Wave Review

What is being transferred by a wave?

• matter

• medium

• energy

• water

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What color do we see when all light is reflected?

• white

• red

• black

• rainbow

Which type of wave does not need a medium to travel through?

• Electromagnetic

• Mechanical

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Electromagnetic radiation has a wide range of frequencies and wavelengths. Look closely at the electromagnetic spectrum shown in the illustration below. What conclusion can you make about electromagnetic radiation from this illustration?

• Gamma rays have the lowest frequency.

• Some gamma rays can have the same frequency as X rays.

• Visible light consists of wavelengths with the widest range of frequencies.

• The shorter the wavelength is, the lower the frequency of the electromagnetic radiation.

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How do sound waves behave in a solid?

• They travel faster in a solid than other mediums.

• They travel slower in a solid than other mediums.

• They stop when they hit a solid.

• Sound waves behave the same in any medium.

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What allows us to see the color green?

• The green wavelength is absorbed.

• The green wavelength is reflected.

• All colors but green are reflected back.

• The green wavelength vibrates the air particles.

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The wave interaction when a wave bounces off of a surface such as a mirror.

• Diffraction

• Refraction

• Reflection

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Which travels faster?

• Sound

• Light

Complete the following sentence by choosing the BEST answer choice. The greater the amplitude of a wave, ______________________________.

• the more energy the wave has.

• the less energy the wave has.

• the longer the wavelength.

• the shorter the wavelength.

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What is the part of a longitudinal wave where the particles are pressed close together?

• Compression

• Rarefaction

• Medium

• Wavelength