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- 1. Multiple ChoiceWater waves...are not mechanical waves.transport water but not energy.transport energy but not water.transport energy and water.
- 2. Multiple ChoiceOur eyes can detect light only within a range of _____ of visible light.periodsfrequenciesspeedsmediums
- 3. Multiple ChoiceLight waves...cannot travel through liquids.are electromagnetic waves.cannot travel through solids.require a medium.
- 4. Multiple ChoiceA person is standing still and listening to a siren sounding an alarm. The frequency of the sound is 500 Hz. The person begins running toward the sound at a rate of 20 m/s. The frequency of the sound the person hears willdecreaseremain the sameincreasechange by 20 Hz.
- 5. Multiple ChoiceThe _____ is the distance between two neighbouring crests of a wave.wavelengthfrequencyamplitudeperiod
- 6. Multiple ChoiceThe speed of a sound wave...depends on amplitudedepends on the mediumdepends on wavelengthnone of the above
- 7. Multiple ChoiceSound waves are...circular waveslongitudinal wavespolarized wavestransverse waves
- 8. Multiple ChoiceA wave x meters long has a speed of y meters per second. The frequency of the wave isy + x.x/y.y/x.yx.
- 9. Multiple Choice
The wavelength of the wave in the diagram above is...6.0 m1.5 m.75 m3 m - 10. Multiple ChoiceIf a transverse wave is moving from right to left, the individual particles in the medium are moving...left to rightup and downright to leftnone of the above
- 11. Multiple ChoiceA man is standing on the shore of a beach, up to his knees in water. Every 5 seconds a wave breaks on him. What is the period of the wave?5 hertz.2 hertz12 waves per minute5 seconds
- 12. Multiple ChoiceThe frequency of a sound wave determines...how loud the sound is.the pitch of the sound.the magnitude of the compression.how fast the sound travels.
- 13. Multiple ChoiceThe _____ is the time it takes for one full oscillation of a particle in a medium.periodfrequencyamplitudewave speed
- 14. Multiple ChoiceA wave has a period of 0.25 seconds. The frequency of this wave is....25 hertz4 hertz25 seconds2 hertz
- 15. Multiple Choice_____ is the inverse of period.wavelengthamplitudefrequencycrest
- 16. Multiple ChoiceThe maximum displacement of a particle by a wave is called...frequencyamplitudewavelengthperiod
- 17. Multiple ChoiceThe distance from the rest position to a crest or to a troughamplitudetallwave4 m
- 18. Multiple ChoiceThe distance from the rest position to a crest or to a troughamplitudetallwave4 m
- 19. Multiple ChoiceA disturbance that carries energy through matter or spacerefractionwaveamplitudewavelength
- 20. Multiple ChoiceThe distance from any point on a wave to an identical point on the next wavecrestwavelength44 mphoton
- 21. Multiple ChoiceThe number of wavelengths that pass a point in 1 second23frequencyperiodamplitude
- 22. Multiple ChoiceA longitudinal wave that is caused by vibrations and that travels through a material mediumdoppler effectsound wavelight wavestanding wave
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