Waves Properties Practice

When a wave strikes and object and bounces off. (example echo)

• medium

• refraction

• reflection

• interference

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When a wave bends as it passes through at an angle from one medium to another.(example: pencil in a glass of water-)

• medium

• refraction

• reflection

• interference

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All waves carry

• energy

• light 

• matter

• particles

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Waves transfer which of the following from one place to another?

• Energy, but not matter

• Both matter & energy

• Matter, but not energy

• Light, but not sound

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Waves in a lake are 6 m apart and pass a person on a raft every 2 s. What is the speed of the waves?

• 4 m/s

• 12 m/s

• 3 m/s

• 8 m/s

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In a longitudinal wave, the medium travels ________________ to the direction of wave motion

• Perpendicular

• Parallel

A sound wave can best be described as a:

• Transverse wave caused by a compression of particles

• Transverse wave that passes through a vacuum

• Longitudinal wave caused by the motion of water

• Longitudinal wave caused by the vibration of a medium

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The lowest pitch that the average human can hear has a frequency of 20 Hz. If sound with this frequency travels through air with a speed of 400 m/s, what is its wavelength?

• 8000 m

• 20 m

• 200 m

• 420 m

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Electromagnetic waves include the following except

• radio waves

• X-rays

• ocean wave

• microwaves

What are the spaced out sections of this wave called?

• Reflections

• Rarefactions

• Compressions

• Wavelengths

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