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P Ch.15 Waves

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1) Waves produced by earthquakes are known as

Aseismic waves Btransverse waves Clongitudinal waves Dstanding waves

2) Constructive interference occurs when two waves

Aare traveling in the same direction Bcombine to make a waves with a larger amplitude Cchanger their speed and bend Dcombine to make a wave with a smaller amplitude

3) An example of a reflected wave is

Aa tsunami Ban echo Ca surface wave Da transverse wave

4) Speed, frequency, and wavelength are related by all of the following EXCEPT

AF = W/S BF = S/W CW x F = S DW = S/F

5) If 300 waves pass a point in one minute (60seconds), the frequency is

A300Hz B30Hz C18,000Hz D5Hz

6) A longitudinal wave has a large amplitude if

Athere are no rarefactions Bthe compressions are dense Cthe troughs are very low Dthe crests are far apart

7) The amplitude of a transverse wave is found by measuring the distance...

Afrom crest to a trough Bfrom resting position to crest Cbetween two crests Dbetween two troughs

8) All of the following are types of waves EXCEPT

Atransverse waves Bantinode waves Clongitudinal waves Dsurface waves

9) P waves, S waves, and surface waves are all types of

Atransverse waves Bstanding waves Cseismic waves Dlongitudinal waves

10) Scientists can tell how far away from them an earthquake occurred by

Athe amplitude of surface waves Bthe wavelength of P waves Cthe time between the arrival of P waves and S waves Dthe speed of S waves

11) In standing waves, _____ are points with NO amplitude

ACrests BAntinodes CNodes DAmplitude

12) The bending of waves around the edge of a barrier is known as...

ADiffraction BReflection CRefraction

13) The bending of a wave when it hits a different medium at an angle is called...

ARefraction BDiffraction CReflection DLaw of Reflection

14) The basic properties of waves are ___, wavelength, frequency, and speed.

ACrest BNode CResonance DAmplitude

15) Waves that require a medium to travel through are called... waves

AChemical BResonance CMechanical DElectromagnetic

16) The interaction between waves that meet is...

Ainterference Breflection Crefraction Ddiffraction

17) Seismic waves that do NOT travel through liquids are...

AP Waves BTsunamis CS Waves DSurface Waves

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