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IPC 5B: Waves

Multiple Choice
Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
 

 1. 

Waves in which the particles of the medium move only in the same direction as the motion of the wave are ____ waves.
a.
transverse
c.
water
b.
compressional
d.
seismic
 

 2. 

Water waves are ____.
a.
transverse waves
c.
seismic waves
b.
compressional waves
d.
both a and b
 

 3. 

Wave A carries more energy than wave B. Wave B has a smaller ____ than wave A.
a.
frequency
c.
amplitude
b.
wavelength
d.
speed
 

 4. 

The energy a wave carries is measured by its ____.
a.
wavelength
c.
amplitude
b.
frequency
d.
speed
 

 5. 

For a given wave, if the frequency doubles, the wavelength ____.
a.
doubles
c.
is halved
b.
stays the same
d.
quadruples
 

 6. 

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
 

 7. 

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
 

 8. 

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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