THE QUIZ OF SOUND AND LIGHT WAVE DESTINY!!!!!

What is any spot on a wave where there is no amplitude called?

• node

• antinode

• trough

• crest

Adjusting the amplitude of a wave changes....

• ...the height of the peaks and the depths of the troughs.

• ...the length of the waves.

• ...the frequency of the waves.

• ...the speed of the waves.

What is a blue-shift?

• The apparent bunching-up of waves as they move toward you.

• The apparent spreading out of waves as they move away from you.

What is a red-shift?

• The apparent bunching-up of waves as they move toward you.

• The apparent spreading out of waves as they move away from you.

Longitudinal waves require a medium. What is an example of this?

• Sound waves.

• Electric waves.

• Light waves.

• None of these.

What is the definition of Period?

• How long it takes to complete one wave.

• How often a wave goes by.

• How many waves can be completed in one second.

• None of these.

A wave is traveling at a speed of 500 m/s. If the wave is as long as a soccer field, 100 m, what is the frequency of the wave?

• 500,000 Hz

• 5 Hz

• 0.2 Hz

• 1/5 Hz

Transverse waves require no medium.  What is an example of this?

• Sound waves.
• Pressure waves.
• Light waves.
• Audio waves.

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1

Noise cancelling headphones work by means of...

• constructive interference
• destructive interference
• non-interference
• spatial interference

The length of a wave is measured in meters. What is the symbol used for it?

• A

• f

• c

• λ