Multiple Choice
Identify the
letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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Water waves
are ____. a. | transverse
waves | c. | seismic
waves | b. | compressional waves | d. | both a and b | | | | |
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You are
creating a wave on a spring. If you start shaking the spring more slowly, the wavelength of the
resulting wave will ____. a. | increase | c. | remain the same | b. | decrease | d. | depend on the
amplitude | | | | |
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If you are
lying on a raft, and you notice that the number of waves that go past the raft increases, you also
find that the distance between each crest ____. a. | increases | c. | remains the same | b. | decreases | d. | spreads
out | | | | |
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The energy a
wave carries is measured by its ____. a. | wavelength | c. | amplitude | b. | frequency | d. | speed | | | | |
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When light
is reflected from a surface, as the angle of incidence increases, the angle of reflection
____. a. | increases | c. | remains the
same | b. | decreases | d. | cannot be
determined | | | | |
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You can see
this paper, your desk, and the person in front of you because light is being ____. a. | absorbed | c. | diffracted | b. | refracted | d. | reflected | | | | |
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When the
crest of one wave passes through the trough of another wave, ____ takes place. a. | resonance | c. | constructive
interference | b. | diffraction | d. | destructive interference | | | | |
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A tuning
fork starts to vibrate when a certain note is played on the piano. This is an example of
____. a. | resonance | c. | refraction | b. | reflection | d. | diffraction | | | | |
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