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Waves Lesson 1

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14 questions
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  • Q1
    Waves transfer matter from one place to the next.
    False
    True
    120s
  • Q2
    Longitudinal waves are also called __________ waves.
    Frequency
    Transverse
    Water (Surface)
    Compression (pressure)
    120s
  • Q3
    Name the type of wave shown in the picture
    Question Image
    Longitudinal Wave
    Water Wave
    Transverse Wave
    Short Wave
    120s
  • Q4
    Name the type of wave shown in the picture
    Question Image
    Longitudinal Wave
    Sound Wave
    Compression Wave
    Transverse Wave
    120s
  • Q5
    Which of the following parts of the wave shown is represented by 2?
    Question Image
    Wavelength
    Trough
    Amplitude
    Crest
    120s
  • Q6
    Which of the following parts of the wave shown is represented by 3?
    Question Image
    Trough
    Wavelength
    Crest
    Amplitude
    120s
  • Q7
    Which of the following parts of the wave shown is represented by 1?
    Question Image
    Trough
    Wavelength
    Crest
    Amplitude
    120s
  • Q8
    Which of the following parts of the wave shown is represented by 4?
    Question Image
    Trough
    Crest
    Wavelength
    Amplitude
    120s
  • Q9
    What does the dashed line represent in the wave diagram
    Question Image
    Wavelength
    Amplitude
    Energy
    Line of Equilibrium
    120s
  • Q10
    A sound wave has a frequency of 192 Hz and travels the length of a football field, 91.4 m, in 0.271 s. What is the speed of the wave?
    24.8 m/s
    708 m/s
    337 m/s
    2.1 m/s
    120s
  • Q11
    A sound wave has a frequency of 436 Hz. What is the period of the wave?
    0.0023 s
    .436 s
    436 s
    2.3 s
    120s
  • Q12
    What is the speed of a periodic wave disturbance that has a frequency of 3.50 Hz and a wavelength of 0.700 m?
    5 m/s
    0.20 m/s
    2.45 m/s
    0.29 m/s
    120s
  • Q13
    Both the period of a wave and the frequency of a wave depend only on the wave's source.
    Not Able To Be Determined
    False
    True
    120s
  • Q14
    A wave's speed depends only on the medium through which wave moves.
    False
    True
    Not Able To Be Determined
    120s

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