Quiz about W A V E S

Question 1

What type of mechanical wave requires a medium to travel through and involves the movement of particles parallel to the direction of the wave's travel?

(Think railroad tracks=parallel)

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Longitudinal wave

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Transverse wave

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Surface wave

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Electromagnetic wave

Question 2

When two waves meet and the amplitude of the resulting wave is smaller than the original waves, what type of interference has occurred?

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Destructive interference

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Constructive interference

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Transverse interference

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Longitudinal interference

Question 3

What type of wave behavior occurs when a wave bounces off a surface?

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Reflection

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Refraction

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Diffraction

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Transmission

Question 4

Which type of wave is characterized by particle motion that is perpendicular to the direction of wave propagation? (Perpendicular = 90 degree-right angle. Think of the capital letter "L".)

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Transverse wave

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Longitudinal wave

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Surface wave

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Seismic wave

Question 5

What is the term for the highest point of a transverse wave?

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Crest

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Trough

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Node

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Antinode

Question 6

What type of mechanical wave is typically formed by earthquakes?

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Surface wave

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Transverse wave

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Longitudinal wave

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Torsional wave

Question 7

If a wave has a frequency of 10 Hz and a wavelength of 2 meters, what is its velocity?

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20 m/s

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5 m/s

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8 m/s

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12 m/s

Question 8

What type of interference will most likely occur when two waves are perfectly out of phase?

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Destructive interference

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Constructive interference

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Neutral interference

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Complex interference

Question 9

In the context of wave properties, what does the term "amplitude" specifically refer to?

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The height of the wave from rest to crest

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The distance between successive crests

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The speed of the wave

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The duration of the wave cycle

Question 10

What type of wave behavior is shown in this image?

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Reflection

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Refraction

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Diffraction

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Constructive Interference

Question 11

This image depicts which of the following wave behaviors?

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Diffraction

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Reflection

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Refraction

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Resonance

Question 12

What would you call this?

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Diffraction

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Bounce back

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Reflection

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Refraction

Question 13

A wave transfers:

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energy

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matter

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water

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particles

Question 14

An ocean wave will transport ocean water from near the middle of the ocean to a location near the shore.

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False

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True

Question 15

How does diffraction work?

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is the bending of light as it passes around the edge of an object

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it goes through water and air

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is a beam of light stopping at a wall

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it bounces off of light

Question 16

A period is the length of time it takes for ________

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one complete wavelength to pass a fixed point

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a disturbance to start a wave

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two complete wavelengths

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a wave to travel the length of a rope

Question 17

The number of wavelengths that pass a point each per second is:

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frequency

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period

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longitudinal

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transverse wave

Question 18

Waves transfer _______.

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energy

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particles

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matter

Question 19

A sound wave with a low frequency has a ______ wavelength than a sound wave with a higher frequency.

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longer

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slower

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shorter

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faster

Question 20

When the surfer rides an ocean wave on her surfboard, she is actually riding on_____

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A crest that is toppling over

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The rest position of the wave

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A trough of the wave

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A region of rarefaction

Question 21

When the frequency of a wave is increased, the wavelength will

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decrease

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stay the same

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increase

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none of the above

Question 22

What happens to the wavelength of a wave as the frequency increases?

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Wavelength decreases

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Wavelength increases

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Wavelength remains constant

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Wavelength becomes infinite

Question 23

As frequency of a wave increases, what happens to its energy?

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Increases

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Decreases

Question 24

Which letter represents the wave trough?

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D

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A

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B

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C

Question 25

Which letter represents the wave crest?

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C

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A

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B

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D

Question 26

Wave that has a frequency of 2 Hz has a period of...

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0.5 seconds

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2 seconds

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more info please

Question 27

What kind of wave is pictured?

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Longitudinal

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Transverse

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surface

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none of the above

Question 28

What kind of wave is pictured?

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Transverse Wave

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Longitudinal Wave

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compressional wave

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none of the above

Question 29

The MIDLINE of a wave (the wave's "resting" position) is called _____________.

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equilibrium

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zero

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flatline

Question 30

Which wave has the most energy?

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purple

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red

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green

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yellow

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blue

Question 31

The part of a LONGITUDINAL wave that shows the particles in the medium are "spaced out" is called the __________ of the wave.

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rarefraction

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compression

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reflection

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refraction

Question 32

Electromagnetic waves and water waves are examples of ___________ waves.

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transverse

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longitudinal

Question 33

Sound waves are a type of _______________ wave.

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longitudinal

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transverse

Question 34

The material through which a wave travels is called the ____________.

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medium

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molecules

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matrix

Question 35

True or false: a mechanical wave can travel through outer space.

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False

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True

Question 36

How fast is a wave travelling if it has a frequency of 900 Hz and a wavelength of 200 m?

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180,000 m/s

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18,000 m/s

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1800 m/s

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1.8 m/s

Question 37

Waves travel SLOWEST through which medium?

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gas

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solid

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liquid

Question 38

A rubber duckie rises and falls in the pool 12 times in 5 seconds. What is the frequency of the wave under the duckie?

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2.4 Hz

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0.24 Hz

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24 Hz

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240 Hz

Question 39

The ________ of a wave measures the distance of the wave from equilibrium to either a crest or a trough. We measure this in meters or centimeters.

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amplitude

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speed

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frequency

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wavelength

Question 40

A sound wave has a frequency of 220 Hz. What is the period of the sound wave?

Accepted Answer

.0045

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0.45

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.045

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4.5

Question 41

Waves are "out of phase" when the crests align with _________. In this case, destructive interference has occurred.

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troughs

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crests

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