Optics and Waves

What is the SI unit for Frequency?

• 1/sec

• meters

• Joules

• Hertz

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What does the frequency of a wave determine?

• The pitch of a sound

• how loud the sound is

• how fast the sound travels

• the magnitude of the compression

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When waves come together to for a larger wave for a brief period of time

• additive waves

• constructive waves

• subtractive waves

• destructive waves

When a wave bounces off the surface of something it can not pass through

• diffraction

• reflection

• refraction

• interference

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With a smaller wavelength, the frequency will become ...

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When an object looks bent when it goes from one medium to another, it is called ..

• refraction

• diffraction

• reflection

• interference

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Sound travels fast in ..

• warmer temperatures

• colder temperatures

• solids and liquids

• gasses

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What is the sound range that humans can hear?

• audible

• supersonic

• ultrasonic

• echolocation

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What color has the longest wavelength?

• orange

• green

• purple

• blue

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What are the additive colors?

• Red

• Blue

• Yellow

• Green