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Wave Speed and Density

Authored by Mandela Mitchell-Ray

Physics

9th Grade

HS-PS4-1 covered

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Wave Speed and Density
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following properties of a medium directly affects wave speed in a fluid?

Color and transparency

Temperature only

Density

Viscosity and color

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2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

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Which statement can be made based on these data?

Sound waves are slowest in liquids and fastest in gases.
Sound waves are fastest in solids and slowest in gases.
Speed of a sound wave increases from one medium to another.
Speed of a sound wave decreases from one medium to another.

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3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Light waves travel fastest in __________.

a solid

a gas

a liquid

a vacuum

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4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the reason mechanical waves travel fastest in solids?

There is no medium

Particles are loosely packed

Particles are far apart

Particles are tightly packed

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5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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A student placed a pencil in a cup of water. The pencil appears broken because light

always travels in a straight line.

bends when it passes through water.

makes the water in the glass evaporate.

reflects the pencil on the water's surface.

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6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Refraction occurs when _____________

the wave's speed changes by entering a new medium
a wave bounces off of a boundary
waves parts meet each other
waves bend around a barrier

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7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which wave behavior do noise cancelling headphones use?

diffraction
refraction
constructive interference
destructive interference

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