Physics Semester Midterm Review

Waves that move the particles of the medium parallel to the direction in which the waves are traveling are called

• Surface Waves
• Combination Waves
• Longitudinal Waves
• Transverse Waves

The distance between two corresponding parts of a wave is the wave’s

• Wavelength
• Frequency
• Amplitude
• Speed

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The interaction between two waves that meet is called

• refraction
• reflection
• diffreaction
• interference

The speed of a wave is its wavelength multiplied by its

• Vibration
• Frequency
• Amplitude
• Reflection

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Waves combine to produce a smaller or zero-amplitude wave in a process called

• Destructive Interference
• Reflection
• Refraction
• Constructive Interference

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The crests and troughs of a standing wave are called ____________________.

• wavelength
• energy
• antinodes
• rarefaction

As the frequency of a wave traveling at constant speed increases, its ____________________ decreases.

• wavelength
• amplitude
• speed
• reflection

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           In a longitudinal wave moving along a spring, areas where the coils are farthest apart are called ____________________.

• interference
• Compression
• Rarefraction
• Diffraction

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The more ____________________ a mechanical wave has, the greater its amplitude.

• reflection
• energy
• speed
• frequency

           In ____________________ interference, the energy of the combined wave is greater than the energy of each of the two waves.

• constructive
• destructive
• rarefraction
• combination