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PS 8 Sound And Sound Energy And PS 9 Light And Transverse Waves
Test Description: Review of content vocabulary for sound and light/longitudinal and transverse waves
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) The distance between the line of origin to the top of the wave
A
amplitude
B
frequency
C
speed
D
wavelength
2) distance between two corresponding spots on a wave
A
speed
B
frequency
C
wavelength
D
amplitude
3) Waves that travel at the same speed as light, but have different wavelengths and frequencies make up the—
A
energy fields
B
electromagnetic spectrum
C
polarized light
D
magnetic resonance
4) The bending of a wave as it travels from one medium to another and as a result changes speed
A
refraction
B
diffraction
C
reflection
D
interference
5) describes the number of waves that pass a certain point in a given amount of time
A
frequency
B
resonance
C
wavelength
D
amplitude
6) interaction of waves combining and producing a wave with a lower amplitude
A
destructive interference
B
crest enhancement
C
frequency distribution
D
constructive interference
7) interaction of waves combining and producing a wave with a higher amplitude
A
destructive interference
B
crest enhancement
C
frequency distribution
D
constructive interference
8) bouncing back of a wave when it hits a surface through which it can NOT pass
A
diffraction
B
reflection
C
refraction
D
rarefaction
9) lowest part of a wave
A
amplitude
B
compression
C
trough
D
crest
10) Sound is a type of
A
electrical energy
B
radiant energy
C
mechanical energy
D
chemical energy
11) Objects do not produce sound when they
A
undergo chemical changes
B
do not vibrate
C
vibrate
D
undergo physical changes
12) Mechanical waves can travel through all of the following EXCEPT
A
vacuum
B
steel
C
air
D
water
13) When a wave moves parallel to the direction that the wave travels, it is a —
A
transverse wave
B
surface wave
C
reflected wave
D
longitudinal wave
14) The material through which a wave travels
A
matter
B
vacuum
C
medium
D
substance
15) The ability of an object to vibrate by absorbing vibrating energy of its own natural frequency from another object
A
sound intensity
B
acoustics
C
doppler effect
D
resonance
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