6. Sound is a disturbance that travels through a medium as

both mechanical and electromagnetic waves

7. Light is a disturbance that travels through a medium as

both mechanical and electromagnetic waves

9. The reason you see lightning from a storm sooner than you hear thunder is

light waves travel faster than sound waves.

sound waves travels faster than light waves.

light waves travel faster than heat waves.

light waves travel faster than ocean waves.

11. If you have a really bad grade you should...

keep trying and come after school to get my grade up.

12. Rainbows are visible because

white light is refracted by the raindrops

White light is reflected off of raindrops

the visible light spectrum has seven colors

the amplitude of each color varies

13. Which statement is most correct?

each color in the spectrum refract at a different angle. Violet refracts the most and red refracts the least.

When white light enters a water droplet, the light bends at different rates. Red bends the most and violet bends the least

The compressions and rarefactions of white light causes it to reflect into different colors

Only seven of the colors of the visible spectrum are absorbed by the raindrops. Other colors such as pink and brown are not absorbed

14. Colors of the rainbow are part of the Visible Spectrum. Which of the statement below lists waves in the EM spectrum in increasing wavelength frequency (low frequency to high frequency)?

Radio waves, microwaves, infrared, visible light, ultraviolet, x-rays, gamma rays

Gamma rays, x-rays, ultraviolet, visible light, infrared, microwaves, radio waves.

Radio waves, microwaves, ultraviolet, infrared, visible light, x-rays, gamma rays

19. Astronauts in on the moon would not hear the engines of a lunar lander because____

there are no air molecules on the moon to carry sound

it is too cold on the moon for sound waves to travel

the moon has no magnetic field to carry sound

the lunar soil deadens the sound waves

21. Which is the best explanation for the refracting of light?

As light passes from one substance to another it changes speeds causing the light to bend.

Shiny surfaces such a mirror allow light to bounce back at you.

Particle matter in the air interfere with the transmission of light causing it to scatter.

White light is absorbed by an apple and only the red color waves are reflected.

22. Which statement best explains the heating of an object.

A black car is hotter than a white car because the white car reflects more light than the black car does.

Beach sand is cooler than the black asphalt (road) because the light colored sand absorbs more light.

Black object heat faster because of the compression waves that add heat energy.

27. Which of the following statements are true of DIGITAL signals? Choose all that apply.

digital signals are wave pulses

digital signals have only two values that they can send, on or off

digital signals are a more reliable way to encode and transmit information than analog signals

digital signals are very susceptible to interference (noise)

digital signals are continuously streaming data

28. What is a disadvantage to analog information transfer?

it can be easily disrupted by interference (snow on a TV, static on a radio)

it cannot be converted into a digital form

it is impossible to capture the true richness of the original sound using analog waves

29. Why are digital signals much more resistant to interference than analog signals?

digital signals have only two values that they can send; either on or off and there is no in-between

digital signals can be communicated across very long distances

digital signals are a modern invention

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 2 pts

1. What do seismic (earthquakes) waves and sound waves have in common?

They are phonetic waves

They are mechanical waves

They are electromagnetic waves

They are permanent waves

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2. What medium do seismic waves (earthquakes) travel through?

Outer space

Water

The air

The ground

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What type of wave is this?

Transverse

S Wave

Longitudinal

Up and Down

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3. What do waves carry from place to place?

Matter

Energy and matter

Energy

None of the above

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What type of wave is this?

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S Wave

Longitudinal

Up and Down

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Which letter represents a wavelength?

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Which letter represents amplitude?

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Waves Practice Test

1. What do seismic (earthquakes) waves and sound waves have in common?

2. What medium do seismic waves (earthquakes) travel through?

What type of wave is this?

3. What do waves carry from place to place?

What type of wave is this?

Which letter represents a wavelength?

Which letter represents amplitude?

What is the amplitude of this wave?

What is the wavelength of this wave?

What property does the orange arrow (A) represent?

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