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  • Test Name: Sound Waves MCQ Quiz Practice
  • Type: MCQ’s
  • Total Questions: 40
  • Total Marks: 40
  • Time: 40 minutes

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Sound Waves Quiz

Sound Waves Quiz

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What type of wave is created by shaking one end of a rope up and down?

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Which waves are used to transmit television and radio signals?

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What is the term for the frequency at which an object naturally vibrates?

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When two waves meet and the resulting wave has a larger amplitude than either of the original waves, this is called?

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What is the phenomenon where a wave bends as it enters a different medium at an angle?

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When two waves meet and the resulting wave has a smaller amplitude than either of the original waves, this is called?

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In which type of wave do particles of the medium move perpendicular to the direction of wave travel?

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What is the number of waves passing a point per second called?

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The region of a longitudinal wave where particles are furthest apart is called?

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Which phenomenon explains why a straw appears bent when placed in a glass of water?

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The principle that states that every point on a wavefront is a source of wavelets is known as?

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The principle that states that the angle of incidence is equal to the angle of reflection is known as?

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When waves combine to form a smaller amplitude wave, this is called?

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What term describes the spreading out of waves after they pass through a narrow opening?

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The lowest point of a transverse wave is called?

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The bending of waves around the edges of an obstacle or opening is called?

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In which type of wave do particles of the medium move parallel to the direction of wave travel?

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The time it takes for one complete cycle of a wave to pass a given point is called?

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The speed of a wave is calculated as the product of its?

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What type of wave requires a medium to travel through?

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The region of a longitudinal wave where particles are closest together is called?

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The part of a longitudinal wave where particles are spread apart is known as?

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The highest point of a transverse wave is called?

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The change in direction of a wave passing from one medium to another is called?

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Which type of electromagnetic wave has the shortest wavelength?

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What is the term for the number of complete cycles of a wave per unit time?

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The distance a wave travels per unit time is called its?

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What is the term for the distance between two successive crests or troughs of a wave?

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What is the speed of light in a vacuum?

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The bouncing back of a wave upon hitting a barrier is known as?

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Which wave property is measured in Hertz (Hz)?

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The frequency of a wave is inversely proportional to its?

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What type of wave is light?

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Which law explains the refraction of waves?

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When a wave changes direction because it passes around an obstacle, this is called?

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What is the term for the natural frequency at which a system oscillates with the greatest amplitude?

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What type of wave can travel through a vacuum?

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What is the term for the maximum displacement of a wave from its rest position?

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What is the phenomenon where waves superimpose to form a resultant wave of greater, lower, or the same amplitude?

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What type of wave is a sound wave?

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Sound Waves Flashcards

When waves combine to form a smaller amplitude wave, this is called?

Destructive interference

The frequency of a wave is inversely proportional to its?

Wavelength

The part of a longitudinal wave where particles are spread apart is known as?

Rarefaction

When a wave changes direction because it passes around an obstacle, this is called?

Diffraction

What is the term for the natural frequency at which a system oscillates with the greatest amplitude?

Resonance

Which law explains the refraction of waves?

Snell's law

The lowest point of a transverse wave is called?

Trough

The highest point of a transverse wave is called?

Crest

What type of wave is light?

Electromagnetic

The distance a wave travels per unit time is called its?

Speed

Which type of electromagnetic wave has the shortest wavelength?

Gamma rays

What term describes the spreading out of waves after they pass through a narrow opening?

Diffraction

The principle that states that every point on a wavefront is a source of wavelets is known as?

Huygens' principle

What is the phenomenon where a wave bends as it enters a different medium at an angle?

Refraction

Which waves are used to transmit television and radio signals?

Electromagnetic

Which phenomenon explains why a straw appears bent when placed in a glass of water?

Refraction

What type of wave is created by shaking one end of a rope up and down?

Transverse

The principle that states that the angle of incidence is equal to the angle of reflection is known as?

Law of reflection

What is the term for the number of complete cycles of a wave per unit time?

Frequency

The region of a longitudinal wave where particles are furthest apart is called?

Rarefaction

The region of a longitudinal wave where particles are closest together is called?

Compression

What type of wave is a sound wave?

Longitudinal

What is the speed of light in a vacuum?

299,792,458 m/s

Which wave property is measured in Hertz (Hz)?

Frequency

When two waves meet and the resulting wave has a smaller amplitude than either of the original waves, this is called?

Destructive interference

When two waves meet and the resulting wave has a larger amplitude than either of the original waves, this is called?

Constructive interference

What is the term for the frequency at which an object naturally vibrates?

Natural frequency

The bouncing back of a wave upon hitting a barrier is known as?

Reflection

The change in direction of a wave passing from one medium to another is called?

Refraction

What is the phenomenon where waves superimpose to form a resultant wave of greater, lower, or the same amplitude?

Interference

The bending of waves around the edges of an obstacle or opening is called?

Diffraction

What is the term for the maximum displacement of a wave from its rest position?

Amplitude

In which type of wave do particles of the medium move perpendicular to the direction of wave travel?

Transverse wave

In which type of wave do particles of the medium move parallel to the direction of wave travel?

Longitudinal wave

What type of wave can travel through a vacuum?

Electromagnetic wave

What type of wave requires a medium to travel through?

Mechanical wave

The speed of a wave is calculated as the product of its?

Frequency and wavelength

What is the number of waves passing a point per second called?

Frequency

The time it takes for one complete cycle of a wave to pass a given point is called?

Period

What is the term for the distance between two successive crests or troughs of a wave?

Wavelength

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