Quiz about Waves

Question 1

Which type of wave does sound travel in?

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Longitudinal

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Transverse

Question 2

What type of wave is this?

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Longitudinal

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Transverse

Question 3

What type of wave is this?

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Transverse

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Longitudinal

Question 4

What is represented by the  letter 'y'?

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Rarefaction

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Compression

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Wavelength

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Amplitude

Question 5

What is represented by the letter 'x'?

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Compression

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Crest

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Rarefaction

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Wavelength

Question 6

What is represented by the blue lines?

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Wavelength

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Trough

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Crest

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Amplitude

Question 7

What part is represented by the blue lines?

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Amplitude

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Crest

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Resting Point

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Wavelength

Question 8

What part is the arrow pointing to?

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Trough

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Crest

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Amplitude

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Wavelength

Question 9

What part is the arrow pointing to?

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Crest

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Trough

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Amplitude

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Wavelength

Question 10

Which answer best explains what causes a wave?

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Vibrations

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Shaking

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Potential energy

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Light

Question 11

What two factors effect the amount of energy a wave has?

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Frequency and amplitude

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Frequency and wavelength

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Amplitude and rest

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Wavelength and crest

Question 12

Which wave in the diagram has the greatest frequency?

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4

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1

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2

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3

Question 13

Which wave in the diagram has the greatest wavelength?

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3

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1

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2

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4

Question 14

Which wave has the greatest amplitude?

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C

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A

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B

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D

Question 15

What kind of wave is pictured?

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Longitudinal

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Transverse

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surface

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none of the above

Question 16

What is the amplitude of this wave?

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4

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8

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2

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6.3

Question 17

What is the wavelength of this wave?

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6.3

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4

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8

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3.3

Question 18

What is the resulting direction of a surface wave?

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circular

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parallel

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opposite

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perpendicular

Question 19

Which type of wave has a wave perpedicular to the disturbance?

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transverse

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surface

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mechanical

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longitudinal

Question 20

Unlike a longitudinal wave, the disturbance in a transverse wave is

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perpendicular to the wave motion.

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in a circular motion.

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parallel to the wave motion.

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in the opposite direction of the wave motion.

Question 21

If a wave has a long wavelength, it will have __________ energy.

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Low

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High

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Medium

Question 22

If a wave has a short wavelength, it will have __________ energy.

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High

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Medium

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Low

Question 23

If a wave has a high frequency, it will have __________ energy.

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High

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Medium

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Low

Question 24

If a wave has a high amplitude, it will have __________ energy.

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High

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Medium

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Low

Question 25

The shortest wavelength in visible light is______.

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violet

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red

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blue

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yellow

Question 26

This wave has the second highest frequency on the spectrum.

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x-rays

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microwaves

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visible light

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gamma ray

Question 27

The higher the frequency the ______ the energy.

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higher

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lower

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neither, stays the same

Question 28

In longitudinal waves, the parts where the coils are spread apart are called what?

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rarefactions

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compressions

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mechanicals

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longitudes

Question 29

In a longitudinal wave, the parts where the coils are close together are called what?

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compressions

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longitudes

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rarefactions

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contractions

Question 30

This illustration best depicts which of the following behaviors?

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Reflection

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Refraction

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Diffraction

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Resonance

Question 31

This image best depicts which of the following wave behaviors?

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Refraction

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Reflection

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Diffraction

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Resonance

Question 32

This image depicts which of the following wave behaviors?

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Diffraction

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Reflection

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Refraction

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Resonance

Question 33

Definition: the change in direction of a wave passing from one medium to another

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Refraction

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Reflection

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Diffraction

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Polarization

Question 34

Definition: when a wave reaches the interface between two different media, typically some of the wave will bounce back into the original medium.

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Reflection

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Refraction

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Diffraction

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Polarization

Question 35

Definition: The spreading out of waves as they pass through an opening or around objects.

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Diffraction

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Reflection

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Refraction

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Resonance

Question 36

The two forms that waves can take are...

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Transverse

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Longitudinal

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Circular

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Diamond

Question 37

What type of wave behavior is pictured above?

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Refraction

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Reflection

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Absorption

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Diffraction

Question 38

Why does a music studio likely use digital technology for recording rather than analog technology?

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Digital technology can store information more reliably than analog technology.

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Digital technology has been used longer than analog technology.

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Digital technology produces more background noise in recordings than analog technology.

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Digital technology cannot be changed while analog technology can easily be modified.

Question 39

Which of these statements best describes how digital data compares to analog data?

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Digital data can be stored for a longer period of time than analog can.

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Digital data takes more space to store than analog does.

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Digital data records more unwanted background noise than analog does.

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Digital data transmits signals more slowly than analog can.

Question 40

Remote controls enable users to adjust the volume and channel of televisions without having to touch the television. Which of these best describes the signals sent by remote controls to televisions?

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electromagnetic waves

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potential energy

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sound waves

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gravitational energy

Question 41

Both analog and digital waves can experience noise as they travel. Noise is any unwanted signal that distorts or reshapes the original wave. The diagram below illustrates how the resulting waves might appear. The example above suggests that...

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noise is less of a problem for digital waves than for analog waves.

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digital waves cannot have noise or other distortions removed from them.

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there is no clear advantage to transmitting digital waves over analog waves.

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analog waves do not experience as much noise as digital waves.

Question 42

What can electromagnetic waves travel through?

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both mediums and empty space

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mediums

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empty space

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solely solids

Question 43

Which wave in the diagram has the greatest wavelength?

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3

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1

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2

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4

Question 44

Why does the apple appear red?

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It absorbs all the colors except red

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It reflects all the colors except red

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It diffracts all the colors except red

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It refracts all the colors except red

Question 45

What wave behavior does the picture show?

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refraction

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diffraction

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reflection

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destructive interference

Question 46

What wave behavior does the picture show?

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diffraction

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reflection

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refraction

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destructive interference

Question 47

What wave behavior does the picture show?

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reflection

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diffraction

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refraction

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destructive interference

Question 48

Why does the arrow appear to change direction as water is poured into the glass? You can try this experiment at home.

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Light waves are bending as they pass through the air, glass, and water.

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Light waves are bouncing as they pass through air, glass and water.

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Light waves are traveling in a straight line as they pass through air, glass, and water.

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Light waves are not passing through the air, glass, and water.

Question 49

Select the correct order of waves on the EM Spectrum from low to high energy

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Radio, Micro, Infra, Visible, Ultra, X-ray, Gamma

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Gamma, X-ray, Ultra, Vis, Infra, Micro, Radio

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Vis, Micro, Infra, Ultra, X-ray, Gamma, Radio

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Micro, Radio, Vis, Infra, Ultra, X-ray, Gamma

Question 50

Which has the LONGEST wavelength and, therefore, the LOWEST frequency/energy

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Infrared rays

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Gamma Rays

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Ultraviolet

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Visible Light

Question 51

How are Electromagnetic waves different from Mechanical waves?

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EM waves can travel through the vacuum of space (without particles)

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EM waves have very short wavelengths

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EM waves transmit energy instead of matter

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EM waves can change direction by reflection

Question 52

The amount of energy a sound wave carries per sound through a unit of area is its ____.

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amplitude/intensity

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pitch

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loudness

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frequency

Question 53

In General Sound waves travel the slowest in __________

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Gas

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solid

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liquid

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Plasma

Question 54

Which wave produced the loudest sound?

Accepted Answer

high Amplitude

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low Amplitude

Waves

54 questions

Which type of wave does sound travel in?

What type of wave is this?

What type of wave is this?

What is represented by the letter 'y'?

What is represented by the letter 'x'?

What is represented by the blue lines?

What part is represented by the blue lines?

What part is the arrow pointing to?

What part is the arrow pointing to?

Which answer best explains what causes a wave?

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