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Wave Quiz


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Instructions:
Complete this quiz using the illustrations on the Quiz handout.

1)
If a transverse wave of energy travels through the water in this 
pond(see picture)how will the floating leaf be moved? It will:
      move up and down but stay in the same position
      move back and forth (left to right)over the top of the water


2)
Which of the wave diagrams shows a trough in a transverse wave?
      A
      B
      C
      D


3)
Which of the diagrams shows a rarefaction in a longitudinal wave?
      A
      B
      C
      D


4)
Which picture highlights a wave's amplitude?
      A
      B
      C
      D


5)
All of the pictures show a wave's wavelength EXCEPT:
      A
      B
      C
      D


6)
Which diagram would you use to measure the wavelength of this 
longitudinal wave?
      A
      B
      C
      D


7)
All of the waves have the same frequency EXCEPT:
      A
      B
      C
      D


8)
Which of the wave diagrams has the longest wavelength?
      A
      B
      C
      D


9)
Which of the wave diagrams has the shortest wavelength?
      A
      B
      C
      D


10)
All of the following have the same frequency EXCEPT:
      A
      B
      C
      D


11)
If all these waves are traveling at the same speed, which of the 
waves shown has the highest frequency?
      A
      B
      C
      D


12)
Waves of energy in the electromagnetic spectrum travel through 
space and into the Earth's atmosphere.
Which waves pass more crests past a point per second?
      A
      B
      C
      D


13)
Which of the following describes the refraction of a wave?
      electromagnetic  waves called x rays pass right through skin
      light changes direction moving through a magnifying glass
      a wave of sound bounces off a hard surface at the same angle
      the sound of a shout moves  out of a room and into a hallway


14)
Which of the following involves reflected light waves?
      electromagnetic waves called x rays pass through skin
      ultra violet waves of energy are taken in by sunburned skin
      black car will heat up more in the sun than a lighter color
      a full moon is sunlight bouncing off it's surface and back


15)
Which of the following describes the diffraction of a wave?
      a person's shout moving out of the room and into the hall
      the lens of a magnifying glass making an upside down image
      sound wave bounces off a hard surface at the same angle
      electromagnetic waves called x rays pass through skin


16)
Which of the following describes the absorption of energy?
      a glass of water acts like a prism, splitting sunlight  into
      a clear light bulb lets all the light pass through it
      ultraviolet waves of energy are taken  in as skin sunburns
      the echo of a shout is heard in a canyon from miles away


17)
The process which occurs when two or more waves arrive at the same 
place at the same time is called _____.
      antinode
      interference
      construction
      inference


18)
The points on a standing wave where constructive interference 
occurs and causes the maximum energy displacement are called_____.
      antinodes
      nodes





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