Wave TEST Review over Characteristics Quiz

Which of the following can ACCURATELY be concluded from the table below?

• The speed of sound through a material stays the same as the temperature of the material increases.

• The speed of sound through a material decreases as the temperature of the material increases.

• The speed of sound through a material increases as the temperature of the material decreases.

• The speed of sound through a material increases as the temperature of the material increases.

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Based on the data presented, when wave speed decreases wavelength ______.

• increases

• decreases

• remains the same

• doubles

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The data also suggests that light travels ______ in liquids than in solids.

• slower

• faster

• at the same speed

• more erratically

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Students are studying how sound travels in different media. The graph below shows the distance that sound travels over a period of time in four different media, W, X, Y, and Z. The media include all three states of matter. Based on the data in the graph, the students calculated the velocities of the sound in the four media. Which of the following conclusions can the students make based on their calculations?

• Medium Z is most likely a gas

• Medium Y is most likely a solid

• Media W and X are most likely liquids

• Medium W is most likely a gas and medium X is most likely a liquid

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Which of the following is a characteristic of a mechanical wave but not a characteristic of an electromagnetic wave?

• The wave needs a medium to transmit energy.

• The wave maintains a constant speed within a medium.

• When the amplitude of the wave increases, the speed of the wave increases.

• When the frequency of the wave increases, the wavelength of the wave decreases.

Some wave characteristics depend upon how the wave is produced. Other wave characteristics depend upon the properties of the medium. Which one wave characteristic is solely dependent upon the properties of the medium and independent of the type of wave?

• wavelength

• amplitude

• time

• speed

A wave with a wavelength of 3.2 m is generated in a pond with a frequency of 0.60 Hz. What is the speed of this wave?

• 0.19 m/s

• 1.9 m/s

• 3.8 m/s

• 5.3 m/s

Which of the following describes a difference between electromagnetic waves and mechanical waves?

• Only mechanical waves have long wavelengths.

• Only mechanical waves require a medium to travel.

• Only electromagnetic waves have a range of frequencies.

• Only electromagnetic waves transfer energy from one place to another.

As the frequency of an electromagnetic wave increases, which of the following will decrease?

• energy

• wavelength

• amplitude

• velocity

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A wave is moving through a medium. A point on the medium is undergoing many up and down oscillations in a short amount of time. This is conclusive evidence that the wave has a relatively high____.

• wavelength

• frequency

• amplitude

• time period

• speed

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