The Electromagnetic Spectrum Answers

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A wave is traveling through X. What can be known about X?

A
It is empty space.
B
It is any medium.
C
It is a solid.
D
It is a liquid.
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Why do waves move faster at higher temperatures and in a solid phase?

A
There is more energy and the particles are farther apart.
B
There is less energy and the particles are closer together.
C
There is less energy and the particles are farther apart.
D
There is more energy and the particles are closer together.
3

A high amplitude sound wave can best be compared to a

A
short hill.
B
tall hill.
C
tightly coiled spring.
D
stretched-out spring.
4

Which best describes vibration?

A
the distance traveled per unit in time
B
the action of moving back and forth quickly and steadily
C
the distance between one compression and the compression next to it
D
the action of moving through a material or substance
5

Allison wants to calculate the speed of a sound wave.

A
distance traveled / amplitude
B
number of wavelengths / amplitude
C
number of wavelengths / time
D
distance traveled / time
6

Which refers to the density of the medium’s particles at the compression of a sound wave?

A
amplitude
B
pitch
C
volume
D
wavelength
7

Sound waves move the slowest through which medium?

A
water
B
ice
C
air
D
wood
8

Sound waves move the fastest through which medium?

A
water at high temperatures
B
water at low temperatures
C
air at high temperatures
D
air at low temperatures
9

In which part of the wave are the particles of the medium closer together?

A
rarefactions
B
compressions
C
solids
D
liquids
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Which of these would most likely cause a sound wave?

A
cookies baking
B
milk standing in the bottle
C
a spoon hitting the side of a bowl while mixing
D
butter melting

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