1 On a transverse wave, the distance from rest (equlibrium) position to a crest is
called the:
2 On a transverse wave the highest point of the wave is called the:
3 On a transverse wave, the lowest point of the wave is called the:
4 On a transverse wave, the distance from crest to crest is called the :
5 On a longitudinal wave, the part of the wave where the density is highest is called the:
6 On a logitudinal wave, the part of the wave where the density is the lowest is called the:
7 On a longitudinal wave, the distance from compression to compression is called the:
8 The number of complete vibrations per second is the:
9 The shortest distance between two points on a wave where the pattern is repeated is the:
10 When light from the air enters a body of water, some of the energy moves back into the air as a(n)______ wave.
11 If two sound waves undergo constructive interference, the resulting sound will be:
12 During destructive interference of sound waves that have the same wavelength, the resulting sound wave has a different _____ than the original wave.
13 The ____ states that the angle of incidence equals the angle of reflection.
14 The change in direction of waves passing from one medium into another is:
15 When waves spread out around the edge of a barrier, ____ occurs.
16 Sound is a(n) _______ wave
17 If you repetedly squeeze the coils of a slinky that is stretched between two people, the wave produced is a ____ wave.
18 Two sound waves with the same intensity but different frequencies are viewed on an oscilloscope. The wave with the lower frequency would have a:
19 Which of these is not an electromagnetic wave?
20 A baseball bat hits a ball and you observe it from 200 yards away:
21 Echoes demonstrate _____ of sound waves.
22 Light is a(n) ____ wave.
23 Clear glass can best be described as:
24 You see your self in the bathroom mirror because of:
25 Which of the following does not describe the pitch of a sound?
26 When you look through a prism and see a rainbow of colors, this is called:
27 Lenses cause light waves to be:
28 When light travels from an optically dense medium into a less dense medium, e.g. from water to air:
29 Refraction occurs when:
30 A rainbow is a phenomenon caused by:
31 Concave mirrors are often used in:
32 A real image is formed when:
33 If the frequency of a wave decreases and its wavelength remains the same, the ____ of the wave will decrease.
34 Electromagnetic waves:
35 The electromagnetic waves with the shortest wavelength are:
36 Objects can be seen by motion detectors because of ____ radiation.
37 All the wavelengths of the ____ make up white light.
38 All of the following are part of the electromagnetic spectrum except:
39 ____ and radio waves are used in communications.
40 The most common use of _____ is in communications.
41 ______ are thick in the middle and thin at the edges.
42 ______ are thin in the middle and thick at the edges.
43 A _____ is shaped like the inside of a spoon.
44 Light is refracted and spread out by a:
45 The ______ of a sound wave is affected by the temperature of the medium it passes through.
46 The ____ of a wave affects its intensity and amplitude.
47 A factor in an experiment that changes from manipulation of the independent variable is the:
48 A factor that does not change in an experiment is the:
49 A factor that is manuiplated in an experiment to change the dependent variable is the:
50 The application of scientific knowledge to practical problems is: