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- 1. Multiple ChoiceWhich statement best explains the difference between longitudinal and transverse waves?Longitudinal waves have troughs, while transverse waves have crests.Longitudinal waves produce energy, while transverse waves consume energy.Particles in longitudinal waves travel towards a force, while particles in transverse wave travel away from a force.Particles in longitudinal waves travel in the direction of the wave, while particles in transverse waves travel perpendicular to the wave.
- 2. Multiple Choice
What kind of wave is this?TransverseLongitudinal - 3. Multiple ChoiceA sound wave moving through the air is what kind of wave?a Longitudinalwater wavea transverse wavehand wave
- 4. Multiple ChoiceThe units for frequency are measured in _____________.hertzsecondsm/sm
- 5. Multiple Choice
What do we call the part of a compressional wave that is when the waves are squeezed together?
compression
rarefaction
crest
trough
- 6. Multiple Choice
What do we call the part of a compressional wave that is spread a part?
compression
rarefaction
crest
trough
- 7. Multiple ChoiceHow would a person measure the wavelength on this sound wave?dense to less densetrough to crestcompression to compressionbeginning of illustration to the end
- 8. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following is transmitted by waves?atomsmatterenergyresonance
- 9. Multiple ChoiceWhat property of this wave is represented by the letter "A"amplitudecresttroughwavelength
- 10. Multiple ChoiceWhat property of the wave is represented by the letter "B"?amplitudecresttroughwavelength
- 11. Multiple ChoiceWhich wave in the diagram has the greatest frequency?1234
- 12. Multiple ChoiceWhich wave in the diagram has the longest wavelength?1234
- 13. Multiple ChoiceA wave has a low speed but a high frequency. What can be inferred about its wavelength?The distance of a wave will vibrate from its resting pointThe wavelength will be very longIt depends on how fast the speed isThe wavelength will be short
- 14. Multiple ChoiceHow is amplitude related to energyThe larger the amplitude, the more energy a wave carriesThe larger the amplitude, the less energy a wave carriesThe shorter the aplitude, the more energy a wave carriesAmplitude is not related to energy
- 15. Multiple ChoiceMaterial (matter) through which a wave travelsmediumDoppler Effectsoundpitch
- 16. Multiple ChoiceHow high or low a sound is; depends on the frequency (greater frequency= higher pitch)pitchfrequencysoundmedium
- 17. Multiple ChoiceSounds are made by vibrations in the air.truefalse
- 18. Multiple ChoiceWhen sound vibration hit it, the eardrum ____.breaksvibratesshrinks
- 19. Multiple ChoiceMessages about sound are understood by the ____.outer earbonesbrain
- 20. Multiple ChoiceMaterial that allows light to pass through allowing you to see "clearly" to the other sideopaquetranslucenttransparent
- 21. Multiple ChoiceLight is a form ofenergyradiationreflection
- 22. Multiple ChoiceLight travels in a straight lineTrueFalse
- 23. Multiple ChoiceVisible light is ...Light bulbsunlight that we can see with our natural eyefire
- 24. Multiple ChoiceWhat is reflection in simple terms?Soaks up lightPasses throughlight bounces off
- 25. Multiple Choice
What are the 3 primary colors of light?
red, green, blue
yellow, orange, violet
red, black, green
magenta, cyan, indigo
- 26. Multiple ChoiceWax paper or a foggy window is an example of what type of material.transparenttranslucentopaque
- 27. Multiple ChoiceThis is when light crosses a boundary and changes direction.ReflectionInterferenceAbsorptionRefraction
- 28. Multiple ChoiceWhat interaction causes rainbows?RefractionDispersionReflectionDiffraction
- 29. Multiple ChoiceAs light spreads out the intensity ...IncreasesDecreasesStays the same
- 30. Multiple ChoiceThe pictures shows what a student observed when he looked through a hand lens at a penny.
What happens to light passing through a hand lens that makes the image of the penny appear larger? The light is-absorbedreflectedrefractedstopped - 31. Multiple ChoiceThe illustration shows a light ray striking an object.
In the illustration, the light ray striking the object is-absorbedstoppedreflectedrefracted - 32. Multiple ChoiceA student placed a pencil in a cup of water. The pencil appears broken because light-always travels in a straight linebends when it passes through watermakes the water in the glass evaporatereflects the pencil on the water's surface
- 33. Multiple ChoiceWhy does the lower part of the child appear so much different in size from the upper part?The light rays that travel through water and then into air are refracted.The light rays that travel through water and then into air are enlarged.The light rays that travel through air and then into water are reflected.The light rays that travel through air and then into water are reduced.
- 34. Multiple ChoiceWhich section of the spectrum is the ONLY one we can see?X-raysVisible LightGamma RaysUltraviolet Rays
- 35. Multiple ChoicePut the visible light colors in order from longest wavelength to shortest wavelengthViolet, Indigo, Blue, Green, Orange, Yellow, RedRed, Yellow, Green, Orange, Violet, Blue, IndigoRed, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Indigo, Violet
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