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Which of the following changes if you change the amplitude of a sound wave?
pitch
volume
frequency
wavelength
Which of the following is NOT a mechanical wave?
Earthquake
Tsunami
Sound Wave
Light Wave
Four waves, A, B, C, and D are moving through a medium. A the lowest frequency, B has a higher frequency than A, C has a higher frequency than B, and D is the highest. Which of these waves will lose the most energy when passing through the medium?
A
B
C
D
A wave in which the vibration of the medium is only parallel to the direction the wave travels is:
Longitudinal
Mechanical
Transverse
Surface
Which of the following occurs when a wave comes to a boundary and passes through to the new medium?
Reflection
Transmission
Absorption
Compression
Which of the following will occur as an earthquake transmits through the Earth's crust?
The energy will increase
The energy will decrease.
The frequency will decrease.
The frequency will increase.
The more energy a wave has, the greater its…
wavelength
crest
all of these
amplitude
Which example below is only a longitudinal wave and mechanical wave?
light wave
water wave
sound wave
heat wave
Reflection does not change the speed or frequency of a wave, but the wave can....
transfer matter
change wavelength
change direction
change period
A mechanical wave moves through a medium, which can be…
Gas, Liquid, Vacuum
Liquid, Solid, Gas
Solid, Liquid, Vacuum
Gas, Solid, Vacuum
A mechanical wave does NOT
vibrate a medium
carry the medium from one place to another
transfer energy
move through a medium
Transverse and longitudinal waves both
transfer energy through a mechanical wave
vibrate parallel
transfer energy through a medium
vibrate perpendicular
Which of the following changes if you change the frequency of a sound wave?
pitch
volume
amplitude
all of them
Which of the following occurs when a wave comes to a boundary and the energy is transformed into thermal energy?
Reflection
Transmission
Absorption
Compression
Which of the following occurs when a wave comes to a boundary and changes direction back to the original medium?
Reflection
Transmission
Absorption
Compression
Which of the following occurs when you hear an echo?
Reflection
Transmission
Absorption
Compression
Which of the following allows sound proof walls to stop sound from traveling through?
Reflection
Transmission
Absorption
Compression
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