Practice Test

Question 1

Which profession has the greatest risk of sound damage to the ear?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

woodworker

Question 2

What best describes white light as it travels through a prism? Choose four correct answers.

Revolt · Accepted Answer

The light slows down.; The light bends in the prism.; The white light breaks into its component colors.

Question 3

In terms of the highest pitches they can make, which list correctly orders the instruments and vocals from highest to lowest?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

violin, clarinet, French horn, tuba

Question 4

Which conclusion can be made based on the information in the table?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

Wavelengths and frequency can vary inversely to produce the same wave speed.

Question 5

What best describes the motion of the medium particles in a longitudinal wave?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

The medium vibrates parallel to the direction of the wave.

Question 6

What best explains why a person can become sunburned by spending too much time at the beach?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

Sunlight is an electromagnetic wave carrying energy that is absorbed by the skin.

Question 7

Which is a correct description of Hooke’s law?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

The force applied to a spring equals the product of the spring constant and the displacement.

Question 8

Which pair of quantities includes one quantity that increases as the other decreases during simple harmonic motion?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

velocity and displacement

Question 9

Which best describes the amplitude of a sound wave and distance from the source where it will be measured with an intensity of 16 cap i sub o ?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

Increase the amplitude to 2 x sub o and stand 2 meters from the source.

Question 10

Will there be an instance in which the wave interference is at the same level as point X?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

Yes, the overlap will occur during the slope of the waves.

Practice Test Answers