Vibrations and Waves

The amount of time it takes for one complete wavelength to pass a point in a medium is known as what?

• Frequency

• Wave Speed

• Wavelength

• Period

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Which type of waves do the particles vibrate perpendicular to the energy?

• surface

• transverse

• mechanical

• longitudinal

Which wave in the diagram has the greatest frequency?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

A wave with a wavelength of 42.0 m and a frequency of 250. Hz will be traveling at _____.

• 10,500 m/s

• 5.95 m/s

• 0.168 m/s

• none of these

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A wave traveling at 340. m/s with a wavelength of 7.65 m will have a frequency of _____.

• 44.4 Hz

• 0.0225 Hz

• 2,601 Hz

• none of these

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A wave that appears not to move and to stay in one place is called a _____.

• standing wave

• longitudinal wave

• transverse wave

• seismic wave

According to the Doppler effect, when a wave source moves toward a wave receiver, the FREQUENCY of the wave _____.

• increases

• decreases

• stays the same

• none of these

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What happens to a wave when it moves around a barrier?

• it bends and spreads out

• it travels in a straight line

• it bounces back from the barrier

• it cannot go around the barrier

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What type of wave is this?

• transverse

• longitudinal

• surface

• standing

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What are the two types of wave interference?

• Constructive & Instructive

• Constructive & Destructive

• Destructive & Instructive

• Static & Dynamic

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