Quiz about MiSTAR 8.3 Unit Review

Question 1

A disturbance that travels through a medium, transporting energy from place to place without transporting matter.

Accepted Answer

Wave

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Medium

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Source

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Receiver

Question 2

The matter through which waves travel. The matter can be solid, liquid, or a gas (e.g. water or air).

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Medium

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Wave

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Source

Answer

Receiver

Question 3

The energy input to the system which causes the wave disturbance. The location of the originating energy.

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Source

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Wave

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Medium

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Receiver

Question 4

A detector of wave energy, which could be natural (ears, eyes) or designed (microphone, camera).

Accepted Answer

Receiver

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Rest Position

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Sine Wave Model

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Source

Question 5

The position of the particles in the medium when they are undisturbed by energy.

Accepted Answer

Rest Position

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Receiver

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Sine Wave Model

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Source

Question 6

A curved shape that can be used to represent a wave.

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Sine Wave Model

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Receiver

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Rest Position

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Source

Question 7

The top or peak of a wave.

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Crest

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Trough

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Amplitude

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Wavelength

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Frequency

Question 8

The bottom of a wave.

Accepted Answer

Trough

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Crest

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Amplitude

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Wavelength

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Frequency

Question 9

A measure of the distance from the rest position to the crest (or trough).

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Amplitude

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Crest

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Trough

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Wavelength

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Frequency

Question 10

The distance between one wave crest and the next, or any other similar point along the wave.

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Wavelength

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Crest

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Trough

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Amplitude

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Frequency

Question 11

The number of waves passing by a certain point, such as a receiver, per second.

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Frequency

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Crest

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Trough

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Amplitude

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Wavelength

Question 12

When wave energy strikes a new medium and passes through it.

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Transmission

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Absorption

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Reflection

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Refraction

Question 13

When wave energy bounces off a medium, causing the wave energy to change direction.

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Reflection

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Absorption

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Transmission

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Refraction

Question 14

When light changes direction as it is transmitted, or travels from one medium to another.

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Refraction

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Absorption

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Transmission

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Reflection

Question 15

A detectable change in the environment. For example, lights, sounds, touch, chemicals, etc.

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Stimulus

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Signal

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Sense Receptor

Question 16

A chemical reaction within a human cell that travels along a nerve cell to the brain.

Accepted Answer

Signal

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Stimulus

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Sense Receptor

Question 17

A structure that reacts to a stimulus from the environment, such as a hair cell.

Accepted Answer

Sense Receptor

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Stimulus

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Signal

Question 18

The highest wave energy is closest to the wave source.

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True

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False

Question 19

As white light passes through a prism, colors are separated based on the speed of each color.

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True

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False

Question 20

Which characteristic of a wave determines the brightness of light?

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Amplitude

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Wavelength

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Frequency

Question 21

Which travels slower?

Accepted Answer

Sound

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Light

Question 22

Energy moves from point A to point B in a wave.

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True

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False

Question 23

Air particles move from point A to point B in a wave.

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False

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True

Question 24

Energy compresses and expands roughly in place throughout a wave.

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False

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True

Question 25

Air particles compress and expand roughly in place throughout a wave.

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True

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False

Question 26

What characteristic of sound determines a noises loudness or volume?

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Amplitude

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Wavelength

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Frequency

Question 27

What characteristic of sound determines a noises pitch?

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Frequency

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Wavelength

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Amplitude

Question 28

Sound can be heard on earth where there are air particles.

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True

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False

Question 29

Light can seen on earth where there are air particles.

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True

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False

Question 30

Sound can be heard in space where there are NO air particles.

Accepted Answer

False

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True

Question 31

Light can be seen in space where there are NO air particles.

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True

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False

Question 32

Which travels faster?

Accepted Answer

Light

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Sound

Question 33

Light needs air particles to travel, but sound does not.

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False

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True

Question 34

Which characteristic of a wave determines the color of light?

Accepted Answer

Wavelength

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Amplitude

Answer

Frequency

MiSTAR 8.3 Unit Review

36 questions

A disturbance that travels through a medium, transporting energy from place to place without transporting matter.

The matter through which waves travel. The matter can be solid, liquid, or a gas (e.g. water or air).

The energy input to the system which causes the wave disturbance. The location of the originating energy.

A detector of wave energy, which could be natural (ears, eyes) or designed (microphone, camera).

The position of the particles in the medium when they are undisturbed by energy.

A curved shape that can be used to represent a wave.

The top or peak of a wave.

The bottom of a wave.

A measure of the distance from the rest position to the crest (or trough).

The distance between one wave crest and the next, or any other similar point along the wave.

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