Waves Review Physics

Hey!  That straw looks broken.  Why?

• reflection

• refraction

• transmission

• absorption

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The higher the frequency the ______ the energy. 

• higher

• lower

• neither, stays the same

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Wavelengths on the right side of the Electromagnetic spectrum are ______________.

• short

• long

• average

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• Diffraction
• Interference

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Sound is able to travel faster in solids than in air because the molecules in a solid are

• closer together than air molecules

• more easily moved than air molecules

• moving faster than air moleculesmoving faster than air molecules

• larger than air molecules

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A section of a longitudinal wave where the particles are crowded together is called a

• RAREFACTION

• COMPRESSION

• VIBRATION

• SURFACE WAVE

Sound waves are _______________

• Transverse waves

• Longitudinal waves

• Circular waves

• Seismic waves

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What property of this wave is represented by the letter "A"

• amplitude

• crest

• trough

• wavelength

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The type of waves that require medium to pass:

• Mechanical Waves

• Electromagnetic Waves

Which wave in the diagram has the greatest frequency?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

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