Unit 3 Test Review (Waves)

What do waves transfer?

• only matter

• energy

• only water

• only particles

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True or False: Sound waves travel faster than light.

• True

• False

True or False: Sound waves require a medium.

• True

• False

Through which of these does sound travel the fastest?

• steel (solid)

• water (liquid)

• air (gas)

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What are you doing when you are making sound?

• causing photons to travel

• causing air molecules to vibrate

• causing electromagnetic waves to radiate

• causing air pressure to drop

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What can you infer about a wave with a short wavelength?

• it has low amplitude

• it has high amplitude

• it has high frequency

• it has low frequency

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Which of the following is not considered a medium

• outer space

• air

• water

• wood

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Low frequency waves:

• have high amplitudes

• have long wavelengths

• travel at high speeds

• have short wavelengths

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Which statement is true:

• Light waves always travel at a constant (unchanging) speed, but sound waves do not. 

• Waves travel at different speeds through different materials. 

• Light waves and sound waves travel at the same speed. 

• Wave speed depends on the amplitude of the wave. 

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In which does sound travel fastest

• liquid

• gas

• solid

• plasma

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