Waves Problems

What causes a wave?

• matter

• vibrations

Which object would be the best at reflecting light waves?

• windows

• mirrors

• notebooks

• tables

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Hey!  That straw looks broken.  Why?

• reflection

• refraction

• transmission

• absorption

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A wave that does not require a medium

•  electromagnetic  wave. 

•  surface wave

• medium

•  transverse wave

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The higher the frequency the ______ the energy. 

• higher

• lower

• neither, stays the same

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Sound is able to travel faster in solids than in air because the molecules in a solid are

• closer together than air molecules

• more easily moved than air molecules

• moving faster than air moleculesmoving faster than air molecules

• larger than air molecules

Sound waves travel the fastest through dense materials. Through which of these would sound waves travel the SLOWEST?

• air

• glass

• metal

• water

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The loudness of sound can be changed by

• decreasing pitch

• increasing the frequency

• increasing the amplitude

• decreasing the wavelength

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A substance that carries sound waves is called

• a fulcrum

• a medium

• a spectrum

• equilibrium

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A section of a longitudinal wave where the particles are crowded together is called a

• RAREFACTION

• COMPRESSION

• VIBRATION

• SURFACE WAVE