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Waves
Test Description: 25.10-25.11
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) Bow waves form when the wave source moves faster than the wave speed.
A
True
B
False
2) What shape of wake does a bow wave make in back of a moving object.
A
U
B
M
C
W
D
V
3) While jet-skiing on a lake you look back and notice a v-shaped pattern made by overlapping wave crests. This pattern is known as a
A
v wave
B
shock wave.
C
transverse wave
D
bow wave
4) If the speed of a the source is increased in a bow wave, the shape of the bow wave will be
A
narrower
B
no change
C
broader
5) A shock wave forms when an object moves faster than the speed of sound.
A
False
B
True
6) A shock wave has the shape of a
A
sphere
B
cone
C
triangle
D
parallelogram
7) A sonic boom is formed only at the moment an object breaks through the sound barrier.
A
False
B
True
8) An aircraft that flies faster than the speed of sound is said to be
A
subsonic.
B
supersonic.
C
ultrasonic.
D
semisonic.
9) A sonic boom is
A
produced as a plane breaks through the sound barrier.
B
produced by subsonic projectiles as well as subsonic aircraft.
C
swept continuously behind a plane flying faster than the speed of sound.
10) An observer on the ground hears a sonic boom that is created by an airplane flying at a speed
A
equal to the speed of sound.
B
just below the speed of sound.
C
greater than the speed of sound.
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