Conceptual Physics Wave Test Review

A pendulum swings back and forth. The time it took to complete the swing is the frequency.

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The number of times a wave vibrates each second is called its period.

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Sound waves are examples of longitudinal waves.

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When the crest of one wave fills in the crest of another wave, constructive interference occurs.

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As a train sounding a horn goes away from you, the pitch of the horn falls.

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Sound cannot travel in a vacuum.

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Even a steel bridge can collapse because of resonance.

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When an object is forced to vibrate at its natural frequency, its vibration amplitude decreases.

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Most of the electromagnetic spectrum consists of visible light.

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Light sometimes acts as a transverse wave and sometimes acts as a longitudinal wave.

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