Quiz about Unit 7 - Waves - PS

Question 1

The transfer of energy from a wave to a material that it encounters

Accepted Answer

absorption

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reflection

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refraction

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diffraction

Question 2

The bending or spreading of waves as they move around a barrier or pass through an opening

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diffraction

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absorption

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reflection

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refraction

Question 3

The bouncing back of an object or a wave when it hits a surface through which it cannot pass

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reflection

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absorption

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refraction

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diffraction

Question 4

The bending of waves as they enter a new medium at an angle, caused by a change in speed

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refraction

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absorption

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reflection

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diffraction

Question 5

The maximum distance the particles of a medium move away from their rest positions as a longitudinal wave passes through the medium

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amplitude

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frequency

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wavelength

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intensity

Question 6

The number of complete waves that pass a given point in a certain amount of time

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frequency

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amplitude

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wavelength

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intensity

Question 7

The amount of energy per second carried through a unit area by a wave

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intensity

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amplitude

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frequency

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wavelength

Question 8

The distance between two corresponding parts of a wave, such as the distance between two crests

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wavelength

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amplitude

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frequency

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intensity

Question 9

A wave made up of a combination of a changing electric field and a changing magnetic field

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electromagnetic wave

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longitudinal wave

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mechanical wave

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transverse wave

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standing wave

Question 10

A wave that moves the medium in a direction parallel to the direction in which the wave travels

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longitudinal wave

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mechanical wave

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transverse wave

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electromagnetic wave

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standing wave

Question 11

A wave that requires a medium through which to travel

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mechanical wave

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longitudinal wave

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transverse wave

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electromagnetic wave

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standing wave

Question 12

A wave that appears to stand in one place, even though it is two waves interfering as they pass through each other

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standing wave

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longitudinal wave

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mechanical wave

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transverse wave

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electromagnetic wave

Question 13

A wave that moves the medium at right angles to the direction in which the wave travels

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transverse wave

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longitudinal wave

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mechanical wave

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electromagnetic wave

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standing wave

Question 14

The material through which a wave travels

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medium

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opaque

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translucent

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transparent

Question 15

A type of material that reflects or absorbs all of the light that strikes it

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opaque

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medium

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translucent

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transparent

Question 16

A type of material that scatters light as it passes through

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translucent

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medium

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opaque

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transparent

Question 17

A type of material that transmits light without scattering it

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transparent

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medium

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opaque

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translucent

Question 18

A disturbance that transfers energy from place to place

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wave

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interference

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diffuse reflection

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Doppler effect

Question 19

Reflection that occurs when parallel light rays hit an uneven surface and all reflect at different angles

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diffuse reflection

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wave

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interference

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Doppler effect

Question 20

The change in frequency of a wave as its source moves in relation to an observer

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Doppler effect

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wave

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interference

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diffuse reflection

Question 21

The interaction between waves that meet

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interference

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wave

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diffuse reflection

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Doppler effect

Question 22

Where is the crest in the transverse wave?

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A

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B/E

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C/F

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D

Question 23

Where is the trough in the transverse wave?

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D

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A

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B/E

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C/F

Question 24

Where is the wavelength in the transverse wave?

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B/E

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A

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C/F

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D

Question 25

Where is the amplitude in the transverse wave?

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C/F

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A

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B/E

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D

Question 26

Where is the wavelength in the longitudinal wave?

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C

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A

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B

Question 27

Where is the compression in the longitudinal wave?

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A

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B

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C

Question 28

Where is the rarefaction in the longitudinal wave?

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B

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A

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C

Question 29

Which wave is a longitudinal wave?

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Option A is correct

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B.

Question 30

Which wave is a transverse wave?

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Option B is correct

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A.

Question 31

Light is a __________________ wave and can move through a _________________

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electromagnetic, vacuum or medium

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electromagnetic, medium

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mechanical, vacuum or medium

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mechanical, medium

Question 32

Sound is a __________________ wave and can move through a _________________

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mechanical, medium

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electromagnetic, vacuum or medium

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electromagnetic, medium

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mechanical, vacuum or medium

Question 33

Which wave has a shorter wavelength than infrared waves, but longer than ultraviolet rays?

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Visible Light

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Ultraviolet

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X-rays

Question 34

Light can behave as a particle and as a wave

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true

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false

Question 35

The sky appears blue do to the light being

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reflected

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diffracted

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refracted

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absorbed

Question 36

Letters A, E, and F represent

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antinodes

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nodes

Question 37

Letters B, C, and D represent

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nodes

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antinodes

Question 38

From highest to lowest frequency is :

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

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

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

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

Question 39

In the visible light spectrum, what is the order of colors if they are organized from lowest frequency (longest wavelength) to highest frequency (shortest wavelength)?

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red, orange, yellow, green, blue, violet

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red, yellow, blue, orange, green, violet

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violet, blue, green, yellow, orange, red

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violet, green, orange, blue, yellow, red

Question 40

A waves speed is

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how long it takes a full wave to travel

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the number of waves pass a certain point

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distance from crest to crest

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distance from trough to resting point

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