Waves Review

Which explanation explains how electromagnetic and mechanical waves travel?

• Neither travel in a vacuum and neither transfers energy

• Both travel in a vacuum and both transfer energy

• Electromagnetic waves can travel through a vacuum and a medium and they transfer energy

• Mechanical waves can travel through a vacuum and a medium and they transfer energy

Why does a leaf that is bumped by a wave not actually move to another position in the water?

• The wave only transfers energy, not matter

• The leaf is too small for the wave to move

• There is friction between the leaf and the water

• The wave does not have enough particles to move the leaf

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Which wave pictured has the highest pitch?

• Wave 1

• Wave 2

• Wave 3

• Wave 4

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Which of the following explains properties of waves based on the picture.

• Wave A has more energy than the original wave because its amplitude is the lowest

• Wave A has more energy than the original because its amplitude is the highest

• Wave B has more energy than the original because its amplitude is the lowest

• Wave B has more energy than the original because its amplitude is the highest

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If you want to soundproof a room to have the least amount of echo, what materials would you choose to line the walls?

• Foam because the sound waves will reflect back into the studio

• Foam because the sound waves will be absorbed into the foam

• Wood because the sound waves will reflect back when they hit a hard surface

• Wood because the sound waves will be absorbed when they hit a hard surface

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Which tuning fork would produce a sound with the highest pitch?

• 500 Hz

• 430 Hz

• 320 Hz

• 375 Hz

Which diagrams best illustrate diffraction?

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When the pitch of a sound rises, which of the following is true for amplitude, wavelength, and frequency?

• Amplitude, wavelength, and frequency increase

• Amplitude stays the same, wavelength decreases, frequency increases

• Amplitude stays the same, wavelength and frequency decrease

• Amplitude and wavelength increase, frequency decreases

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Light enters a water droplet at the top and exits at the bottom of the droplet causing a rainbow. What is the correct sequence of interaction?

• reflection, refraction, reflection

• refraction, reflection, diffraction

• diffraction, refraction, reflection

• refraction, reflection, refraction

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How do the sound waves in front of the jet appear different than the sound waves behind it?

• The waves in front are less frequent and have longer wavelengths

• The waves in front are less frequent and have shorter wavelengths

• The waves in front are more frequent and have shorter wavelengths

• The waves in front are more frequent and have longer wavelengths

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