Unit 8 Review Questions

Amber studied a graph of a mechanical wave. If Amber wanted to find out the wavelength, from which points should she measure?

• 1 to 3

• 1 to 5

• 2 to 4

• 3 to 5

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Manny compared the properties of two waves traveling through the same medium. How do Wave 1 and Wave 2 differ from each other?

• Wave 1 has a lower frequency than Wave 2.

• Wave 1 has a greater amplitude than Wave 2.

• The speed of Wave 1 is greater than that of Wave 2.

• The wavelength of Wave 1 is less than that of Wave 2.

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Which of these types of electromagnetic radiation has the lowest frequency?

• Visible Light

• X-Ray

• Gamma Ray

• Radio Wave

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When a transverse wave passes from right to left through a medium, what happens to the particles of the medium?

• Particles travel from right to left along the wave.

• Particles travel from left to right along the wave.

• Particles move back and forth parallel to the wave.

• Particles move back and forth perpendicular to the wave.

As wave frequency is increased, wave energy

• stays constant.

• is unaffected.

• increases.

• decreases.

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A radio wave with a wavelength of 2 meters passed from Medium Y into Medium Z. The wavelength changes to 1.3 meters.

• The speed decreased.

• The energy decreased.

• The amplitude increased.

• The frequency increased.

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Emily’s younger sister Amy has just learned that radio waves, like X-rays, are a form of electromagnetic energy. Amy asks Emily why radio waves aren’t dangerous like X-rays. Which answer is most accurate?

• Radio waves have a lower energy than X-rays.

• Radio waves have a lower velocity than X-rays.

• Radio waves have a greater amplitude than X-rays.

• Radio waves have a greater frequency than X-rays.

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Sound waves and ocean waves are similar in that both

• are longitudinal waves.

• have the same frequency.

• carry energy from one place to another.

• carry a medium from one place to another.

Which generates waves that are capable of traveling through a vacuum?

• a light bulb

• a speaker

• earthquake activity

• volcanic eruption

During a baseball game, fans in the stands create a “wave” by standing up from their chairs when the wave arrives at their location. Which sentence classifies this type of wave and its particle motion?

• It is a transverse wave in which the particles of the wave move in a direction parallel to the wave motion.

• It is a longitudinal wave in which the particles of the wave move in a direction parallel to the wave motion.

• It is a transverse wave in which the particles of the wave move in a direction perpendicular to the wave motion.

• It is a longitudinal wave in which the particles of the wave move in a direction perpendicular to the wave motion.