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Wave Speed & Interactions Practice Assignment

Quiz by Stephen Spitler

Grade 9-12
Science
Georgia Standards of Excellence

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16 questions
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  • Q1
    What is density?
    The amount of space something takes up
    How closely packed particles are in a substance
    The mass of a particle
    How heavy something is
    30s
    SPS9d
  • Q2
    What determines the speed of a light wave?
    The distance between the two objects
    The force of the source
    The medium through which it is traveling
    The size of the source
    30s
    SPS9d
  • Q3
    Look at the graph attached to this question and use it to help you answer the following: What is the relationship between the speed of a sound wave and its temperature?
    Question Image
    As temperature increases, the speed of the sound wave increases
    As temperature decreases, the speed of the sound wave increases
    As temperature increases, the speed of the sound wave remains the same
    30s
    SPS9d
  • Q4
    What type of wave travels the fastest?
    Water wave
    Light wave
    Sound wave
    30s
    SPS9d
  • Q5
    In which medium does light travels the fastest?
    Solid
    Gas
    A vacuum
    Liquid
    30s
    SPS9d
  • Q6
    In which medium does sound travel the fastest?
    Liquid
    Gas
    Solid
    Vacuum
    30s
    SPS9d
  • Q7
    Which of the following is the densest?
    Oxygen gas
    Glass
    Vacuum
    Water
    30s
    SPS9d
  • Q8
    As the density of the medium increases, the speed of a sound wave ___________.
    Increases
    Decreases
    Stays the same
    30s
    SPS9d
  • Q9
    As the density of the medium increases, the speed of a light wave ___________.
    Decreases
    Stays the same
    Increases
    30s
    SPS9d
  • Q10
    What causes refraction to occur?
    A wave bouncing off of a wall
    A change in medium
    A barrier blocking the wave
    30s
    SPS9c
  • Q11
    What is an echo an example of?
    Interference
    Diffraction
    Reflection
    Refraction
    30s
    SPS9c
  • Q12
    What is diffraction?
    The bending of a wave around an object or barrier
    The combination of two waves that results in waves with bigger amplitudes
    The bending of a wave due to change in media
    The bouncing of a wave off a barrier
    30s
    SPS9c
  • Q13
    What happens to sounds that undergo constructive interference?
    They get louder because the resulting amplitude is lower
    They get louder because the resulting amplitude is higher
    They get louder because the resulting amplitude is the same as the original wave
    They get quieter because the resulting amplitude is lower
    30s
    SPS9c
  • Q14
    What happens to sounds that undergo destructive interference?
    They get louder because the resulting amplitude is higher
    They get louder because the resulting amplitude is lower
    They get louder because the resulting amplitude is higher
    They get quieter because the resulting amplitude is lower
    30s
    SPS9c
  • Q15
    What does the following diagram represent?
    Question Image
    Constructive Interference
    Reflection
    Refraction
    Diffraction
    30s
    SPS9c

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