Quiz about Waves Review

Question 1

Which wave would represent a high pitch?

Accepted Answer

blue

Answer

yellow

Question 2

Which type of wave are sound waves?

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longitudinal

Answer

transverse

Question 3

Through which medium does sound travel fastest?

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solid

Answer

liquid

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gas

Question 4

When waves pass through a different material resulting in the change of speed in the wave

Accepted Answer

refraction

Answer

reflection

Answer

diffraction

Question 5

Characteristic of all wave types when they hit an irregular surface. In longitudinal waves the waves move through a barrier and spread out.

Accepted Answer

diffraction

Answer

refraction

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reflection

Question 6

Occurs when waves bounce off of a surface back towards its source

Accepted Answer

reflection

Answer

refraction

Answer

diffraction

Question 7

When light waves pass through a prism why do the colors separate?

Accepted Answer

change in velocity

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change in mass

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change in temperature

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change in amplitude

Question 8

In the longitudinal wave the areas of high density represent

Accepted Answer

compressions

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rarefactions

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wavelength

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amplitude

Question 9

In the diagram the part labeled A is the

Accepted Answer

compression

Answer

rarefacton

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wavelength

Answer

amplitude

Question 10

In the diagram the part labeled B is the

Accepted Answer

rarefacton

Answer

compression

Answer

wavelength

Answer

amplitude

Question 11

In the diagram the part labeled C is the

Accepted Answer

wavelength

Answer

rarefacton

Answer

compression

Answer

amplitude

Question 12

How can wavelength be determined?

Accepted Answer

from compression to compression

Answer

from compression to rarefaction

Question 13

In which type of wave do the particle of the wave move parallel to the direction of the motion

Accepted Answer

longitudinal

Answer

transverse

Question 14

In the diagram the part labeled C is the

Accepted Answer

wavelength

Answer

rarefacton

Answer

compression

Answer

amplitude

Question 15

In which type of wave do the particle of the wave move perpindicular to the direction of the motion

Accepted Answer

transverse

Answer

longitudinal

Question 16

Which type of wave displaces its medium in the direction of the propagation

Accepted Answer

Sound

Answer

Light

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Water

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Rope

Question 17

Put the waves in order of increasing sound.

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C, B, A

Answer

C, A, B

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B, A, C

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A, B, C

Question 18

A object vibrating at a second objects natural frequency which causes the 2nd object to vibrate without touching

Accepted Answer

resonance

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wave interference

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constructive wave

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deconstructive wave

Question 19

Using the image, what is the order of the electromagnetic spectrum?

Accepted Answer

gamma, x-ray ultraviolet, visible light, infrared, microwave, radio

Answer

radio waves, microwaves, infrared, visible light, ultraviolet , w-rays, gamma

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gamma, x-ray, infrared, visible light ultraviolet, microwave, radio

Answer

radio waves, microwaves, ultraviolet, visible light, infrared, x-rays, gamma

Question 20

To see color all colors are __________ and the color we see is __________.

Accepted Answer

absorbed

reflected

Answer

reflected

absorbed

Question 21

_______ waves have the lowest energy and lowest frequency while _________

wave have the highest energy and the highest frequency.

Accepted Answer

Radiogamma

Answer

Gammaradio

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Microwaves

gamma

Answer

Gamma

Microwaves

Question 22

A ______ lens will cause the light to diverge and spread out, while a _______ lens will cause the light to converge.

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concave

convex

Answer

convex

concave

Question 23

Light waves are described as

Accepted Answer

Transverse

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Longitudinal

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Compressional

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Magnetic

Question 24

X-rays have a high frequency and can pass through skin and muscle, but not bones.

Accepted Answer

True

Answer

False

Question 25

Choose all that apply

The electromagnetic spectrum is organized by

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frequency

Answer

wavelength

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speed

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color

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