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Review Game
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The distance from the peak of a wave to the adjacent wave is the _____. a) amplitude b) wavelength Answer: b) wavelength
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The time it takes for a wave to complete one cycle is the wave’s_____. a) period b) frequency Answer: a) period
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What is the unit of force? a) Newton b) Newton-meter Answer: a) Newton
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The number of times a wave cycle repeats each second is the _____ of the wave. a) period b) frequency Answer: b) frequency
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The zero position of a wave is the a) equilibrium b) trough Answer: a) equilibrium
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The incident wave is the a) source wave b) reflected wave Answer: a) source wave
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Any motion that repeats in a regular cycle is known as _____ motion. a) simple harmonic b) periodic Answer: b) periodic
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In _____ waves, the vibrations are both perpendicular and parallel to the direction the wave is traveling. a) surface b) longitudinal Answer: a) surface
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Which is an example of reflection? a) waves bending as they move into shallow water b) an echo Answer: b) an echo
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What is the unit of spring constant k? a) N/m b) kg∙m/s Answer: a) N/m
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A spring bounces up and down once every 2 seconds. What is its period? a) 2 seconds b) 0.5 second Answer: a) 2 seconds
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_____ occurs when two or more waves move through a medium at the same time. a) interference b) resonance Answer: a) interference
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The rate of energy transfer for a particular wave is directly proportional to the _____. a) amplitude b) square of the amplitude Answer: b) square of the amplitude
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The bending of waves at the boundary of two different media is known as _____. a) refraction b) reflection Answer: a) refraction
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Waves transfer energy _______ transferring matter. a) by b) without Answer: b) without
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The distance between two consecutive points in phase a) amplitude b) wavelength Answer: b) wavelength
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A wave in which the vibration is at right angles to its direction of motion a) transverse b) longitudinal Answer: a) transverse
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The speed of a wave is equal to _____ times frequency. a) period b) wavelength Answer: b) wavelength
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The number of cycles of a periodic wave per unit time a) period b) frequency Answer: b) frequency
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The reciprocal of the frequency of a periodic wave is the _____. a) period b) wavelength Answer: a) period
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A spring bounces up and down once every 2 seconds. What is its frequency? a) 2 Hz b) 0.5 Hz Answer: b) 0.5 Hz
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The change in direction of a wave when it passes obliquely into another medium a) refraction b) diffraction Answer: a) refraction
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Compression waves are _______ waves. a) transverse b) longitudinal Answer: b) longitudinal
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The period of a wave is 10 seconds. What is its frequency? a) 0.1 seconds b) 0.1 Hz Answer: b) 0.1 Hz
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The maximum distance that the crest rises above its rest position. a) amplitude b) wavelength Answer: a) amplitude
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The point of maximum displacement when two waves meet. a) node b) antinode Answer: b) antinode
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The period of a pendulum depends on a) mass b) length of the pendulum Answer: b) length of the pendulum
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Caused by the superposition of waves that have displacements in opposite directions a) constructive interference b) destructive interference Answer: b) destructive interference
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The particles in a standing wave that do not move a) nodes b) antinodes Answer: a) nodes
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What are the units of frequency? a) seconds b) cycles per second Answer: b) cycles per second
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Created when the period of a wave is equal to the time it takes for the wave to travel to a fixed point and back a) standing wave b) transverse wave Answer: a) standing wave
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The low points of a wave a) crests b) troughs Answer: b) troughs
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Which waves have the longest wavelengths? a) radio b) gamma Answer: a) radio
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A wave in which the vibration is parallel to the its direction of motion a) transverse b) longitudinal Answer: b) longitudinal
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What does the slope of the line on an F vs. x graph indicate? a) work b) spring constant Answer: b) spring constant
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A line drawn perpendicular to the barrier a) wave front b) normal Answer: b) normal
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What are the units of g? a) m/s b) m/s 2 Answer: b) m/s 2
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What are the units of period? a) seconds b) Hz Answer: a) seconds
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What are the units of mass? a) kg b) N Answer: a) kg
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The frequency of a wave depends on a) the vibrating source b) the medium it travel through Answer: a) the vibrating source
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What are the units of λ? a) meters b) seconds Answer: a) meters
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An example of dispersion is a) looking at yourself in a mirror b) white light through a prism Answer: b) white light through a prism
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What does the area under the curve on a F vs. x graph indicate? a) work b) displacement Answer: a) work
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Which type of wave can travel through empty space? a) radio b) sound Answer: a) radio
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In _______ waves there is a twisting motion. a) transverse b) tortional Answer: b) tortional
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Which of the following is an example of resonance a) the Tacoma Narrows Bridge disaster b) the bending of water waves around a pier Answer: a) the Tacoma Narrows Bridge disaster
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You place a pencil in a glass of water and it appears to bend. This is an example a) diffraction b) refraction Answer: b) refraction
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True or false: The amplitude of a wave is measured from highest to lowest point. a) true b) false Answer: b) false
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The law of reflection states the angle of incidence _____ the angle of reflection. a) is greater than b) is equal to Answer: b) is equal to
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An electric field that changes in time produces a _____. a) gravitational field b) magnetic field Answer: b) magnetic field
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