Honors Physics Chapters 11 & 12 Review

Sound waves

• are a part of the electromagnetic spectrum.

• are longitudinal waves.

• are transverse waves.

• do not require a medium for transmission.

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The highness or lowness of a sound is perceived as

• wavelength.

• ultrasound.

• compression.

• pitch.

Which of the following most affects the wavelength of a mechanical wave moving through a medium? Assume that the frequency of the wave remains constant.

• the energy carried by the wave

• the nature of the medium

• the height of a crest

• the amplitude

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A wave travels through a medium. As the wave passes, the particles of the medium vibrate in a direction perpendicular to the direction of the wave’s motion. The wave is

• a pulse.

• electromagnetic.

• transverse.

• longitudinal.

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One end of a taut rope is fixed to a post. What type of wave is produced if the free end is quickly raised and lowered one time?

• sine wave

• pulse wave

• longitudinal wave

• periodic wave

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Each stretched region in the waveform of the longitudinal wave shown above corresponds to what feature of the transverse wave below it?

• crests

• amplitude

• troughs

• wavelength

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Each compression in the waveform of the longitudinal wave shown above corresponds to what feature of the transverse wave below it?

• amplitude

• crests

• troughs

• wavelength

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Which of the following is the region of a sound wave in which the density and pressure are greater than normal?

• compression

• rarefaction

• amplitude

• wavelength

In the waveform shown above, which feature of a wave does letter C represent?

• Amplitude

• Wavelength

• Frequency

• Speed

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In the transverse waveform shown above, the feature designated by letter B corresponds to a(n) __________ in a longitudinal wave.

• Compression

• Rarefaction

• Crest

• Trough

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