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Understanding Sound and Light Waves

Authored by Ravi Sawh

Physics

9th Grade

30 Questions

NGSS covered

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Understanding Sound and Light Waves
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the speed of sound in air at standard temperature and pressure?

343 m/s

299,792,458 m/s

1,500 m/s

3,000 m/s

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2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

If the wavelength of a sound wave is 1.5 meters and the speed of sound is 343 m/s, what is the frequency of the wave?

229 Hz

343 Hz

1.5 Hz

514.5 Hz

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3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What happens to the speed of sound in air as temperature increases?

It decreases

It increases

It stays the same

It becomes zero

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4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is resonance in the context of sound waves?

When a sound wave is absorbed by a material

When an object vibrates at its natural frequency due to a matching external frequency

When sound waves travel faster than light

When sound is reflected off a surface

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the main function of polarized sunglasses?

To increase brightness

To block ultraviolet rays only

To reduce glare by blocking certain orientations of light waves

To magnify objects

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6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which property of radio waves makes them useful for astronomical observations?

They are easily absorbed by the atmosphere

They can travel long distances through space

They are visible to the human eye

They have high energy

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7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the Doppler Effect?

The bending of light as it passes through a lens

The change in frequency or wavelength of a wave in relation to an observer

The splitting of white light into colors

The reflection of sound waves

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