Quiz about GPS Outcome #6 Waves

Question 1

What is a Crest?

Accepted Answer

Highest Point of a Wave.

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Lowest Point of a Wave.

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Middle Point of a Wave.

Answer

Found on the floor.

Question 2

What is a trough?

Accepted Answer

Lowest Point of a wave.

Answer

Highest Point of a wave.

Answer

Middle Point of a wave.

Answer

Found in the sky.

Question 3

What does a wave transfer?

Accepted Answer

Energy

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Water

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Mass

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Particle

Question 4

An example of a longitudinal wave is a ____

Accepted Answer

sound wave

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water wave

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stadium wave

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rope wave

Question 5

Which statement best defines a wave medium?

Accepted Answer

the material through which a wave travels

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a point halfway between the crest and trough

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the distance from one wave crest to the next

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the speed at which waves travel in water

Question 6

Which type of light has the highest energy of this group?

Accepted Answer

blue

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red

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yellow

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green

Question 7

Which type of light has the lowest energy of this group?

Accepted Answer

Radio

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Microwave

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Infrared

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Ultraviolet

Question 8

A wave has a frequency of 10 hz and a wavelength of 4 m. What is the velocity of the wave?

Accepted Answer

40 m/s

Answer

24 m/s

Answer

2.5 m/s

Question 9

If each square represents one cm, what is the approximate wavelength of this wave? (To the nearest cm)

Accepted Answer

4 cm

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1 cm

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2 cm

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8 cm

Question 10

A wave with a frequency of 20 Hz and a wavelength of 100m has a velocity of what?

Accepted Answer

2000 m\s

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5 m/s

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0.2 m/s

Answer

200 m/s

Question 11

Which wave in the diagram has the greatest energy?

Accepted Answer

4

Answer

1

Answer

2

Answer

3

Question 12

Which travels faster: sound or light?

Accepted Answer

light

Answer

sound

Question 13

Which of the following forms of electromagnetic radiation has the lowest frequency,longest wavelength, and carries the least amount of energy?

Accepted Answer

radio

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gamma

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infrared

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visible

Question 14

Electromagnetic waves can behave as particles that are called ______.

Accepted Answer

photons

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protons

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electrons

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neutrons

Question 15

Rahim heated some leftovers in a microwave oven. He noticed that although the food got hot, the inside of the microwave oven did not. This happens because _______.

Accepted Answer

microwaves heat by interacting with water molecules

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the walls of the microwave oven are good heat insulators

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there is no air in a microwave oven

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the fan in the microwave oven keeps it cool

Question 16

What is true of visible light in comparison to other kinds of electromagnetic waves?

Accepted Answer

Visible light has a lower frequency than X-rays.

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Visible light travels faster in a vacuum.

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Visible light has a lower frequency than microwaves.

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Visible light has only one frequency.

Question 17

As the frequency of an electromagnetic wave increases, its wavelength

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becomes smaller

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becomes larger

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stays the same

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does not change

Question 18

Which of the following uses radio waves?

Accepted Answer

radar

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radiation therapy

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X-ray machine

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CD-ROM

Question 19

Sunscreen is designed to protect your skin from exposure to too much ___________.

Accepted Answer

ultraviolet radiation

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gamma radiation

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infrared radiation

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visible light

Question 20

Electromagnetic waves that can be detected by the human eye are called _________.

Accepted Answer

visible light

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gamma rays

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X-rays

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infrared waves

Question 21

Frequency of light is ___ proportional to wavelength.

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inversely

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directly

Question 22

When wavelength increases...

Accepted Answer

energy decreases

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energy increases

Question 23

the distance between peaks of adjacent electromagnetic waves is called:

Accepted Answer

wavelength

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frequency

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energy

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amplitude

Question 24

We perceive various wavelengths within the visible light spectrum as:

Accepted Answer

color

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sound

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time

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smell

Question 25

Which of the following is a unit for frequency?

Accepted Answer

Hertz

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Joules

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meters per second

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seconds

Question 26

Light is:

Accepted Answer

a wave and a particle

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a star and a galaxy

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sound and energy

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unable to be measured

Question 27

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

Accepted Answer

amplitude

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crest

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trough

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wavelength

Question 28

A wavelength is the distance between which 2 points?

Accepted Answer

B and G

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A and C

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C and F

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A and H

Question 29

High frequency waves have _________ wavelengths.

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short

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varying

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long

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the same

Question 30

What is the speed of light?

Accepted Answer

3.0x10⁸ m/s

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3.0x10⁸ ms

Answer

6.626x10^-34Js

Answer

6.626x10^-34J/s

Question 31

What part of a wave is represented by letter F?

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Crest

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Trough

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Amplitude

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Wavelength

Question 32

Which are properties of a mechanical wave?

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can be longitudinal or transverse

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must have matter to move

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carries energy

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can move through space

Question 33

Which part of a longitudinal wave is where particles are packed closely together?

Accepted Answer

compression

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rarefaction

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crest

Answer

amplitude

Question 34

What part of the wave is B?

Accepted Answer

Wavelength

Answer

Compression

Answer

Rarefaction

Answer

Amplitude

Question 35

Which letter is a trough?

Accepted Answer

H

Answer

F

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G

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J

Question 36

____________________  is the number of waves that move past one spot in a second

Accepted Answer

frequency

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energy

Answer

amplitude

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wavelength

Question 37

A wave has frequency of 50 Hz and a wavelength of 10 m. What is the speed of the wave?

Accepted Answer

500 m/s

Answer

50 m/s

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5 m/s

Answer

0.5 m/s

Question 38

A wave has frequency of 5 Hz and a speed of 25 m/s. What is the wavelength of the wave?

Accepted Answer

5 m

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25 m

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125 m

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25 m/s

Question 39

A wave has wavelength of 10 m and a speed of 340 m/s. What is the frequency of the wave?

Accepted Answer

34 Hz

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34 m/s

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3400 Hz

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3400 m/s

Question 40

Waves that require a material to travel though are called

Accepted Answer

mechanical waves

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electromagnetic waves

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ocean waves

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transverse waves

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I do not know and do not wish to answer.

Question 41

#3 refers to the

Accepted Answer

amplitude

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wavelength

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crest

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trough

Question 42

Transverse waves move mediums

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at a right angle

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in a circle

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and matter too

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at an acute angle

Question 43

Which wave has more energy? Why?

Accepted Answer

Bottom wave because the amplitude is larger

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Top wave because the amplitude is smaller

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They are the same because the wavelengths are equal

Question 44

Question 44.

Accepted Answer

reflection

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absorption

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diffraction

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refraction

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transmission

Question 45

Question 45.

Accepted Answer

refraction

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absorption

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diffraction

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reflection

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transmission

Question 46

This image depicts which of the following wave behaviors?

Accepted Answer

Diffraction

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Reflection

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Refraction

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Resonance

Question 47

The two blue and purple waves will undergo _________________ when they meet.

Accepted Answer

Constructive interference

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Destructive interference

Question 48

The image of the two waves depicts

Accepted Answer

Destructive interference

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Constructive interference

Question 49

Refraction occurs when _____________

Accepted Answer

the wave's speed changes by entering a new medium

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a wave bounces off of a boundary

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waves parts meet each other

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waves bend around a barrier

Question 50

What is the main difference between refraction and diffraction?

Accepted Answer

refraction involves the bending of light; diffraction involves the bending and spreading of light, usually around an obstacle

Answer

refraction is a phenomenon that affects light; diffraction is a phenomenon that affects sound

Question 51

What type of interference do noise cancelling headphones use?

Accepted Answer

Destructive Interference

Answer

Constructive Interference

Question 52

Sound waves in musical instruments or tubes create standing waves that enhance which type of interference to make louder sounds?

Accepted Answer

Constructive

Answer

Destructive

Question 53

What will be the result after these two waves overlap?

Accepted Answer

A wave with no amplitude

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A taller wave

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A shorter wave

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3 waves

Question 54

What type of wave behavior is pictured above?

Accepted Answer

Refraction

Answer

Reflection

Answer

Absorption

Answer

Diffraction

GPS Outcome #6 Waves

54 questions

What is a Crest?

What is a trough?

What does a wave transfer?

An example of a longitudinal wave is a ____

Which statement best defines a wave medium?

Which type of light has the highest energy of this group?

Which type of light has the lowest energy of this group?

A wave has a frequency of 10 hz and a wavelength of 4 m. What is the velocity of the wave?

If each square represents one cm, what is the approximate wavelength of this wave? (To the nearest cm)

A wave with a frequency of 20 Hz and a wavelength of 100m has a velocity of what?

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