

• diffraction

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What phenomenon occurs when light waves bend around obstacles or spread out after passing through narrow openings?

• Reflection

• Refraction

• Diffraction

• Polarization

In a double-slit experiment, what pattern is observed on the screen due to the interference of light waves?

• Uniform illumination

• Dark and bright fringes

• Circular patterns

• Random scattering

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