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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
wavelength
B
amplitude
C
speed
D
frequency
2) distance between two corresponding spots on a wave
A
amplitude
B
speed
C
frequency
D
wavelength
3) Waves that travel at the same speed as light, but have different wavelengths and frequencies make up the—
A
electromagnetic spectrum
B
energy fields
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
reflection
B
refraction
C
interference
D
diffraction
5) describes the number of waves that pass a certain point in a given amount of time
A
wavelength
B
frequency
C
amplitude
D
resonance
6) interaction of waves combining and producing a wave with a lower amplitude
A
destructive interference
B
frequency distribution
C
crest enhancement
D
constructive interference
7) interaction of waves combining and producing a wave with a higher amplitude
A
destructive interference
B
constructive interference
C
crest enhancement
D
frequency distribution
8) bouncing back of a wave when it hits a surface through which it can NOT pass
A
reflection
B
rarefaction
C
refraction
D
diffraction
9) lowest part of a wave
A
trough
B
crest
C
compression
D
amplitude
10) Sound is a type of
A
chemical energy
B
mechanical energy
C
electrical energy
D
radiant energy
11) Objects do not produce sound when they
A
undergo chemical changes
B
vibrate
C
undergo physical changes
D
do not vibrate
12) Mechanical waves can travel through all of the following EXCEPT
A
air
B
vacuum
C
water
D
steel
13) When a wave moves parallel to the direction that the wave travels, it is a —
A
transverse wave
B
surface wave
C
longitudinal wave
D
reflected wave
14) The material through which a wave travels
A
vacuum
B
matter
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
acoustics
B
sound intensity
C
doppler effect
D
resonance
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