Quiz about Module 9 Exam Review

Question 1

What is the term for a disturbance that transfers energy through matter or space?

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Wave

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Medium

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Frequency

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Amplitude

Question 2

What is the substance or material that carries a wave?

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Medium

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Crest

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Trough

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Period

Question 3

Which type of wave requires a medium to travel through?

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Mechanical wave

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Transverse wave

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Longitudinal wave

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Electromagnetic wave

Question 4

What type of wave moves perpendicular to the direction of the wave?

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Transverse wave

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Longitudinal wave

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Mechanical wave

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Compression wave

Question 5

Which type of wave moves parallel to the direction of the wave?

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Longitudinal wave

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Transverse wave

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Mechanical wave

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Rarefaction wave

Question 6

What is the highest point of a wave called?

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Crest

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Trough

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Amplitude

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Wavelength

Question 7

What is the lowest point of a wave called?

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Trough

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Crest

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Amplitude

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Wavelength

Question 8

What is the term for the part of a longitudinal wave where the particles are closest together?

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Compression

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Rarefaction

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Crest

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Trough

Question 9

What is the term for the part of a longitudinal wave where the particles are furthest apart?

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Rarefaction

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Compression

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Crest

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Trough

Question 10

What is the distance between two consecutive crests or troughs in a wave?

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Wavelength

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Frequency

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Amplitude

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Period

Question 11

What is the number of waves that pass a point in one second?

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Frequency

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Wavelength

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Amplitude

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Period

Question 12

What is the time it takes for one complete wave to pass a point?

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Period

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Frequency

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Wavelength

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Amplitude

Question 13

What is the maximum distance a wave varies from its rest position?

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Amplitude

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Wavelength

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Frequency

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Period

Question 14

What is the bending of a wave as it moves from one medium to another called?

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Refraction

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Diffraction

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Interference

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Resonance

Question 15

What is the term for the bending of a wave as it passes around a barrier?

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Diffraction

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Refraction

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Interference

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Resonance

Question 16

What is it called when two or more waves overlap and combine to form a new wave?

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Interference

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Diffraction

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Refraction

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Resonance

Question 17

What is a wave that appears to be stationary, produced by the interference of two waves traveling in opposite directions?

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Standing wave

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Longitudinal wave

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Transverse wave

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Resonance

Question 18

What is the point on a standing wave with no displacement called?

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Node

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Crest

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Trough

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Antinode

Question 19

What is the ability of an object to vibrate by absorbing energy at its natural frequency called?

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Resonance

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Diffraction

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Refraction

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Interference

Question 20

What is the highest point of a wave called?

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Crest

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Trough

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Node

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Antinode

Question 21

What is the lowest point of a wave called?

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Trough

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Crest

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Node

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Antinode

Question 22

What is the term for a material through which a wave transfers energy?

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Medium

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Node

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Crest

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Trough

Question 23

What is the measure of how many wavelengths pass a fixed point each second?

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Frequency

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Amplitude

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Wavelength

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Resonance

Question 24

What is the distance between one point on a wave and the nearest point just like it called?

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Wavelength

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Amplitude

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Frequency

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Resonance

Question 25

What is the measure of the energy in a wave?

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Amplitude

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Frequency

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Wavelength

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Resonance

Question 26

What is a repeating disturbance that transfers energy through matter or space?

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Wave

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Node

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Medium

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Crest

Question 27

What is the term for matter moving at right angles to the direction the wave travels?

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Transverse wave

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Longitudinal wave

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Standing wave

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Resonance

Question 28

What is the term for matter moving in the same direction as the wave travels?

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Longitudinal wave

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Transverse wave

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Standing wave

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Resonance

Question 29

What is the term for the spread apart portion of a compressional wave?

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Rarefaction

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Crest

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Trough

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Node

Question 30

What is it called when waves continuously interfere with each other?

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Interference

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Diffraction

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Refraction

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Resonance

Question 31

What property of the wave is represented by the letter "B"?

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amplitude

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crest

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trough

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wavelength

Question 32

What is the term for the distance a wave travels in a given amount of time?

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Speed

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Wavelength

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Frequency

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Amplitude

Question 33

What is the term for the interference of two waves resulting in a larger amplitude?

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Constructive interference

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Refraction

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Destructive interference

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Diffraction

Question 34

What is the term for the change in direction of a wave when it bounces off a surface?

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Reflection

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Interference

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Diffraction

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Refraction

Question 35

What happens to the energy carried by a water wave?

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It transfers energy through water

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It disappears

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It creates sound

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It turns into air

Question 36

What produces waves?

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A disturbance or vibration

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Friction

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Gravity

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Heat

Question 37

What is the connection between a medium and a mechanical wave?

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Mechanical waves need a medium to travel through

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Mechanical waves can travel without a medium

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Mediums block mechanical waves

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Mechanical waves create new mediums

Question 38

How long would it take a sound wave to travel 9000 m in water, if the speed is 1500 m/s?

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6 s

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2 s

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12 s

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15 s

Question 39

How are the wavelength and frequency of a wave related?

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As frequency increases, wavelength decreases

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They are unrelated

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As frequency increases, wavelength increases

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They always stay the same

Question 40

What is the speed of an ocean wave with a wavelength of 4.0 m and a frequency of 400 Hz?

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1600 m/s

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100 m/s

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0.01 m/s

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4.4 m/s

Question 41

If the speed of a wave doubles and frequency stays the same, what happens to the wavelength?

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It doubles

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It halves

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It stays the same

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It becomes zero

Question 42

Which wave speeds up in water and which slows down when passing from air to water?

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Sound speeds up, light slows down

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Light speeds up, sound slows down

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Both speed up

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Both slow down

Question 43

What happens to wavelength if wave speed decreases but frequency remains constant?

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Wavelength decreases

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Wavelength increases

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Wavelength stays the same

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Wavelength becomes infinite

Question 44

How does wave frequency change if the period increases?

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Frequency decreases

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Frequency increases

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Frequency stays the same

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Frequency doubles

Question 45

How would you shake a rope to make a transverse wave with a shorter wavelength?

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Shake it faster

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Shake it slower

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Shake it with less energy

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Shake it sideways

Question 46

What is the frequency of a water wave with a 0.5 m wavelength and 4 m/s speed?

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8 Hz

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2 Hz

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4.5 Hz

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0.125 Hz

Question 47

The angle of incidence is equal to:

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The angle of reflection

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The angle of the wave

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The angle of refraction

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Zero

Question 48

How does the diffraction of FM radio waves compare to AM radio waves?

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AM waves diffract more

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FM waves diffract more

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They diffract the same

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Neither diffracts

Question 49

What happens when two waves meet at the same point?

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Interference occurs

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They bounce off each other

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They cancel each other completely

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They stop moving

Question 50

What results when a crest overlaps with a trough or compression overlaps rarefaction?

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Destructive interference

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Constructive interference

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Reflection

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Diffraction

Question 51

What is the effect of constructive and destructive interference on amplitude?

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Constructive increases, destructive decreases amplitude

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Both increase amplitude

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Both decrease amplitude

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No change in amplitude

Question 52

What causes a standing wave to form?

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Two waves of the same frequency and amplitude move in opposite directions and interfere with each other

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Waves speeding up

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Refraction only

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Only constructive interference

Question 53

How does the loudness of sound waves compare between constructive and destructive interference?

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Constructive is louder

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Constructive is quieter

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Destructive is louder

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Both are equal

Question 54

Sound bending around columns is a result of:

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Diffraction

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Reflection

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Refraction

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Absorption

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