Quiz about Wave Quizzizz

Question 1

A(n) __________ is a disturbance that transfers energy from one place to another without transferring matter.

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wave

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particle

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atom

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molecule

Question 2

Waves transfer energy __________ from the source of the energy.

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away

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towards

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around

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within

Question 3

Waves transfer energy without transferring __________.

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matter

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light

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sound

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heat

Question 4

Waves transfer energy by pushing and __________ on neighboring particles.

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pulling

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lifting

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twisting

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rotating

Question 5

A wave that can travel only through __________ is a mechanical wave.

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a medium

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a vacuum

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outer space

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light

Question 6

The material in which a mechanical wave travels is called a(n) __________.

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medium

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conductor

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insulator

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vacuum

Question 7

A(n) __________ wave is a wave in which the disturbance is moving at right angles, or perpendicular, to the direction the wave travels.

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transverse

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longitudinal

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surface

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mechanical

Question 8

The __________ points on a transverse wave are crests.

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highest

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lowest

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middle

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starting

Question 9

The __________ points on a transverse wave are troughs.

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lowest

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highest

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middle

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starting

Question 10

A longitudinal wave makes particles move __________ to the direction that the wave is traveling.

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parallel

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perpendicular

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diagonal

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random

Question 11

A vibrating object, such as a drum, is the source of __________ that produces mechanical waves.

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vibrations

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light

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heat

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electricity

Question 12

Each __________ makes a wave.

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vibration

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sound

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light

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movement

Question 13

After an object stops vibrating, __________ continue to move.

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waves

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particles

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molecules

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atoms

Question 14

All mechanical waves travel only through __________.

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a medium

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a vacuum

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outer space

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solid surfaces

Question 15

Sound waves are __________ waves that can travel through solids, liquids, and gases.

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mechanical

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electromagnetic

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transverse

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static

Question 16

Water waves are a combination of ______________________ waves and longitudinal waves.

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transverse

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circular

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elliptical

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spiral

Question 17

An electromagnetic wave can travel through a(n) ________________________ and through matter.

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vacuum

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solid

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liquid

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gas

Question 18

The type of electromagnetic waves given off by an object depends mainly on the ________________________ of the object.

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temperature

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color

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size

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shape

Question 19

The __________ of a wave is the maximum distance that the particles in a medium move from their rest position as the wave passes.

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amplitude

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frequency

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wavelength

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speed

Question 20

For any wave, the larger the amplitude is, the more __________ the wave carries.

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energy

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speed

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frequency

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wavelength

Question 21

The __________ of transverse waves is the distance from the rest position to the top of a crest or the bottom of a trough.

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amplitude

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Longitudinal

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frequency

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wavelength

Question 22

__________ waves have crests and troughs.

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Transverse

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amplitude

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Longitudinal

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frequency

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wavelength

Question 23

When the amplitude of longitudinal waves increases, the particles in the medium get closer together in the __________ and farther apart in the __________.

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compressions

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rarefactions

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transverse

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oscillating

Question 24

The amplitude of a(n) __________ wave depends on the distance between particles in the compressions and rarefactions.

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longitudinal

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transverse

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oscillating

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rarefactions

Question 25

__________ is the distance from one point on a wave to the same point on the next wave.

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Wavelength

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Amplitude

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Frequency

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Velocity

Question 26

In a(n) __________ wave, a wavelength is the distance from one crest to the next crest or from one trough to the next trough.

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transverse

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longitudinal

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surface

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standing

Question 27

In a(n) __________ wave, a wavelength is the distance from one compression to the next compression or from one rarefaction to the next rarefaction.

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longitudinal

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transverse

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surface

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electromagnetic

Question 28

The __________ of a wave is the number of wavelengths that pass by a point each second.

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frequency

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amplitude

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velocity

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wavelength

Question 29

Each single __________ of an object produces one wavelength.

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vibration

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rotation

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translation

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oscillation

Question 30

The unit for frequency is the __________, abbreviated Hz.

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hertz

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joule

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watt

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newton

Question 31

As the frequency of a wave increases, the wavelength __________.

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decreases

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increases

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remains the same

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doubles

Question 32

Wave speed depends on the type of wave, the __________, and the medium the wave is traveling through.

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frequency

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amplitude

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wavelength

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temperature

Question 33

Mechanical waves, such as sound, usually travel fastest in solids and slowest in __________.

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gases

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liquids

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plasma

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vacuum

Question 34

Electromagnetic waves travel fastest through a vacuum and slowest through __________________.

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a medium

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a solid

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a liquid

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a gas

Question 35

You can calculate the speed of a wave by multiplying its wavelength by its __________________.

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frequency

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amplitude

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velocity

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intensity

Question 36

One factor that affects the amount of energy absorbed is the ____________________ in which a material moves.

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frequency

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temperature

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pressure

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density

Question 37

All materials absorb ____________________ waves.

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some

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no

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all

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most

Question 38

____________________ is the passage of light through an object.

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Transmission

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Reflection

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Absorption

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Diffusion

Question 39

____________________ is the bouncing of a wave off a surface.

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Reflection

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Refraction

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Diffraction

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Absorption

Question 40

Objects that reflect all visible light appear ____________________.

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white

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black

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red

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blue

Question 41

Objects that do not reflect any visible light appear ____________________.

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black

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white

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transparent

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red

Question 42

All types of waves can be ____________________ when they hit a surface.

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reflected

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absorbed

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transmitted

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refracted

Question 43

The angle at which a wave hits a surface is the ____________________ at which it bounces off the surface.

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angle of incidence

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angle of reflection

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angle of refraction

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angle of diffraction

Question 44

The angle of incidence and the angle of reflection are ____________________.

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equal

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different

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perpendicular

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complementary

Question 45

Refraction occurs when a wave changes ____________________ because its speed changes.

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direction

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frequency

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amplitude

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wavelength

Question 46

The greater the change in speed is, the ____________________ the wave changes direction.

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more

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less

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faster

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slower

Question 47

The change in direction of a wave when it travels by the edge of an object or travels through an opening is called ____________________.

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diffraction

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reflection

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refraction

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absorption

Question 48

__________ waves spread out as they travel through a doorway because their wavelengths are roughly the same width as the doorway.

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Sound

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Light

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Radio

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Microwave

Question 49

The wavelengths of __________ waves are more than a million times smaller than the width of a doorway. As a result, these waves do not spread out as they travel through a doorway.

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Light

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Sound

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Radio

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Microwave

Question 50

Interference occurs when waves __________ to form a new wave.

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Combine

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Separate

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Reflect

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Absorb

Question 51

___________ interference occurs when a crest overlaps a crest or a trough overlaps a trough.

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Constructive

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Destructive

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Neutral

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Inconclusive

Question 52

__________ interference occurs when a crest overlaps a trough.

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Destructive

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Constructive

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Neutral

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Resonant

Question 53

A(n) __________ wave can form when two waves with the same wavelength overlap while they are traveling in opposite directions.

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Standing

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Transverse

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Longitudinal

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Surface

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