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- 1. Multiple Choice
Which has the LONGEST wavelength and, therefore, the LOWEST frequency/energy
Gamma Rays
Ultraviolet
Visible Light
Infrared rays
- 2. Multiple Choice
Which of the following electromagnetic waves has the lowest frequency?
gamma ray
infrared wave
visible light wave
microwave
- 3. Multiple Choice
Wavelength and Frequency are related in that...
they are always the same
when one increases, the other decreases (inversely proportional)
there is no correlation
they both vary in an irregular pattern
- 4. Multiple Choice
Put the visible light colors in order from SHORTEST wavelength (highest frequency) to longest wavelength (lowest frequency)
Violet, Indigo, Blue, Green, Orange, Yellow, Red
Red, Yellow, Green, Orange, Violet, Blue, Indigo
Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Indigo, Violet
- 5. Multiple Choice
Sound waves travel as __________ waves.
transverse
electromagnetic
longitudinal
surface
- 6. Multiple Choice
Sound is made when a source of energy forces the matter to _________.
shake
vibrate
move
stay still
- 7. Multiple Choice
A back-and-forth motion causing particles to move close together generates a _________.
rarefaction
surface wave
transverse wave
compression
- 8. Multiple Choice
A rarefaction is generated when particles move _______.
together
apart
closer
under
- 9. Multiple Choice
Sound waves cannot travel through _________.
paper
milk
hydrogen
empty space
- 10. Multiple Choice
The amount of energy a sound wave carries per second through a unit of area is its ______________.
pitch
intensity
loudness
frequency
- 11. Multiple Choice
High frequency sounds have ___________ pitch.
high
low
- 12. Multiple ChoiceIf the distance represented by the letter A were increased, how would it change the way the sound was heard?The sound would be higher.The sound would be lower.The sound would be softer.The sound would be louder.
- 13. Multiple ChoiceWhat does pitch depend on?amplitudefrequencyintensityvolume of sound
- 14. Multiple ChoiceHighest point of a wavecresttroughwavelengthfrequency
- 15. Multiple ChoiceThe number of wavelengths that pass a point each secondcrestamplitudefrequencypitch
- 16. Multiple ChoiceWhat is a pitch?highness or lowness of a soundthe intensity of a vibrationthe amplitude of the sound wavevolume of sound
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