Properties of Waves Answers

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Which are examples of a medium?

A
water and air
B
amplitude and wavelength
C
crests and troughs
D
compressions and rarefactions
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A wave of infrared light has a speed of 6 m/s and a wavelength of 12 m. What is the frequency of this wave?

A
0.5 Hz
B
2.0 Hz
C
18 Hz
D
72 Hz
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A wave is traveling at 36 m/s. If its wavelength is 12 m, how many times does a wavelength move across a set point every second?

A
one time
B
three times
C
twelve times
D
thirty-six times
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Which best describes the relationship between the terms “frequency,” “wavelength,” and “hertz”?

A
Wavelength is the number of frequencies, which is measured in hertz.
B
Frequency is the number of wavelengths, which is measured in hertz.
C
Wavelength is measured from frequency to hertz.
D
Frequency is measured from wavelength to hertz.
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Julia performs an experiment to measure the wavelength of four different waves and records her data in the table below.Which accurately ranks the waves from the lowest energy wave to the highest energy wave?

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A
1 → 4 → 3 → 2
B
2 → 3 → 4 → 1
C
3 → 2 → 4 → 1
D
1 → 4 → 2 → 3
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2 sets of waves with the top waves labeled A having more closely spaced crests than the bottom waves labeled B.

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A
Wave A: Longitudinal WaveWave B: Transverse Wave
B
Wave A: High Frequency WaveWave B: Low Frequency Wave
C
Wave A: Transverse WaveWave B: Longitudinal Wave
D
Wave A: Low Frequency WaveWave B: High Frequency Wave
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What is the speed of a wave with a frequency of 2 Hz and a wavelength of 87 m?

A
0.023 m/s
B
43.5 m/s
C
89 m/s
D
174 m/s
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Which equation could be rearranged to calculate the frequency of a wave?

A
wavelength = frequency/speed
B
frequency = wavelength/speed
C
wavelength = speed/frequency
D
frequency = speed x wavelength
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Which refers to any disturbance that carries energy from one place to another through matter and space?

A
frequency
B
wave
C
hertz
D
pitch
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Voices of swimmers at a pool travel 400 m/s through the air and 1,600 m/s underwater. The wavelength changes from 2 m in the air to 8 m underwater. How has the change in media affected the frequency of the wave?

A
It increased.
B
It decreased.
C
It stayed the same.
D
It cannot be calculated.

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