Waves and Matter

an earthquake wave that travels through the body of the earth rather than on its surface (s waves and p waves)

• surface wave

• body wave

• aftershock

• focus

the primary earthquake wave that travels through the body of the earth; first waves to arrive because they travel the fastest

• surface wave

• aftershock

• P Wave

• S Wave

the secondary earthquake wave; travels second fastest and only travels through solids

• P Wave

• S Wave

• surface wave

• body wave

earthquake waves that travel on or near the surface of the earth

• aftershock

• S Waves

• body waves

• surface waves

Which part of the wave is the arrow pointing to?

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What is this?

• a phenomenon known as the "photoelectric effect"

• an observation known as the "Carbonaro effect"

• a phenomenon known as the "Carter factor"

• an observation known as the "O'Reilly factor"

• an observation known as the "Dunning-Krueger effect"

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What word matches the picture/description?

• seismic

• biologic

• physiologic

• subnautic

• none of these

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What kind of wave is this?

• transverse wave

• compression wave

• sound wave

• heat wave

• extra large wave

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Frequency is measured in "Hertz". If one wave passes a particular point every second, the frequency of that wave is said to be "1 Hertz(Hz for short)". What can we deduce about a wave said to be "1 kiloHertz(kHz)"?

• One "wave" goes by every minute

• One hundred "waves" go by per second

• One hundred "waves" go by per minute

• One thousand "waves" go by per second?

• Not enough information

Answer explanation

"kilo" always means 1000 times or a quantity of 1000. Memorize this.

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Which equations describe the relationship between frequency, velocity, and wavelength? (Choose all that apply)

• velocity = frequency * wavelength

• wavelength = velocity / frequency

• λ = velocity / frequency

• frequency = wavelength / velocity

• velocity = wavelength * λ

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