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- 1. Multiple Choice
Which of the following changes if you change the amplitude of a sound wave?
pitch
volume
frequency
wavelength
- 2. Multiple Choice
Which statement can be made based on these data?Sound waves are slowest in liquids and fastest in gases.Sound waves are fastest in solids and slowest in gases.Speed of a sound wave increases from one medium to another.Speed of a sound wave decreases from one medium to another. - 3. Multiple ChoiceIn reference to mechanical waves, what is a medium?the size between small and largethe air the waves travel inmaterial through which a wave travelsa model that waves travel through
- 4. Multiple ChoiceWhen is a mechanical wave created?when a source of energy causes a vibration to travel in a mediumwhen you draw a wave modelafter an earthquake is overthere is not a mechanical wave
- 5. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is NOT a mechanical wave?
Earthquake
Tsunami
Sound Wave
Light Wave
- 6. Multiple Choice
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
- 7. Multiple Choice
A wave in which the vibration of the medium is only parallel to the direction the wave travels is:
Longitudinal
Mechanical
Transverse
Surface
- 8. Multiple Choice
Which of the following occurs when a wave comes to a boundary and passes through to the new medium?
Reflection
Transmission
Absorption
Compression
- 9. Multiple Choice
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.
- 10. Multiple ChoiceWhat does increasing the frequency of a wave do to its wavelength?The wavelength decreasesThe wavelength equals zeroThe wavelength increasesThe wavelength gets taller
- 11. Multiple Choice
The more energy a wave has, the greater its…
wavelength
crest
all of these
amplitude
- 12. Multiple ChoiceWhat is reflection when referring to mechanical waves?When you look at yourself in the morningWhen a wave bounces off a surface it cannot pass throughWhen a point is reflected across the y axisWhen a wave hits a surface
- 13. Multiple Choice
Which example below is only a longitudinal wave and mechanical wave?
light wave
water wave
sound wave
heat wave
- 14. Multiple ChoiceIn a transverse wave, the medium vibrates…parallel to the wave directiontogether with the wave directionperpendicular to the wave directionbeside the wave direction
- 15. Multiple Choice
Reflection does not change the speed or frequency of a wave, but the wave can....
transfer matter
change wavelength
change direction
change period
- 16. Multiple Choice
A mechanical wave moves through a medium, which can be…
Gas, Liquid, Vacuum
Liquid, Solid, Gas
Solid, Liquid, Vacuum
Gas, Solid, Vacuum
- 17. Multiple Choice
A mechanical wave does NOT
vibrate a medium
carry the medium from one place to another
transfer energy
move through a medium
- 18. Multiple Choice
Transverse and longitudinal waves both
transfer energy through a mechanical wave
vibrate parallel
transfer energy through a medium
vibrate perpendicular
- 19. Multiple Choice
Which of the following changes if you change the frequency of a sound wave?
pitch
volume
amplitude
all of them
- 20. Multiple Choice
Which of the following occurs when a wave comes to a boundary and the energy is transformed into thermal energy?
Reflection
Transmission
Absorption
Compression
- 21. Multiple Choice
Which of the following occurs when a wave comes to a boundary and changes direction back to the original medium?
Reflection
Transmission
Absorption
Compression
- 22. Multiple Choice
Which of the following occurs when you hear an echo?
Reflection
Transmission
Absorption
Compression
- 23. Multiple Choice
Which of the following allows sound proof walls to stop sound from traveling through?
Reflection
Transmission
Absorption
Compression
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