Sound and Light Waves

The distance between the line of origin to the top of the wave is called

• amplitude
• wavelength
• frequency
• speed

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If the wavelength increased, what would happen to the sound made by this wave?

• it would get softer
• it would get louder
• it would have a lower pitch
• It would have a higher pitch

Waves that travel at the same speed as light, but have different wavelengths and frequencies make up the

• energy fields
• electromagnetic spectrum
• polarized fields
• magnetic field

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True or false: The angle of incidence equals the angle of reflection.

• True
• false

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Concave or Convex?

• Concave
• Convex

The bending of a wave as it travels from one medium to another and as a result changes speed is called

• reflection
• refraction
• diffraction
• interference

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Sound will usually travel the fastest in a ____________.

• vacuum
• solid
• liquid
• gas

What word describes the number of waves that pass a certain point in a given amount of time?

• rarefactions
• amplitude
• resonance
• frequency

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The bending of a wave around the edge of a barrier is called

• reflection
• diffraction 
• interference
• refraction

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Two waves combining to form a wave with a larger amplitude results in

• constructive interference
• destructive interference

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