Quiz about Mr. H's Challenge

Question 1

What's the difference between SOUND waves and LIGHT waves?

Accepted Answer

Light waves are electromagnetic waves that travel as photons

Answer

Sound waves travel as photons

Answer

Light waves make our eardrums vibrate

Answer

Sound waves are electromagnetic waves

Question 2

A wave transfers:

Accepted Answer

energy

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matter

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water

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particles

Question 3

What is the source that causes a wave to start?

Accepted Answer

vibration

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the moon

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splash

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motion

Question 4

A wave that moves the medium parallel to the direction of the energy is a:

Accepted Answer

longitudinal

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electromagnetic

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standing

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transverse

Question 5

When the particles of a medium are vibrating perpendicular to the direction of the wave, this is a __________wave.

Accepted Answer

transverse

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sound

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water

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longitudinal

Question 6

The distance between the crest of a wave and the crest of the next wave is:

Accepted Answer

wavelength

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3mm

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frequency

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amplitude

Question 7

The number of complete waves that pass a point in a certain amount of time is:

Accepted Answer

frequency

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speed

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amplitude

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wavelength

Question 8

Hertz (Hz) is a measurement of:

Accepted Answer

frequency

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amplitude

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speed

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all of the above

Question 9

the highest point of a transverse wave

Accepted Answer

crest

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trough

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compression

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rarefaction

Question 10

the lowest point of a transverse wave

Accepted Answer

trough

Answer

crest

Answer

compression

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rarefaction

Question 11

Waves that require a medium are called

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mechanical waves

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transverse waves

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light waves

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gamma rays

Question 12

What is a wave

Accepted Answer

a disturbance in a medium

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a small disturbance

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a medium disturbance

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a large disturbace

Question 13

Which letter represents amplitude?

Accepted Answer

B

Answer

A

Answer

C

Answer

D

Question 14

What is another name for wave height?

Accepted Answer

Amplitude

Answer

Frequency

Answer

Wavelength

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Origin

Question 15

Waves can travel through empty space or they can travel through a medium. Which statement best describes a medium?

Accepted Answer

The solid, liquid, or gas matter that waves travel through

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The solid matter that waves travel through

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The gas matter that waves travel through

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The liquid matter that waves travel through

Question 16

When a sound is louder what measurement gets bigger?

Accepted Answer

Amplitude

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Frequency

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Wavelength

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Crest

Question 17

Sound waves are ALWAYS what type of wave?

Accepted Answer

Longitudinal

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Transverse

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Depends

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always different

Question 18

What is B?

Accepted Answer

rarefaction

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crest

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trough

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compression

Question 19

True or False: Sound travels better through solids than through liquids

Accepted Answer

True

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False

Question 20

What do we call the part of a compressional wave that is spread a part?

Accepted Answer

rarefaction

Answer

compression

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crest

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trough

Question 21

The part of a longitudinal wave where the particles of the medium are close together.

Accepted Answer

compression

Answer

rarefaction

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crest

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trough

Question 22

Which of the following is an example of a longitudinal wave?

Accepted Answer

Clapping

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X-ray

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Tsunami waves

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Remote control

Question 23

The position the medium would be in if no energy was moving through the medium, or if the medium was at rest

Accepted Answer

Rest position

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Crest

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Trough

Question 24

Which letter represents wavelength of a longitudinal wave?

Accepted Answer

C

Answer

A

Answer

B

Question 25

Which of the following energy transformations occur when a lamp that is plugged into a wall socket is functioning correctly?

Accepted Answer

Electrical to light

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Chemical to light

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Electrical to chemical

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Chemical to electrical

Question 26

Which energy conversion is taking place when you put gasoline in a car?

Accepted Answer

chemical -> mechanical

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thermal -> electrical

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mechanical -> electrical

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mechanical -> electromagnetic

Question 27

Electrical Energy is transferred to _____ Energy.

Accepted Answer

Thermal

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Solar

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Electrical

Answer

None

Question 28

The roller coaster cart has the most gravitational potential energy at position-

Accepted Answer

W

Answer

X

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Y

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Z

Question 29

What energy transformation occurs as a mouse produces body heat?

Accepted Answer

Chemical --> Thermal

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Thermal --> Chemical

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Electrical --> Thermal

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Thermal --> Mechanical

Question 30

What is the source of almost all energy on Earth?

Accepted Answer

the Sun

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Earth's hot core

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moving water

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stored carbon

Question 31

What are the two main types of energy?

Accepted Answer

kinetic and potential

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potential and chemical

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radiant and chemical

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thermal and radiant

Question 32

Which activity directly converts energy from the Sun into chemical energy?

Accepted Answer

a bean plant making its own food to grow

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a snake lying on a sunny rock to keep warm

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a rabbit using energy from food it has eaten to run

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a person burning firewood to cook food

Question 33

A boulder resting on a high cliff has __________ energy.

Accepted Answer

potential

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both kinetic and potential

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chemical

Answer

kinetic

Question 34

What is a PUSH or PULL of an object?

Accepted Answer

Force

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Motion

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Friction

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Gravity

Question 35

Why is it harder for the boy in Image B to get down the hill?

Accepted Answer

Friction

Answer

Motion

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Work

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Displacement

Question 36

Which force produces a change in motion?

Accepted Answer

unbalanced force

Answer

balanced force

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gravitational force

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frictional force

Question 37

It takes more force to accelerate the iron man on the left than the iron man on the right because the iron man on the left has more mass. This best describes

Accepted Answer

Newton's second law, the law of acceleration

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Newton's first law, the law of inertia

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Newton's third law, the law of action reaction

Answer

The law of universal gravitation

Question 38

The formula
? = mass x acceleration
or
? = m x a
is used to find

Accepted Answer

Force

Answer

Velocity

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Momentum

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Gravity

Question 39

For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction.

Accepted Answer

Newton's
3rd
Law of Motion

Answer

Newton's
1st
Law of Motion

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Newton's
2nd
Law of Motion

Question 40

An automobile you are riding in suddenly stops, but you continue to go forward.

Accepted Answer

Newton's
1st
Law of Motion

Answer

Newton's
2nd
Law of Motion

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Newton's
3rd
Law of Motion

Question 41

Question 41.

Accepted Answer

3rd

Answer

1st

Answer

2nd

Question 42

What is the attractive force that exists between all objects that have mass?

Accepted Answer

Gravity

Answer

Weight

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Mass

Answer

Viscosity

Question 43

If an object is stationary (not moving) the forces acting upon it are _____________

Accepted Answer

balanced

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unbalanced

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weak

Answer

Hulk Smash!

Question 44

When a cannon fires a cannonball we observe Newton's third law. Which force is the reaction force?

Accepted Answer

The cannon moving backward

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The cannon moving forward

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The cannonball moving forward

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The cannonball moving backward

Question 45

What do each of the letters correctly represent?

Accepted Answer

Force, Mass, Acceleration

Answer

Funny, Monkeys, Arrive

Answer

Free, Mass, Access

Answer

Force, Magnesium, Arsenic

Question 46

Which is always a contact force?

Accepted Answer

friction

Answer

electric

Answer

magnetic

Answer

gravity

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