Worksheets Name
Interference
Class
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 18mins
Date
Instructor name: Asmaa Fayed
1.
What type of interference is represented in this diagram?
a) Destructive b) Constructive
2.
What type of interference is represented in the diagram?
a) Constructive b) Destructive
3.
What type of interference do noise cancelling headphones use?
a) Constructive Interference b) Destructive Interference
4.
Sound waves in musical instruments or tubes create standing waves that enhance which type of interference to make louder sounds?
a) Constructive b) Destructive
5. True or False? Two waves cannot exist in the same space or in the same medium at the same time.
a) False b) True
6.
When a compression interferes with another compression, what occurs?
a) They combine to create a rarefaction. b) None of the above.
c) They combine to create a larger compression. d) They counteract and the wave stops.
7. When a crest and a trough interfere, what occurs?
a) They counteract and the wave either lessens or stops completely. b) The wave changes into a longitudinal wave.
c) They combine to create a higher amplitude wave.
8. If waves overlap and are in phase, how will that affect the resultant wave?
a) Decrease the amplitude b) Increase the frequency
c) Increase the amplitude d) Decrease the frequency
9. What is the height of a wave from equilibrium?
a) Interference b) Amplitude
c) Wavelength d) Sound
10.
What will be the result after these two waves overlap?
a) 3 waves b) A shorter wave
c) A wave with no amplitude d) A taller wave
11.
Two longitudinal waves overlap. Compressions overlap with compressions. Rarefactions overlap with rarefactions. The waves are
a) Out-of-synchronicity b) In-synchronicity
c) Out-of-phase d) In-phase
12.
Two longitudinal waves overlap. Compressions overlap with rarefactions. The waves are
a) In-phase b) In-synchronicity
c) Out-of-phase d) Out-of-synchronicity
13.
Look at the diagram. At which positions will the overlapping waves have the most constructive interference?
a) Positions #3 & #4 b) Positions #1 & #5
c) Positions #2 & #3 d) Positions #4 & #5
14.
Look at the diagram. At which positions will the overlapping waves have the most destructive interference?
a) Positions #4 & #5 b) Positions #3 & #4
c) Positions #2 & #3 d) Positions #1 & #5
15. Review: What is it called when a wave bounces off an object?
a) Diffraction b) Reflection
c) Refraction
16.
Two wave pulses one with a positive amplitude the other with equal negative amplitude travel on a cord approaching each other. What is the result
of the oscillations when the pulses reach the same point?
a) It is destructive interference with zero amplitude b) It is constructive interference with slightly greater amplitude
c) It is constructive interference with twice the amplitude d) It is constructive interference with the negative amplitude
e) The standing wave is produced
17.
Two wave pulses with equal positive amplitudes travel on a cord approaching each other. What is the result of the oscillations when the pulses
reach the same point?
a) It is constructive interference with twice the amplitude b) It is destructive interference with zero amplitude
c) The standing wave is produced d) It is constructive interference with slightly greater amplitude
e) It is constructive interference with the negative amplitude
18. Which of the following is the speed of a wave traveling with a wavelength λ, frequency f, and period T?
a) b)
v =f ⋅T v=
f
c) d)
v =λ⋅f v=
f
e)
λ
v=
19. What is a general definition of wave interference?
a) When more than on wave meet and interact in the same medium b) When a wave bounces off an object
c) When a wave creates static d) When a wave bends around a corner
20. When two waves meet and create a smaller wave
a) Constructive b) Destructive
Answer Keys
1. b) Constructive 2. b) Destructive 3. b) Destructive Interference
4. a) Constructive 5. a) False 6. c) They combine to create a larger
compression.
7. a) They counteract and the wave either 8. c) Increase the amplitude 9. b) Amplitude
lessens or stops completely.
10. c) A wave with no amplitude 11. d) In-phase 12. c) Out-of-phase
13. c) Positions #2 & #3 14. a) Positions #4 & #5 15. b) Reflection
16. a) It is destructive interference with zero 17. a) It is constructive interference with twice 18. c)
v =λ⋅f
amplitude the amplitude
19. a) When more than on wave meet and 20. b) Destructive
interact in the same medium