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1. Award: 3.33 out of 3.33 points

The intensity of the sound wave from an airplane is 1.0 × 102 W/m2 at 5.0 m. What is the intensity at
100 m?

✓  0.25 W/m2

 0.53 W/m2

 5.0 W/m2

 0.25 mW/m2

2. Award: 3.33 out of 3.33 points

A sound source radiates sound uniformly in all directions. The intensity of the sound at a distance of
100 m is 1.00 × 10−4 W/m2. The power output of the sound source is

✓  12.6 W.

 16.2 W.

 20.4 W.

 24.5 W.

 30.6 W.

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A string is stretched with a tension of 120 N. The string has a mass of 10.0 grams and has a length of
2.50 meters. The velocity of wave propagation along the string is

 125 m/s.

 142 m/s.

✓  173 m/s.

 185 m/s.

 217 m/s.

4. Award: 3.33 out of 3.33 points

A string is stretched with a tension of 120 N. The string has a length of 2.5 meters. The velocity of
wave propagation along the string is 220 m/s. The mass per unit length of the string is

 5.8 × 10−3 kg/m.

 5.0 × 10−3 kg/m.

 4.2 × 10−3 kg/m.

 3.7 × 10−3 kg/m.

✓  2.5 × 10−3 kg/m.

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A string is stretched with a tension of 100 N. The string has a length of 2.00 meters. The velocity of
wave propagation along the string is 220 m/s. The mass of the string is

 3.75 g.

✓  4.13 g.

 4.66 g.

 5.21 g.

 5.74 g.

6. Award: 3.33 out of 3.33 points

Of these properties of waves, which one is independent of the others?

✓  amplitude

 period

 frequency

 wavelength

7. Award: 3.33 out of 3.33 points

Visible light consists of electromagnetic waves with wavelengths (in air) in the range 400–700 nm.
The speed of light in air is 3.0 × 108 m/s. What are the frequencies of visible light?

 1.33 × 1014 Hz to 2.33 × 1014 Hz

 1.33 × 1012 Hz to 2.33 × 1012 Hz

 4.29 × 1012 Hz to 7.50 × 1012 Hz

✓  4.29 × 1014 Hz to 7.50 × 1014 Hz

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A transverse wave travels at 250 m/s along the z-axis. If the frequency of the periodic vibrations of
the wave is 440 Hz, then what is the wavelength of the wave?

 21.9 cm

 26.7 cm

 35.7 cm

✓  56.8 cm

 73.7 cm

9. Award: 3.33 out of 3.33 points

The period of a periodic wave is 2.80 milliseconds. The frequency of the vibration motion of the
wave is

 450 Hz.

 437 Hz.

 402 Hz.

✓  357 Hz.

 306 Hz.

10. Award: 3.33 out of 3.33 points

Compared to the speed of a 400 Hz sound, the speed of a 200 Hz sound through air is

 twice as great.

✓  the same.

 one half as great.

 none of these answers are correct

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The speed of sound in air at 0°C is 331 m/s. What is the speed of sound in air at a temperature of
−30°C?

 308 m/s

 310 m/s

✓  312 m/s

 314 m/s

 316 m/s

12. Award: 3.33 out of 3.33 points

The speed of sound is usually greatest in a

✓  solid

 liquid

 gas

 vacuum

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A sound wave radiates from a source uniformly in all directions. If the power of the sound source is
200 watts, then the intensity level of the sound wave 1000 m from the source is

 62.8 dB.

 66.0 dB.

 68.5 dB.

 70.5 dB.

✓  72.0 dB.

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The sound of a jet engine is given as 120 dB. What is the intensity of the jet sound wave?

✓  1.0 W/m2

 0.8 W/m2

 0.6 W/m2

 0.4 W/m2

 0.2 W/m2

15. Award: 3.33 out of 3.33 points

The sound of a band is rated as 50 dB at a distance of 30.0 m. What is the sound intensity level of
the band when one is 10.0 m from the band?

✓  59.5 dB

 57.3 dB

 55.2 dB

 52.9 dB

 50.1 dB

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The sound of a band is rated as 60 dB at a distance of 10.0 m. What is the sound intensity level of
the band when one is 20.0 m from the band?

 56 dB

✓  54 dB

 52 dB

 50 dB

 48 dB

17. Award: 3.33 out of 3.33 points

An ambulance is generating a siren sound at a frequency of 2,000 Hz. The speed of sound is 345.0
m/s. The observer and the ambulance are traveling toward each other at a velocity of 24.00 m/s. If
the observer is stationary, what is the frequency of the siren perceived by the observer?

 2,032 Hz

✓  2,150 Hz

 2,220 Hz

 2,575 Hz

 2,750 Hz

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An ambulance is generating a siren sound at a frequency of 2,400 Hz. The speed of sound is 345.0
m/s. If the observer is traveling at a velocity of 24.00 m/s away from the stationary ambulance, then
what is the frequency of the siren perceived by the observer?

 2,375 Hz

 2,366 Hz

 2,305 Hz

 2,275 Hz

✓  2,233 Hz

19. Award: 3.33 out of 3.33 points

The electromagnetic spectrum arranged by increasing wavelength is

 radio waves, gamma rays, x-rays, visible light, infrared, microwave, ultraviolet.

 x-rays, gamma rays, ultraviolet, visible light, infrared, microwave, radio waves.

 infrared, gamma rays, x-rays, ultraviolet, visible light, microwave, radio waves.

✓  gamma rays, x-rays, ultraviolet, visible light, infrared, microwave, radio waves.

20. Award: 3.33 out of 3.33 points

The longest wavelengths of visible light are in the color

✓  red.

 orange.

 green.

 blue.

 violet.

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If light has a wavelength of 600 nm in a vacuum, what is its wavelength in a material with an index
of refraction of 1.50?

 600 nm

 900 nm

✓  400 nm

 1.35 × 103 nm

 267 nm

22. Award: 3.33 out of 3.33 points

Household wiring can emit electromagnetic waves of frequency 60 Hz. What is the wavelength of
these waves?

 5.0 × 102 m

 5.0 × 103 m

 5.0 × 104 m

 5.0 × 105 m

✓  5.0 × 106 m

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If the wavelength of light is 400 nm in a substance where the speed of light is 2.35 × 108 m/s, what
is the wavelength of this light in air?

 313 nm

 400 nm

✓  511 nm

 635 nm

 940 nm

24. Award: 3.33 out of 3.33 points

A light ray reflects from a surface. If the angle of incidence is 24°, what is the angle that the reflected
ray makes with the surface?

 24°

 12°

✓  66°

 48°

 102°

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When a light ray in water (n = 1.33) enters glass with index of refraction 1.60, what is the greatest
angle of refraction that can occur?

 90.0°

✓  56.2°

 52.2°

 38.7°

 0.0°

26. Award: 3.33 out of 3.33 points

What is the critical angle for diamond (n = 2.42) in air?

 2.42°

 67.5°

 65.6°

✓  24.4°

 37.1°

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A light ray goes through two thick rectangular slabs of glass, each of the same uniform thickness.
The first slab has index of refraction n1 and the second n2. If n1 < n2. How does the original angle of
incidence θi into the first slab compare to the final angle of refraction θf where the ray leaves the
second slab going back into air?

 θi > θf

 θi < θf

✓  θi = θf

 θi = (n1/n2)θf

 more information is needed

28. Award: 3.33 out of 3.33 points

An optical fiber having index of refraction 1.40 is clad with a material of index of refraction 1.25. What
is the critical angle in the fiber at the fiber-cladding interface?

✓  63.2°

 26.8°

 41.8°

 73.0°

 16.5°

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When light in material 1, which is in contact with material 2, undergoes total internal reflection, what
condition is necessary for their indices of refraction?

 n1 = 2 n2

✓  n1 > n2

 n1 < n2

 n1 = n2 + 1

 n2 = 1.5

30. Award: 3.43 out of 3.43 points

A ray of light enters a pane of glass with an angle of incidence of 37°. The index of refraction of the
glass is 1.48. What is the angle of incidence as the ray reaches the glass-air interface on the far side
of the pane coming from inside the glass?

 21°

✓  24°

 53°

 37°

 16°

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