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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Water waves
are ____. a. | transverse
waves | c. | seismic
waves | b. | compressional waves | d. | both a and b | | | | |
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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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For a given
wave, if the frequency doubles, the wavelength ____. a. | doubles | c. | is
halved | b. | stays the same | d. | quadruples | | | | |
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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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