Waves review

Mechanical waves are created when a source of energy causes a medium to...

• Move
• Expand
• Vibrate
• Compress

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Waves that move the particles of the medium parallel to the direction in which the waves are traveling are called

• Surface Waves
• Combination Waves
• Longitudinal Waves
• Transverse Waves

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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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Which of the following is NOT true?

• Radio waves have lowest frequency
• Ultraviolet waves have highest energy
• Gamma waves have highest frequency
• Radio waves have longest wavelengths

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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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If you increase frequency what happens to the wavelength?

• Wavelength increases
• Wavelength decreases
• Wavelength remains the same

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Which of these electromagnetic waves has the longest wavelength on the EM spectrum?

• Ultraviolet

• Visible red light

• Microwaves

• x-rays

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True or False: Sound waves always require a medium to travel through.

• True

• False

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What type of wave is a sound wave?

• Transverse wave

• Shock wave

• Compression wave

• Volume wave