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Which best describes a difference between laser light and regular light?

A
Laser light is less concentrated.
B
Laser light has a beam that spreads out.
C
Laser light is made of one specific color.
D
Laser light pumps out light particles one at a time.
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What is occurring when two waves traveling along the same medium meet and cancel each other out?

A
destructive interference
B
constructive interference
C
reflection
D
refraction
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Which statement best describes how waves carry energy?

A
Energy moves from one place to another through the wave.
B
Energy increases as it moves through the wave.
C
Energy is completely consumed by the beginning of the wave.
D
Energy builds through the wave and is released at the end.
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Which types of waves requires matter to carry energy?

A
electromagnetic waves only
B
mechanical waves only
C
electromagnetic and mechanical waves
D
longitudinal and electromagnetic waves
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If humans cannot see ultraviolet waves, how can ultraviolet light be used to gather evidence of a crime?

A
Ultraviolet light detects the presence of radioactive substances.
B
Ultraviolet light shows cold areas as blue and warm areas as red.
C
Ultraviolet light causes substances to fluoresce and give off visible light.
D
Ultraviolet light transmits information to AM and FM radio receivers.
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Which equation should be used to calculate the speed of a wave?

A
speed = frequency x wavelength
B
speed = frequency x hertz
C
speed = period x wavelength
D
speed = period x hertz
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Which kinds of lenses are in a light microscope?

A
a concave objective lens and a convex eyepiece lens
B
a convex objective lens and a concave eyepiece lens
C
concave objective and eyepiece lenses
D
convex objective and eyepiece lenses
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Adam observed properties of four different waves and recorded observations about the frequency and volume of each one in his chart.

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A
Only the sound quality of waves Y and Z can be compared.
B
The sound quality of all of the waves can be compared.
C
The sound quality of waves W and X can be compared.
D
The sound quality for these waves cannot be compared.
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Which best describes how wave intensity and loudness are typically related?

A
Increased intensity means decreased loudness.
B
Increased intensity means increased loudness.
C
Intensity is related to wave amplitude, not loudness.
D
Intensity is related to wave speed, not loudness.
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A clothing manufacturer uses lasers to cut patterns in fabric when making T-shirts.

A
Laser machinery does not require energy.
B
Laser machinery is safer because its light is weak.
C
Lasers save time by cutting through more layers of fabric.
D
Lasers result in fewer injuries because they quickly become blunt.
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What do diffraction and refraction have in common?

A
They both involve interference.
B
They both involve wave interactions.
C
They both involve reflection.
D
They both involve construction.
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After the 1600s, how did observations of light being refracted change the way most scientists thought about light?

A
They no longer believed that light acted as waves.
B
They began to believe that light acted as waves.
C
They no longer believed that light acted as particles.
D
They began to believe that light acted as particles.
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Which example would contain only longitudinal waves?

A
a crowd doing the wave at a sporting event
B
an ultrasound that transmits soundwaves
C
the waves formed by the ocean
D
playing the guitar strings
19

Which part of the electromagnetic spectrum has the longest wavelengths?

A
radio waves
B
gamma rays
C
infrared light
D
ultraviolet light
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What will occur when the trough of Wave A overlaps the crest of Wave B?

A
Destructive interference will occur, causing the new wave to have more energy than Wave A or Wave B.
B
Constructive interference will occur, causing the new wave to have more energy than Wave A or Wave B.
C
Destructive interference will occur, causing the new wave to have less energy than Wave A or Wave B.
D
Constructive interference will occur, causing the new wave to have less energy than Wave A or Wave B.

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