Wave Test Review

A soft, low pitch sound would have which of the following....

• low frequency 
  high amplitude 
• high frequency 
  high amplitude 
• low frequency 
  low wavelength  
• low frequency
  low amplitude 

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When the car moves AWAY from you, its horn seems...

• Low pitched
• High pitched
• Normal

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Sound waves are _______ waves.

• Transverse

• Seismic

• Longitudinal

• Slow

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The two blue and purple waves will undergo _________________ when they meet.

• Constructive interference

• Destructive interference

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Which of the following colors of light has the shortest wavelength?

• Blue

• Red

• Yellow

• White

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Which wave has the least amount of energy?

• Infrared

• gamma rays

• radio waves

• ultraviolet waves

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As the wavelength of a light wave decreases, what happens to the frequency of the wave?

• Frequency increases

• Frequency decreases

• It remains constant

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Refraction is when light__________.

• Is bounced by an object or material.
• Changes speed as it travels in different materials which causes bending.
• When light speeds up to over 300,000 km/s

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Find the frequency of an electromagnetic wave with a wavelength 2.75 × 10^–8 m. Remember c = f*λ and c = 3.00 x 10⁸ m/s.

• 1.10 Hz

• 1.09 × 10¹⁶ Hz

• 9.17 × 10¹⁵ Hz

• 9.17 × 10¹⁶ Hz

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What kind of wave is pictured below?

• compressional wave
• transverse wave
• sound wave
• mechanical wave

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