Waves Review

The distance between two corresponding parts of a wave is the wave’s

• Wavelength
• Frequency
• Amplitude
• Speed

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Why do you see lightning from a distant storm before you hear thunder?

• Your eyes react faster than your ears
• Light travels faster than sound
• The thunder is produced after the lightening

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As the frequency of a wave traveling at constant speed increases, its ____________________ decreases.

• wavelength
• amplitude
• speed
• reflection

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           In a longitudinal wave moving along a spring, areas where the coils are farthest apart are called ____________________.

• interference
• Compression
• Rarefraction
• Diffraction

Which wave has the greatest amplitude?

• The blue wave
• The red wave

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Which type of electromagnetic radiation produces the heat we can feel coming from the toaster?

• Radio waves
• Infrared waves
• X-rays
• Gamma rays

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Which type of electromagnetic radiation is the reason we need sunglasses and sunscreen to avoid getting a sunburn?

• X-rays
• Gamma Rays
• Ultraviolet waves
• Infrared waves

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Which is not correctly matched?

• 1 - Wavelength
• 2 - Crest
• 3- Compression
• 4 - Trough

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The number of waves that passes a point in a certain amount of time.

• Amplitude
• Frequency
• Wavelength
• Magnitude 

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What property of light makes this pencil appear to be bent or broken?

• Reflection
• Refraction
• Diffraction
• Absorption

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