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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