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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. 

Seismic waves are ____ waves.
a.
transverse
c.
uniform
b.
compressional
d.
both a and b
 

 4. 

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

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
 

 8. 

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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