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Holt Physics 1 Section Quizzes
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Holt Physics 2 Section Quizzes
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_____ 7. Suppose you are dangling your foot in a swimming pool, making
ripples (waves) by moving your foot up and down. What could you do
to make the ripples travel faster through the water?
a. move your foot up and down more frequently
b. move your foot up and down less frequently
c. move your foot up and down more strongly
d. none of the above
_____ 8. The amplitude of a mechanical wave determines how much
________________ the wave transfers per unit time.
a. energy
b. air
c. wavelength
d. matter
9. Suppose a wave travels at a velocity, vA, in medium A and a greater velocity,
vB, in medium B. If wave motion travels from medium A into medium B, how
will the frequency and wavelength change? Explain your reasoning.
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10. What is the wavelength of a radio wave from an FM station that broadcasts at
a frequency of 95.5 MHz? The speed of electromagnetic waves in space is
3.00 108 m/s.
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Holt Physics 3 Section Quizzes