Quiz about Exploring Waves and Their Properties

Question 1

What is the term for the distance between two consecutive crests of a wave?

Accepted Answer

Wavelength

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Amplitude

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Frequency

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Speed

Question 2

Which type of wave requires a medium to travel through?

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Sound wave

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Electromagnetic wave

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Light wave

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Radio wave

Question 3

Identify the wave property that describes the number of waves that pass a point in one second.

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Frequency

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Wavelength

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Amplitude

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Speed

Question 4

Which of the following is an example of a transverse wave?

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Water wave

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Sound wave

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Seismic P-wave

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Longitudinal wave

Question 5

What happens to the frequency of a wave if the wavelength increases while the speed remains constant?

Accepted Answer

Frequency decreases

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Frequency increases

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Frequency remains the same

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Frequency doubles

Question 6

Which part of the electromagnetic spectrum has the shortest wavelength?

Accepted Answer

Gamma rays

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Radio waves

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Microwaves

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X-rays

Question 7

How does the speed of light change when it moves from air into water?

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Decreases

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Increases

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Remains the same

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Doubles

Question 8

Which wave behavior involves a wave bending around an obstacle?

Accepted Answer

Diffraction

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Reflection

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Refraction

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Absorption

Question 9

What is the primary difference between sound waves and light waves?

Accepted Answer

Sound waves are mechanical, light waves are electromagnetic

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Sound waves are electromagnetic, light waves are mechanical

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Both are electromagnetic

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Both are mechanical

Question 10

Which of the following is true about the speed of sound in different media?

Accepted Answer

It is fastest in solids

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It is fastest in gases

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It is fastest in liquids

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It is the same in all media

Question 11

What is the effect called when a wave changes direction as it passes from one medium to another?

Accepted Answer

Refraction

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Reflection

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Diffraction

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Interference

Question 12

Which color of visible light has the longest wavelength?

Accepted Answer

Red

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Blue

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Green

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Violet

Question 13

What is the term for the height of a wave from its rest position to its crest?

Accepted Answer

Amplitude

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Wavelength

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Frequency

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Speed

Question 14

How does the pitch of a sound change if the frequency of the sound wave increases?

Accepted Answer

Pitch increases

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Pitch decreases

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Pitch remains the same

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Pitch doubles

Question 15

What part is represented by the blue lines?

Accepted Answer

Amplitude

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Crest

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Resting Point

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Wavelength

Question 16

This illustration shows three different waves traveling through the same medium.

Accepted Answer

The waves carry different amounts of energy.

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The waves travel at different speeds.

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The waves have different wavelengths.

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The waves are a different distance from the source.

Question 17

What is Part B (the spread out parts) called in this picture?

Accepted Answer

Rarefaction

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Compression

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Amplitude

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Wavelength

Question 18

What is Part A (the close together parts) called in this picture?

Accepted Answer

Compression

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Amplituide

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Rarefaction

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Wavelength

Question 19

Two waves E and G are shown. The waves have the same speed.

Which statement is correct?

Accepted Answer

Wave E has a smaller frequency than wave G.

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Wave E has a greater amplitude than wave G.

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Wave E has a greater intensity than wave G.

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Wave E has a smaller wavelength than wave G.

Question 20

Which of the following are properties of waves? (Select all that apply)

Accepted Answer

Amplitude

Accepted Answer

Wavelength

Accepted Answer

Frequency

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density

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mass

Question 21

How are these two waves different?

Accepted Answer

The frequency of Wave 2 is twice the frequency of Wave 1.

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The amplitude of wave 2 is twice the amplitude of wave 1.

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The wavelength of wave 2 is twice the amplitude of wave 1.

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The wave speed of Wave 2 is twice the wave speed of Wave 1.

Question 22

What is the term for the number of complete cycles of a wave that occur in a unit of time?

Accepted Answer

Frequency

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Amplitude

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Wavelength

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Speed

Question 23

Which wave property is responsible for the loudness of a sound?

Accepted Answer

Amplitude

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Wavelength

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Frequency

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Speed

Question 24

Which phenomenon occurs when two waves meet and combine to form a new wave?

Accepted Answer

Interference

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Reflection

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Refraction

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Diffraction

Question 25

Which wave property determines the color of visible light?

Accepted Answer

Wavelength

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Amplitude

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Frequency

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Speed

Question 26

What is the term for the time it takes for one complete cycle of a wave to pass a given point?

Accepted Answer

Period

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Frequency

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Wavelength

Answer

Amplitude

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