Pre-assessment of Sound and Light
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- Q1Sound waves are examples ofmechanical waves.longitudinal waves.transverse waves.circular waves.30s
- Q2Interference between two waves can produce a wave that has alarger or smaller amplitude.only a smaller amplitudeonly a larger amplitude.30s
- Q3Which of the following involves waves changing direction?RefractionAll answers are correctDiffractionReflection30s
- Q4Frequency is measured in _____________.JoulesSecondsHertzMeters30s
- Q5Which types of waves are the longest?Gamma WavesX-Ray WavesVisible Light WavesRadio Waves30s
- Q6What color does an object look that reflects light of all wavelengths in equal amounts?blackyellowbluewhite30s
- Q7What is it called when light rays are bent when passing from one substance to the next?SuperpositionDiffractionRefractionReflection30s
- Q8Which allows visible light to pass through it?opaquetranslucenttransparent30s
- Q9Which travels faster, light or sound?SoundLight30s
- Q10What does this symbol mean: λfrequencywavelengthspeedamplitude30s