S432 Physics -- Chapter 25 Waves

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  1. A vibration that moves in space is a wave.
  2. Your answer:
    TrueFalse


  3. Which of these does NOT affect the swing of a pendulum.
  4. Your answer:
    gravity
    mass of the pendulum
    planet the pendulum is on
    lenth of the string


  5. If a pendulum swings 5 times in 10 seconds, its period is
  6. Your answer:
    5 seconds
    0.5 seconds
    2 seconds
    50 seconds


  7. Which of these legs has the longest period when walking:
  8. Your answer:
    a dog's legs
    a man's legs
    a giraffe's legs


  9. A mass on a spring taht bounces up-and-down is an example of simple harmonic motion.
  10. Your answer:
    TrueFalse


  11. A pictoral represention of a wave looks like a sine curve.
  12. Your answer:
    TrueFalse


  13. A wavelength is the distance from the top of a wave to the bottom of a wave.
  14. Your answer:
    TrueFalse


  15. Frequency measures the
  16. Your answer:
    number of vibrations occuring in a second.
    number of seconds required for one vibration.


  17. The radio station 95.1 MHz makes waves that vibrate
  18. Your answer:
    95,100,000 times a second.
    95.1 times a second.
    95,100 times a second.


  19. If a vibrating object has a frequency of 4 hz, the the time needed for one vibration is
  20. Your answer:
    .25 seconds
    4 hertz
    4 seconds
    .25 hertz


  21. Which of these forms of information is NOT a wave,
  22. Your answer:
    signals receied by TV.
    all of these are waves.
    light received by our eyes.
    sound received by our ears.


  23. The material a wave moves through is referred to as a
  24. Your answer:
    carrier.
    modulator.
    medium.
    substance.


  25. The speed of a wave depends on the material it travels through.
  26. Your answer:
    TrueFalse


  27. If a certain wave has a frequency of 2 Hz and a wavelength of 4 meters, then it must be moving at a speed of
  28. Your answer:
    0.5 m/s
    8 m/s
    6 m/s
    2 m/s


  29. Which of these waves makes the medium move at right angles to the direction the wave is moving?
  30. Your answer:
    transverse
    planar
    orthogonal
    longitudinal


  31. Which of these waves makes the medium move in the same direction the wave is moving?
  32. Your answer:
    planar
    orthogonal
    transverse
    longitudinal


  33. When waves overlap to produce a wave of increased amplitude it is called ____ interference.
  34. Your answer:
    additive
    constructive
    destructive


    Wave Pairs in phase and out of phase.

  35. Which of these wave pairs is in step.
  36. Your answer:
    Pair D
    Pair A
    Pair B
    Pair C


  37. A standing wave occurs when waves a made but they do not move.
  38. Your answer:
    TrueFalse


  39. Which of these would not be seen if a standing wave forms
  40. Your answer:
    anti-nodes
    interference
    nodes
    moire pattern


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