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L1-Waves - (No Data) - Provided Answers
L1-Waves - (No Data) - Provided Answers
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Score: 71,4% (15/21)
Question 1/15
A. a
B. b
C. c
D. d
Score: 1/1p.
Question 2/15
a disturbance involving the transfer of energy from place to place
A. wave
B. sound wave
C. light waves
D. all of the above
Score: 0/1p.
Question 3/15
the material through which a wave travels
A. vaccum
B. solid materials
C. medium
Score: 1/1p.
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Question 4/15
waves that require a medium
A. electromagnetic wave
B. sound wave
C. mechanical wave
D. none of these
Score: 0/1p.
Question 5/15
a wave that vibrates the medium at right angles or perpendicular to the direction in which the wave travels
A. longitudinal wave
B. transverse wave
C. combination
Score: 1/1p.
Question 6/15
the high point on a transverse wave
A. trough
B. crest
C. wavelength
D. amplitude
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Question 7/15
low point on a transverse wave
A. trough
B. crest
C. wavelength
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Question 8/15
Reflection occurs when a wave does what?
A. causes ripples in a pool of water
Question 9/15
What happens as the frequency of a wave increases?
A. its wavelength becomes shorter
B. its wavelength longer
C. its amplitude decreases
Score: 0/1p.
Question 10/15
Directions: On the line before each definition, write the letter of the term that matches it correctly. Each term
is used only once.
Content Practice A LESSON 1
1. a wave in which the disturbance is perpendicular A. mechanical wave
to the direction the wave travels
2. the number of wavelengths that pass a point each B. electromagnetic wave
second
3. the maximum distance a wave varies from its rest C. transverse wave
position
4. a wave that can travel through empty space or D. longitudinal wave
through matter
5. the change in direction of a wave as it changes E. frequency
speed, moving from one medium into another
6. a wave that makes the particles of a medium F. amplitude
move back and forth parallel to the direction the
wave travels
7. a wave that travels only through matter G. Refraction
(descriptive question)
Answer:
1=C
2=E
3=F
4=B
5=G
6=D
7=A
Score: 7/7p.
Question 11/15
Directions: Choose the term in parentheses that correctly completes each sentence for Questions 11-15
Waves always begin with a source of energy that causes a back-and-forth or
up-and-down (transfer/disturbance)
A. transfer
B. disturbance
Score: 1/1p.
Question 12/15
Waves transfer energy, not (heat/matter), from place to place.
A. heat
B. matter
Score: 1/1p.
Question 13/15
The way in which waves transport energy (differs/is the same).
A. differs
B. is the same
Score: 1/1p.
Question 14/15
Two familiar types of waves in nature are seismic waves produced by
(tornadoes/earthquakes) and water waves
A. tornadoes
B. earthquakes
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Question 15/15
The speed of a wave depends on the medium, or (strength/type) of material, through
which it travels
A. strength
B. type
Score: 0/1p.