Quiz about Topic 8 Vocabulary

Question 1

A disturbance that transfers energy from place to place.

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Wave

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Mechanical Wave

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Medium

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Electromagnetic radiation

Question 2

A wave that requires a medium through which to travel.

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Mechanical Wave

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Transverse Wave

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Longitudinal Wave

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Wavelength

Question 3

The material through which a wave travels.

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Medium

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Electromagnetic Radiation

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Mechanical Wave

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Frequency

Question 4

The energy transferred through space by electromagnetic waves.

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Electromagnetic Radiation

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Wave

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Mechanical Wave

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Transverse Wave

Question 5

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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Mechanical Wave

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Longitudinal Wave

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Wave

Question 6

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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Wave

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Transverse Wave

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Mechanical Wave

Question 7

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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Wavelength

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Mechanical Wave

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Transverse Wave

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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Frequency

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Transverse Wave

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Mechanical Wave

Question 9

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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Wave

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Transverse Wave

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Amplitude

Question 10

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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Refraction

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Resonance

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Diffraction

Question 11

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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Diffraction

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Interference

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Standing Wave

Question 12

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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Refraction

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Absorption

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Intereference

Question 13

1. The process by which nutrient molecules pass through the wall of the digestive system into the blood. 2. The process by which an object takes in, or absorbs, light.

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Absorption

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Diffraction

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Interference

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Standing Wave

Question 14

The interaction between waves that meet.

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Interference

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Standing Wave

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Resonance

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Reflection

Question 15

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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Resonance

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Interference

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Refraction

Question 16

The increase in the amplitude of a vibration that occurs when external vibrations match an object's natural frequency

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Resonance

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Diffraction

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Refraction

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Absorption

Question 17

The perception of the energy of a sound.

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Loudness

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Intensity

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Pitch

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Doppler Effect

Question 18

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

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Intensity

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Decibel

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Pitch

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Doppler Effect

Question 19

A unit to compare the loudness of different sounds.

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Decibel

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Pitch

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Loudness

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Doppler Effect

Question 20

A description of how a sound is perceived as high or low.

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Pitch

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Decibel

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Loudness

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Doppler Effect

Question 21

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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Pitch

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Decibel

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Loudness

Question 22

A wave made up of a combination of a changing electrical field and a changing magnetic field.

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Electromagnetic Wave

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Electromagnetic Spectrum

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Radio Waves

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X-rays

Question 23

The complete range of electromagnetic waves placed in order of increasing frequency.

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Electromagnetic Spectrum

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Electromagnetic Wave

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Visible Light

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Infrared Rays

Question 24

Electromagnetic waves with the longest wavelengths and lowest frequency.

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Radio Waves

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X-rays

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Gamma Rays

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Ultraviolet Rays

Question 25

Electromagnetic waves that have shorter wavelengths and higher frequencies than radio waves.

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Microwaves

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Gamma Rays

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Ultraviolet Rays

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Infrared Rays

Question 26

Electromagnetic radiation that can be seen with the unaided eye.

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Visible Light

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Microwaves

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Radio Waves

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Gamma Rays

Question 27

Electromagnetic waves with wavelengths shorter than visible light but longer than X-rays.

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Ultraviolet Rays

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X-rays

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Radio Waves

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Microwaves

Question 28

Electromagnetic waves with shorter wavelengths and higher frequencies than microwaves.

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Infrared Rays

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Gamma Rays

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Ultraviolet Rays

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X-rays

Question 29

Electromagnetic waves with wavelengths shorter than ultraviolet rays but longer than gamma rays.

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X-rays

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Gamma Rays

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Infrared Rays

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Microwaves

Question 30

Electromagnetic waves with the shortest wavelengths and highest frequencies.

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Gamma Rays

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X-rays

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Infrared Rays

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Radio Waves

Question 31

A type of material that transmits light without scattering it.

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Transparent

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Translucent

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Opaque

Question 32

A type of material that scatters light as it passes through.

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Translucent

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Transparent

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Opaque

Question 33

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

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Opaque

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Transparent

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Translucent

Question 34

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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Opaque

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Translucent

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Transparent

Question 35

A mirror that curves outward or lens that is thicker in the center than at the edges.

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Convex

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Diffuse Reflection

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Opaque

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Translucent

Question 36

The point at which light rays parallel to the optical axis meet, after being reflected *or refracted* by a mirror *or lens*.

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Focal Point

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Convex

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Diffuse Reflection

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Opaque

Question 37

A mirror with a surface that curves inward or a lens that is thinner at the center than at the edges.

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Concave

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Focal Point

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Convex

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Diffuse Reflection

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