Multiple Choice
Identify the
choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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During World War II Navy Destroyer ships bounced sound waves off the bottom of
the sea floor to identify submarines. The US Navy used
a. | Doppler | c. | acoustic finder | b. | radar | d. | sonar |
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The speed in which sound vibrates is determined by
a. | the temperature and amplitude | c. | the amplitude and type of
medium | b. | amplitude only | d. | the temperature and type of medium |
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As light travels from the air and then through your triple pane window glass the
speed
a. | increases | c. | decreases | b. | stays the same |
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When you hear an ambulance driving towards you sound increases, as it travels
away from you sound decreases. This is called the
a. | Pascal effect | c. | Bernoulli effect | b. | Archimedes effect | d. | Doppler effect |
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In order to decrease the amount of energy in a wave you have to
a. | decrease amplitude and decrease wavelength | c. | decrease amplitude and increase
wavelength | b. | increase amplitude and increase wavelength | d. | increase amplitude and decrease
wavelength |
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These type of waves require a medium to travel through.
a. | sound and light | c. | sound | b. | light | d. | none of the
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 From left to right the frequency of the
electromagnetic spectrum a. | increases then decreases | c. | increases | b. | decreases | d. | stays the same through out the spectrum |
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Which color of the visible light spectrum has the shortest wavelength?
a. | red | d. | green | b. | orange | e. | blue | c. | yellow | f. | violet |
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Which color of the visible light spectrum has the highest frequency?
a. | red | d. | green | b. | orange | e. | blue | c. | yellow | f. | violet |
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 The electromagnetic wave with the longest wavelength
a. | gamma rays | c. | ultraviolet | b. | radio waves | d. | microwaves |
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Sound waves are categorized as
a. | electromagnetic | c. | transverse | b. | wavelength | d. | longitudinal |
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12.
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 The lines above represent air particles, which
direction will the air particles vibrate? a. | vertical | c. | circular | b. | horizontal | d. | horizontal and
vertical |
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