Mechanical Wave Interactions

The bouncing of a wave off a surface

• absorption

• dense

• reflection

• diffraction

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The passage of a wave through a medium.

• barrier

• diffraction

• reflection

• transmission

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___________ is the bouncing of a wave off a surface.

• Rarefaction

• Reflection

• Compression

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The speed of a sound wave depends on

• the frequency
• the medium
• both air temperature and medium
• the air temperature

________________ is the transfer of energy by a wave to the medium.

• Resonance

• Refraction

• Diffraction

• Absorption

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The change in direction of a wave when it travels by the edge of an object or through an opening is called ______________

• pitch

• diffraction

• Kendrick Lamar

• Missy Elliott

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________________is the passage of a wave through a medium.

• Transmission

• Absorption

• Reflection

• Diffraction

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Foam in a recording studio _________ the sound waves.

• refracts

• absorbs

• magnifies

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Why did the tin can phone work? 

• The energy of the sound wave is transmitted by the string.

• The energy of the sound wave is absorbed by the string.

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The material through which a wave travels is?

• a rope

• water wave

• snaves

• medium

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