Multiple Choice
Identify the
letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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A wave will
travel only as long as it has ____ to carry. a. | energy | c. | amplitude | b. | mass | d. | matter | | | | |
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When you
squeeze together the coils of a spring and then release them, you are creating a ____
wave. a. | transverse | c. | water | b. | compressional | d. | seismic | | | | |
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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 | | | | |
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Seismic
waves are ____ waves. a. | transverse | c. | uniform | b. | compressional | d. | both a and b | | | | |
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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
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When a wave
passes from a less dense medium to a more dense medium, the ____ may change. a. | speed | c. | wavelength | b. | frequency | d. | speed, frequency, and wavelength | | | | |
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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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