Regents Physics Waves and Light

The distance between two peaks of a wave is called the:

• Period

• Wave Front

• in-phase

• Wavelength

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This type of wave, with both the top and bottom at the same time, is called:

• Periodic

• Standing Wave

• Wave Pulse

• Longitudinal Wave

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For a sound wave, the volume (loudness) of the sound is dependent on the:

• Amplitude

• Period

• Frequency

• Wavelength

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The distance between the center of a wave and its maximum height is called the:

• Wavelength

• Antinode

• Amplitude

• Medium

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The frequency (color) of the light bulb changes as it moves away from one person and toward another. The reason this happens is because of

• interference

• superposition

• the doppler effect

• frequency

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The student with the slinky is demonstrating how to create

• a wave pulse

• a transverse wave

• a longitudinal wave

• a wave front

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The two waves on top are in superposition. The result of both waves coming together is shown by the dark blue wave below. This phenomena where waves can add together or cancel out is called

• the doppler effect

• diffraction

• in-phase

• interference

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When two waves meet, the waves are said to be in

• superposition

• wave front

• in-phase

• out-of-phase

This standing wave has exactly 5

• nodes

• antinodes

• hertz

• medium

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The period of this wave is exactly

• 1/4 s

• 2 s

• 1/2 s

• 4 s

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