Quiz about Coventry High School Physical Science Midterm Review 2024

Question 1

What type of graph is represented by Figure 1-1?

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line graph

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bar graph

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circle graph

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none of the above

Question 2

What is a system of knowledge and the methods used to find that knowledge?

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science

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measurement

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technology

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curiosity

Question 3

How are science and technology related?

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Advances in science may lead to advances in technology and vice versa.

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Technology is a branch of natural science.

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Science is a branch of technology.

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Science and technology are not related.

Question 4

Which of the following is NOT a branch of natural science?

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social science

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life science

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physical science

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Earth and space science

Question 5

How does Earth science overlap with life science?

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Earth science involves the study of systems that may include living organisms.

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Earth science involves the study of Earth's rocks.

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Earth science involves the study of the composition of matter.

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Earth science does not overlap with life science.

Question 6

Which of the following is NOT one of the main ideas of physical science?

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One of the main branches of natural science is biology.

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The universe is very old and very large.

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Forces cause changes in motion.

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Energy can be transferred from one form to another, but it can never be destroyed.

Question 7

What are the building blocks of all matter?

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atoms

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forces

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magnetic fields

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kinetic and potential energy

Question 8

In which step of the scientific method is information obtained through the senses?

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making observations

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drawing conclusions

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analyzing data

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revising a hypothesis

Question 9

What happens when the data in an investigation do not support the original hypothesis?

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The hypothesis is revised.

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The scientist gives up and starts an investigation on a new topic.

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The data must be incorrect and are thrown out.

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The data are altered so that they support the original hypothesis.

Question 10

What is a statement that summarizes a pattern found in nature?

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a scientific law

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a scientific theory

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a fact

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a hypothesis

Question 11

Which of the following statements is true about scientific theories?

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Scientific theories are never proven.

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Scientific theories become scientific laws.

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Scientific theories become hypotheses.

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Scientific theories summarize patterns found in nature.

Question 12

What is a physical or mental representation of an object or an event?

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a model

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a theory

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a hypothesis

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a scientific law

Question 13

Why are scientific models important?

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They help visualize things that are very complex, very large, or very small.

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They prove scientific theories.

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They make it harder to understand things.

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They never change.

Question 14

What is the most important safety rule?

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Always follow your teacher's instructions and textbook directions exactly.

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Never work with chemicals.

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Always use unbreakable glassware.

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Never do experiments that involve flames or hot objects.

Question 15

Which of the following is an example of a safe laboratory procedure?

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tying back long hair and loose clothing

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eating or drinking from laboratory glassware

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touching hot objects with your bare hands

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testing an odor by directly inhaling the vapor

Question 16

Which of the following conversion factors would you use to change 18 kilometers to meters?

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1000 m/1 km

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100 m/1 km

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1 km/1000 m

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1 km/100 m

Question 17

What are 6 centimeters equal to?

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60 millimeters

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600 meters

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of a millimeter

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600 millimeters

Question 18

There are 1660 megawatts of wind-generated electricity produced globally every year. This amount is equivalent to

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1,660,000 kilowatts

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1,660,000 watts

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16,600,000 watts

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166,000 kilowatts

Question 19

Timers at a swim meet used four different clocks to time an event. Which recorded time is the most precise?

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55.254 s

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55 s

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55.25 s

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55.2 s

Question 20

Which of the following clocks offers the most precision?

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a clock with a hand to measure the hour, a hand to measure the minutes, and a hand to measure the seconds

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a clock with only one hand to measure the hour

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a clock with only one hand to measure the minutes

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a clock with a hand to measure the hour and a hand to measure the minutes

Question 21

The type of graph used to show how a part of something relates to the whole is which of the following?

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circle graph

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line graph

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bar graph

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direct proportion

Question 22

What is the relationship in which the ratio of the manipulated variable and the responding variable is constant?

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direct proportion

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inverse proportion

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slope

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interdependent

Question 23

How do scientists communicate the results of investigations?

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all of the above

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by publishing articles in scientific journals

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by giving talks at scientific conferences

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by exchanging e-mails

Question 24

How do scientists who speak different languages make their data understandable to one another?

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They all use SI.

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They all use different systems of measurement.

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They communicate through a universal translator.

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They all must speak French.

Question 25

What is a peer review?

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a process in which scientists examine other scientists' work

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a process in which only close friends of a scientist review the scientist's work

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a process in which scientists copy other scientists' work

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a process in which scientists keep their work secret

Question 26

Why are peer reviews important?

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All of the above

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Scientists receive questions and criticism from their peers.

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Data are checked for accuracy.

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Scientists receive comments and suggestions from other scientists.

Question 27

If the relationship between the manipulated variable and the responding variable is a direct proportion, what will a line graph of this relationship look like?

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a straight line

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a jagged line

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a curved line

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none of the above

Question 28

A mechanical wave moves through a medium, which can be

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all of the above

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a liquid.

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a gas.

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a solid.

Question 29

A mechanical wave generally does NOT

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move the medium from one place to another.

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move through a medium.

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move through solids.

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disturb the medium.

Question 30

Transverse and longitudinal waves both

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transfer energy through a medium.

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have compressions and rarefactions.

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move at right angles to the vibration of the medium.

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are capable of moving the medium a long distance.

Question 31

Which type of mechanical wave needs a source of energy to produce it?

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all of the above

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a transverse wave

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a surface wave

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a longitudinal wave

Question 32

Which wave causes the medium to vibrate only in a direction parallel to the wave's motion?

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a longitudinal wave

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a transverse wave

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a surface wave

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none of the above

Question 33

A disturbance sends ripples across water in a tub. These ripples are an example of a

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surface wave.

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rarefaction.

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compression.

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longitudinal wave.

Question 34

When a surfer rides an ocean wave on her surfboard, she is actually riding on

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a crest that is toppling over.

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the rest position of the wave.

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a trough of the wave.

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a region of rarefaction.

Question 35

In an earthquake, a P wave is a longitudinal wave. It moves through soil and rock as a

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series of compressions and rarefactions.

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wavy line.

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series of faults.

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series of crests and troughs.

Question 36

39. Figure 17-1 shows a wave movement during 1 second. What is the frequency of this wave?

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2 hertz

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0.5 second

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2 meters/second

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1 hertz

Question 37

A period is the length of time it takes for

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one complete wavelength to pass a fixed point.

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a disturbance to start a wave.

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two complete wavelengths to pass a fixed point.

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a wave to travel the length of a rope.

Question 38

A wave has a wavelength of 10 mm and a frequency of 5.0 hertz. What is its speed?

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50 mm/s

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2.0 mm/s

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50 hertz/s

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0.50 mm/s

Question 39

To find amplitude, measure

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either A or B

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from a trough to the rest position.

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neither A nor B

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from a crest to the rest position.

Question 40

To what is amplitude related?

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both A and B

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the amount of energy carried by the wave

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the maximum displacement from the rest position

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neither A nor B

Question 41

When a wave strikes a solid barrier, it behaves like a basketball hitting a backboard. This wave behavior is called

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reflection.

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constructive interference.

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refraction.

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diffraction.

Question 42

How does reflection differ from refraction and diffraction?

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Reflection is the only process in which the wave does not continue moving forward.

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Reflection is the only process that involves a change in the wave.

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Reflection affects all types of mechanical waves, but refraction and diffraction do not.

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Reflection is the only process that changes the direction of a wave.

Question 43

For refraction to occur in a wave, the wave must

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enter a new medium at an angle.

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strike an obstacle larger than the wavelength.

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change direction within a medium.

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enter a new medium head-on.

Question 44

In refraction, when a wave travels from one medium to another, it

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changes speeds.

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always moves in the same direction.

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stays in step.

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travels in the opposite direction.

Question 45

What is one property of a wave that determines how much it will diffract when it encounters an obstacle?

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wavelength

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speed

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polarization

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amplitude

Question 46

Which wave will probably be diffracted the most by an obstacle?

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the wave with the longest wavelength

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a longitudinal wave

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the wave with the highest amplitude

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the wave that strikes a solid barrier with the slowest speed

Question 47

Suppose two waves collide and the temporary combined wave that results is smaller than the original waves. What term best describes this interaction?

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destructive interference

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diffraction

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standing wave formation

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constructive interference

Question 48

The formation of a standing wave requires

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interference between incoming and reflected waves.

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the traveling of a wave for a long distance.

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constructive interference between two waves of slightly different frequencies.

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that refraction and diffraction occur at the same time in a wave.

Question 49

A sound wave is an example of a

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longitudinal wave.

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transverse wave.

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standing wave.

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surface wave.

Question 50

In which medium does sound travel the fastest?

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cast iron

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salt water

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air

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fresh water

Question 51

Sonar equipment sends sound waves into deep water and measures

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the time delay of the returning echoes.

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refraction of the transmitted wave.

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only the direction of the reflected wave.

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interference of the transmitted and reflected waves.

Question 52

A piano, violin, or guitar uses the resonance of a wooden soundboard to

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amplify the sound.

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raise the pitch.

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dampen the sound.

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limit standing waves.

Question 53

An ambulance siren sounds different as it approaches you than when it moves away from you. What scientific term would you use to explain how this happens?

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the Doppler effect

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ultrasound

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rarefaction

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diffraction

Question 54

When a sound source approaches you, the pitch you hear is

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higher than when the source is stationary.

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lower than when the source is stationary.

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the same as when the source is stationary.

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first higher and then lower than the pitch of the source when stationary.

Question 55

Which part of the ear amplifies the vibrations from sound waves?

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middle ear

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outer ear

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inner ear

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both a and b

Question 56

The part of the ear that sends coded nerve signals to the brain is

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the inner ear.

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the outer ear.

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the middle ear.

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the eardrum.

Question 57

In a diagram depicting the solar system as heliocentric, what is located at the center?

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the sun

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Earth

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the moon

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Mars

Question 58

Which of the following is the most likely reason that ancient observers believed that Earth was the center of the universe?

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Objects in the sky appear to circle around Earth.

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The Earth seemed to move on its axis.

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Earth's motions are only recently known because of high-powered telescopes.

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Ancient observers believed the universe was stationary.

Question 59

The orbit of a planet around the sun is a(an)

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ellipse.

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circle.

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straight line.

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parabola.

Question 60

Which of the following helps explain why the planets remain in motion around the sun?

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both (b) and (c)

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density

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inertia

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gravity

Question 61

Which of the following objects does NOT orbit directly around the sun?

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moons

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planets

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comets

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all of the above

Question 62

What led to the discovery of three more planets than those that the ancient observers knew about?

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the invention of the telescope in 1600

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space missions in the Apollo program

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the Hubble telescope launched in 1990

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observations by Sputnik 1 in 1957

Question 63

Who was the first American in space?

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Alan Shepard

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Yuri Gargarin

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Chuck Yeager

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Neil Armstrong

Question 64

Which of the following are currently operating the space station?

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a cooperative team of scientists from 16 countries

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Soviet cosmonauts

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American astronauts

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a cooperative team of scientists from Russia and the United States

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