Quiz
The Nature of Waves
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Questions in this quiz (10)
1The number of waves per second is called the ____________________.
- Aperiodic time
- Bvelocity
- Cwavelength
- Dfrequency
2The time taken for one cycle to occur is called the _______________.
- Awavelength
- Bperiodic time
- Ctrough
- Dfrequency
3When a wave hits an obstacle, it bounces back. This effect is called _______________.
- Adiffraction
- Babsorption
- Creflection
- Drefraction
4A wave changes speed and bends when it passes through a boundary or material. This effect is called _______________________.
- Arefraction
- Bdiffraction
- Creflection
- Dabsorption
5The term 'pitch' is directly associated with which wave property?
- Awavelength
- Bfrequency
- Cperiodic time
- Damplitude
6The loudness of a sound is directly associated with which wave property?
- Awavelength
- Bfrequency
- Camplitude
- Dperiodic time
7An ultrasound is a sound with frequency greater than ________________.
- A10 000 Hz
- B20 kHz
- C2 kHz
- D2 MHz
8Sound travels more quickly through _______________ than ______________.
- Agases; liquids
- Bliquids; solids
- Csolids; gases
- Dgases; solids
9Which region of the electromagnetic spectrum has the longest wavelength?
- Aultraviolet rays
- Bmicrowaves
- Cradio waves
- Dgamma rays
10Which colours are in the order of increasing frequency?
- Aorange, green, violet
- Bviolet, green, orange
- Cblue, green, yellow
- Dyellow, orange, red
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- Description
- A multiple choice quiz about the nature of waves.
- Author
- Annemarie Mangion
- Language
- English
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