Waves Sound and Light

Between waves B and D, which is louder?

• Wave B

• Wave D

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Electromagnetic waves ________ a medium to travel through, while mechanical waves ___________ a medium.

• do not need/need

• need/do not need

The brightness of a light corresponds to the

• amplitude

• frequency

• wavelength

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The color of a light corresponds to the

• amplitude

• frequency

Between waves B and D, which is brighter?

• Wave B

• Wave D

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Below are two waves. Based upon their properties, what color light is Wave 1?

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Select ALL waves that are lower in pitch than wave A.

• Wave B

• Wave C

• Wave D

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A police department just purchased new lights for their cars. The bulbs come in red and blue, and each bulb is the same brightness. Which statement is true about the lights?

• The lights have the same amplitude, but different frequencies.

• The lights have the same amplitude, and the same frequencies.

• The lights have the different amplitudes, but the same frequencies.

• The lights have the different amplitudes and different frequencies.

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While listening to a video for homework through headphones, you hear several sounds (at a set volume). One is a door squeaking as you open it, the other is the rumble of thunder. What statement below is true about the sound?

• The sounds have the same amplitude, but different frequencies.

• The sounds have the same amplitude, and the same frequencies.

• The sounds have different amplitudes, but the same frequencies.

• The sounds have different amplitudes and different frequencies.

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_____?______ materials do not allow ANY light waves to pass through.

• Opaque

• Transparent

• Translucent

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