Properties & Sound/Light Waves Quiz

In a transverse wave, what is the direction of the wave traveling? What direction does the medium travel?

• towards the energy source, side to side

• towards the energy source, up and down

• away from the energy source, up and down

• away from the energy source side to side

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In a longitudinal wave, what is the direction of the wave traveling? What direction does the medium travel?

• towards the energy source, up and down

• away from the energy source, up and down

• towards the energy source, side to side

• away from the energy source side to side

Sound waves travel as

• surface

• electromagnetic

• transverse

• longitudinal

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Sound is made when a source of energy forces the matter to

• shake

• vibrate

• move

• stay still

A rarefaction is generated when particles move

• under

• together

• apart

• closer

In which of these types of media will sound travel fastest?

• vacuum

• gas

• liquid

• solid

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What is the term for the maximum displacement of particles in a wave?

• Amplitude

• Frequency

• Wavelength

• Velocity

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What happens to the speed of sound as the temperature of the medium increases?

• It decreases

• It increases

• It remains the same

• It becomes zero

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What is the effect of increasing the amplitude of a sound wave?

• It increases the pitch

• It decreases the pitch

• It increases the loudness

• It decreases the loudness

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_______________ objects transmit light. Allows light to pass through completely, can see through object.

• transparent

• opaque

• translucent

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