Quiz about Wave Properties and Behaviors

Question 1

The distance from the crest of one wave to the crest of the next wave is called:

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wavelength

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amplitude

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frequency

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medium

Question 2

What is happening to the light waves as they hit the black object in the middle?

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They are being absorbed.

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They are being reflected.

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They are being refracted.

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They are being transmitted.

Question 3

Hey!  That straw looks broken.  Why?

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refraction

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reflection

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transmission

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absorption

Question 4

All waves carry

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energy

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light

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matter

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particles

Question 5

What kind of wave is pictured below?

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transverse wave

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compressional wave

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sound wave

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mechanical wave

Question 6

What do we call the top of the wave?

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crest

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trough

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amplitude

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frequency

Question 7

Waves that require a medium are called

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mechanical waves

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transverse waves

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light waves

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gamma rays

Question 8

Electromagnetic waves________________travel through space.

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Can

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Never

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Cannot

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Wish they could

Question 9

The orange line is measuring the _________________________.

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amplitude

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wavelength

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crest

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trough

Question 10

What is shown in diagram A?

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reflection

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refraction

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diffraction

Question 11

Light hitting a prism is an example of

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Refraction

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Absorption

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Reflection

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Yellow Light

Question 12

An electromagnetic wave

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can travel through empty space or matter

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never moves.

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can travel only through empty space.

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cannot travel through matter.

Question 13

The arrow is pointing to what part of the wave?

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Rarefaction

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Wavelength

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Crest

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Compression

Question 14

What type of wave behavior is pictured above?

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Reflection

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Refraction

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Absorption

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Diffraction

Question 15

What type of wave behavior is pictured above?

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Diffraction

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Refraction

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Reflection

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Absorption

Question 16

What does a wave carry from place to place?

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energy

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matter

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people

Question 17

The lowest point on a transverse wave is the

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trough

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compression

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crest

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rest position

Question 18

Which property of the wave would change if you changed the amount of energy the wave had?

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amplitude

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frequency

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wavelength

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wave speed

Question 19

Mechanical waves usually travel fastest through:

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solids

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liquids

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gases

Question 20

The number of waves that pass somewhere in a second is:

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frequency

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amplitude

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wavelength

Question 21

Water waves are unique because they:

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are longitudinal waves

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carry energy

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are transverse waves

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move matter from place to place

Question 22

This image best depicts which of the following wave behaviors?

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Refraction

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Reflection

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Diffraction

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Resonance

Question 23

Definition: When one object vibrating at the same natural frequency of a second object forces that second object into vibrational motion.

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Resonance

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Reflection

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Refraction

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Diffraction

Question 24

The image depicts which of the following wave behaviors?

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Interference

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Resonance

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Doppler Effect

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Polarization

Question 25

The image of the two waves depicts

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Destructive interference

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Constructive interference

Question 26

Definition: when a wave reaches the interface between two different media, typically some of the wave will bounce back into the original medium.

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Reflection

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Refraction

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Diffraction

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Polarization

Question 27

The two categories of waves are

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Electromagnetic

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Mechanical

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Physical

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Love

Question 28

The two forms that waves can take are...

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Transverse

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Longitudinal

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Circular

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Diamond

Question 29

Which of the pictured is responsible for black pavement being hot?

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Absorption

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Transmission

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Reflection

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Refraction

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Scattering

Question 30

Which of the pictured is responsible for us being able to see objects?

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Reflection

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Transmission

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Refraction

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Scattering

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Absorption

Question 31

The following is an image of which kind of wave?

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longitudinal

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electromagnetic

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transverse

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