WAVES

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regular disturbances that carry energy through matter or space

• crest
• energy
• wave
• trough

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In a longitudinal wave, the particles move...?

• back and forth
• up and down
• vertically
• in the direction of the hertz

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What property of this wave is represented by the letter "A"

• amplitude

• crest

• trough

• wavelength

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The type of waves that require medium to pass:

• Mechanical Waves
• Electromagnetic Waves

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When the frequency of a wave increases, what happens to the wavelength?

• The wavelength is not directly affected by the frequency of a wave.
• The wavelength increases.
• The wavelength decreases.
• More specific information is needed to form a conclusion about the wavelength.

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A mechanical wave cannot travel through...

• a vacuum(empty space).
• water.
• air. 
• glass.

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Which wave in the diagram has the greatest frequency?

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4

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Which of the following can sound travel through?

• solid
• liquid
• gas
• all of the above

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Electromagnetic waves include the following except

• radio waves

• X-rays

• ocean waves

• microwaves

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Which wave is from a combination of parallel and perpendicular motions?

• transverse wave

• longitudinal wave

• surface wave

• electromagnetic wave

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The number of wavelengths that pass a point each per second is:

• frequency
• period
• longitudinal 
• transverse wave 

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All waves carry

• energy
• light 
• matter
• particles

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What kind of wave is pictured below?

• compressional wave
• transverse wave
• sound wave
• mechanical wave

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Which type of wave is pictured here?

• Longitudinal
• Transverse
• Light 
• Electromagnetic

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Which type of wave moves parallel to the direction of the wave?

• transverse

• longitudinal

• surface

• electromagnetic

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How are musical instruments grouped?

• by frequency

• by pitch

• by wavelength

• by amplitude

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It is the high pressure part of the wave where the particles are close together. It is part A on this picture.

• Compression

• Amplituide

• Rarefaction

• Wavelength

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High pitched waves would have wavelengths that are...

• at a rarefaction

• far apart

• close together

• at the trough

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The distance from one point to the next corresponding point on a wave is called the ________________.

• waveform
• peak
• amplitude
• wavelength

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When the sound source moves, the frequency changes
ex. police car siren sounding lower pitch after the car passes

• pitch
• frequency
• Doppler Effect
• medium

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What is being transferred with a wave?

• matter

• medium

• energy

• water

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Which of the following properties makes a light wave different from a mechanical wave?

• A light wave slows down in a vacuum

• A light wave is able to transmit energy

• A light wave exists as a transverse wave

• A light wave can travel without a medium

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A reflected light ray makes an angle of 60 degrees with a mirror's surface. What angle did the incoming light ray form with the mirror's surface?

• 30

• 60

• 90

• 180

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Which determines the color of an object?

• Absorption

• Diffraction

• Reflection

• Refraction

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Which type of wave is light?

• Diffusion

• Transverse

• Longitudinal

• Compression

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Frosted glass is made of glass with an etched surface. How would you describe the glass as light travels through it?

• Translucent

• Transparent

• Opaque

• Diffraction

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Which object will absorb the most light?

• Clear glass

• Black paper

• Plastic Wrap

• Stained Glass

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An object that absorbs all the colors in the visible spectrum will appear?

• invisible

• red

• black

• white

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Light waves cannot travel completely through the following?

• Air

• rock

• water

• vacuum

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What type of image is formed by a plane mirror?

• Upright

• Inverted

• Magnified

• All of the above

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Which of the following can be used to magnify an image?

• Concave lens

• Convex lens

• Convex mirror

• concave mirror

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Telescopes that use mirrors are called _____.

• Diffraction

• Reflecting

• Refracting

• Diffusion

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When a light wave is refracted and its moving from liquid to gas, its speed will ____.

• increase

• decrease

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A wave is refracted when it changes speed. As the light moves from gas to liquid it bends ____ the normal line.

• away

• towards

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What causes the refraction of a wave?

• the density of the medium can change the speed

• the amount of the medium changes the direction

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What color do we see when all light is refracted?

• red

• black

• white

• rainbow