Quiz about Waves and Sound Test Review

Question 1

What is transferred by a radio wave?

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Energy

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Air

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Matter

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Space

Question 2

In a longitudinal wave, where are the particles spread out the most?

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rarefaction

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compression

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crest

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trough

Question 3

Identify the crest in the wave.

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1

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2

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3

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4

Question 4

Identify the trough.

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3

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1

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2

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4

Question 5

Identify the amplitude

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4

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1

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2

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3

Question 6

Identify the rest position.

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2

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1

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3

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4

Question 7

What part of the wave is labeled here?

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wavelength

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wave height

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amplitude

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frequency

Question 8

If the energy carried by a wave increases, what other property also increases?

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amplitude

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medium

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wavelength

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wave speed

Question 9

In which medium is the speed of sound, a mechanical wave, the fastest?

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iron railroad track

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air in your classroom

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pool of water

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vacuum of space

Question 10

Sound waves carry _____ from place to place.

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energy

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particles

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energy and particles

Question 11

As the wavelength of a sound wave decreases, the frequency of the sound wave

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increases

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decreases

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stays the same

Question 12

Echolocation and sonar are similar because they use ____ sound waves.

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reflected

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absorbed

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reverberated

Question 13

The amplitude of a sound wave is related most closely to its ____

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energy

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frequency

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wavelength

Question 14

Which factor is most important in distinguishing sounds from different musical instruments?

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overtones

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pitch

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resonance

Question 15

A change in the pitch of a sound due to the movement of the object.

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doppler effect

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transmission

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reflection

Question 16

the transformation and transfer of energy by a wave to the medium through which it travels, usually as thermal energy

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absorption

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transmission

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reflection

Question 17

The bouncing of a wave off the surface of a medium

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reflection

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transmission

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absorption

Question 18

the movement of a sound THROUGH a medium

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transmission

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absorption

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reflection

Question 19

Sound waves are transferred by the compression of particles. The closer the particles are to one another, the faster the energy is transferred. Therefore, sound energy directly depends on the _____ of the medium.

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density

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mass

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pressure

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volume

Question 20

Use your knowledge of the properties of the different states of matter in which of the following options would sound travel the fastest?

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solid carbon dioxide (dry ice)

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Liquid carbon dioxide

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gaseous carbon dioxide

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none, sound doesn't change speed

Question 21

Why do we see lightning before we hear thunder?

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Light travels faster than sound.

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Sound travels faster than light

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The lightning forms before the thunder does.

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The ears transmit information more slowly than the eyes.

Question 22

A mechanical wave may be described as a disturbance that is transported through a medium via the mechanism of particle to particle interaction. Which of these is not a mechanical wave?

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light

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earthquake

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sound

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water

Question 23

Sound waves are mechanical waves in which the particles in the medium vibrate in a direction parallel to the direction of the energy transport. What is the name of this kind of mechanical wave?

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longitudinal wave

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transverse wave

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sound

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water

Question 24

The energy supplied to a speaker is increased. What will happen to the sound the speaker produces?

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the sound will be louder, with greater amplitude

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the sound will be a lower pitch

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the sound will be a higher pitch

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the sound will remain unchanged if the speaker is not changed.

Question 25

What would change in the sound wave if you adjusted the volume of your voice?

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amplitude

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frequency

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pitch

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wavelength

Question 26

A part of the longitudinal wave below is shaded. What part of the wave is it?

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compression

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rarefaction

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amplitude

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frequency

Question 27

Where is the sound the loudest?

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B

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A

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C

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D

Question 28

Where does the sound have the lowest pitch?

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D

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A

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B

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C

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