1. A note of 500 Hz travels through a solid. If the velocity of sound in the solid is 5000 m/s, the wavelength is _____. a. 2 m b. 5.0 m c. 10 m d. 30 m 2. The frequency of a tuning fork that vibrates 2000 times in 4 s is _____. a. 1000 Hz b. 250 Hz c. 750 Hz d. 500 Hz 3. The type of wave shown is a _____ wave.
a. Transverse b. Refracted c. Longitudinal d. Light 4. The material that a wave travels through is called _____. a. Refraction b. Medium c. Reflection d. Speed 5.
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Transverse Refracted Longitudinal Light
6. What property of waves is shown in the animation?
a. Reflection b. Refraction c. Diffraction d. Interference 7. Which of the following is not a type of electromagnetic wave? a. Sound b. Red light c. Gamma rays d. Microwaves 8. Points A and F on the wave are ______.
a. Amplitude b. Crest c. Wavelength d. Trough 9. Points B, E, G, and J on the wave are _____
a. Amplitude b. Crest c. Wavelength d. Trough 10. Points D and I on the wave are ____.
a. Amplitude b. Crest c. Wavelength d. Trough 11. The distance between A and F is the _____.
a. Amplitude b. Crest c. Wavelength d. Trough 12. The distance from the dotted line to point A, or the distance from the dotted line to point D is known as the _____.
a. Period b. Crest c. Wavelength d. Trough 13. This image is an example of _____.
a. Reflection b. Refraction c. Penumbra d. A broken straw 14. What kind of interference is shown?
a. Destructive b. Constructive
c. Refraction d. Reflection 15. In this example of constructive interference, what increases?
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a. Wavelength b. Frequency c. Speed d. Amplitude The period of a simple pendulum depends upon the acceleration of gravity and what properties of the pendulum? a. Density b. Length c. Mass d. None of the above Waves transfer _____ from a source to a receiver? a. Energy b. Mass c. Matter d. Atoms If the frequency of a wave is 24 Hz and the wavelength is 10 m, the wave’s speed is _____. a. 0.8 m/s b. 1.5 m/s c. 120 m/s d. 240 m/s When a crest on one wave overlaps a trough on another, there is _____. a. Constructive interference b. A Doppler effect c. A blue shift d. Destructive interference Which of the following frequency ranges can most humans hear? a. 20 Hz to 200 Hz b. 200 Hz to 2, 000 Hz
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c. 20 Hz to 20,000 Hz d. None of the above If you were listening to 96.3 FM (96.3 MHz on the radio), what is this radio station’s wavelength? a. 0.33 m b. 1.5 m c. 3.1 m d. 96.3 m If the particles of the medium are vibrating to and fro in the same direction of enery transport, then the wave is a ____ wave. a. Longitudinal b. Sound c. Standing d. Transverse When the particles of a medium are vibrating at right angles to the direction of energy transport, then the wave is a ____ wave. a. Longitudinal b. Sound c. Standing d. Transverse A transverse wave is travelling through a medium. See diagram below. The particles of the medium are vibrating _____.
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parallel to the line joining AD. along the line joining CI. perpendicular to the line joining AD. at various angles to the line CI. along the curve CAEJGBI. .
