Question 1

You put one ear on a steel railroad track while your friend a distance of 400 m away taps on the rail with a stone. You will hear the sound through the steel rail in _________ and through the air where the speed of sound is 344 m/s in _______.

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Question 2

Two examples of a transverse wave are __________ and __________.

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Question 3

A complex tone can be produced by combining two or more __________.

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Question 4

The maximum displacement of points on a wave from the equilibrium position is the wave's __________.

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Question 5

The figure shows a 'snapshot' of four different waves in identical ropes stretched with the same force.  
The waves with the largest frequency are  __________ and _________.

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Question 6

The figure shows a 'snapshot' of four different waves in identical ropes stretched with the same force.  The wave with the largest frequency is

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Question 7

The distance between two successive 'like' points on a wave is the wave's __________.

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Question 8

Two examples of a longitudinal wave are __________ and __________.

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Question 9

The number of cycles of a wave passing a point per unit time is the wave's __________.

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Question 10

The wavelength of a wave multiplied by the frequency of the wave is the wave's __________.

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Question 11

The figure shows a 'snapshot' of four different waves in identical ropes stretched with the same force.  The wave with the largest wavelength is wave

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Question 12

Increasing the speed of waves on a guitar string increases the _________ of the sound it produces.

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Question 13

A wave moves in a rope with a certain wavelength. A second wave is made to move in the same rope with twice the wavelength of the first wave. The frequency of the second wave is _________ times the frequency of the first wave.

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Question 14

In order for two waves to interfere completely destructively, they must

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Question 15

The figure shows a 'snapshot' of four different waves in identical ropes stretched with the same force.  
The waves with the largest wavelength are waves __________ and ___________.

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Question 16

In a plane wave, the wavefronts are

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Question 17

The figure shows a 'snapshot' of four different waves in identical ropes stretched with the same force.  
The waves with the largest amplitude are  _________ and _________.

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Question 18

The figure shows a 'snapshot' of four different waves in identical ropes stretched with the same force.  The wave with the largest amplitude is

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Question 19

The figure shows a 'snapshot' of four different waves in identical ropes stretched with the same force.  
The wave with the greatest speed is __________.

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Question 20

A _________ wave is one with its oscillations perpendicular to the direction of propagation.

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Quiz 6: Waves and Sound

You put one ear on a steel railroad track while your friend a distance of 400 m away taps on the rail with a stone. You will hear the sound through the steel rail in ___ and through the air where the speed of sound is 344 m/s in _.

Two examples of a transverse wave are and .

A complex tone can be produced by combining two or more __________.

The maximum displacement of points on a wave from the equilibrium position is the wave's __________.

The figure shows a 'snapshot' of four different waves in identical ropes stretched with the same force. The waves with the largest frequency are __ and _.

The figure shows a 'snapshot' of four different waves in identical ropes stretched with the same force. The wave with the largest frequency is

The distance between two successive 'like' points on a wave is the wave's __________.

Two examples of a longitudinal wave are and .

The number of cycles of a wave passing a point per unit time is the wave's __________.

The wavelength of a wave multiplied by the frequency of the wave is the wave's __________.

The figure shows a 'snapshot' of four different waves in identical ropes stretched with the same force. The wave with the largest wavelength is wave

Increasing the speed of waves on a guitar string increases the _________ of the sound it produces.

A wave moves in a rope with a certain wavelength. A second wave is made to move in the same rope with twice the wavelength of the first wave. The frequency of the second wave is _________ times the frequency of the first wave.

In order for two waves to interfere completely destructively, they must

The figure shows a 'snapshot' of four different waves in identical ropes stretched with the same force. The waves with the largest wavelength are waves and _.

In a plane wave, the wavefronts are

The figure shows a 'snapshot' of four different waves in identical ropes stretched with the same force. The waves with the largest amplitude are _ and _.

The figure shows a 'snapshot' of four different waves in identical ropes stretched with the same force. The wave with the largest amplitude is

The figure shows a 'snapshot' of four different waves in identical ropes stretched with the same force. The wave with the greatest speed is __________.

A _________ wave is one with its oscillations perpendicular to the direction of propagation.

Quiz 6: Waves and Sound

You put one ear on a steel railroad track while your friend a distance of 400 m away taps on the rail with a stone. You will hear the sound through the steel rail in _________ and through the air where the speed of sound is 344 m/s in _______.

Two examples of a transverse wave are __________ and __________.

A complex tone can be produced by combining two or more __________.

The maximum displacement of points on a wave from the equilibrium position is the wave's __________.

The figure shows a 'snapshot' of four different waves in identical ropes stretched with the same force. The waves with the largest frequency are __________ and _________.

The figure shows a 'snapshot' of four different waves in identical ropes stretched with the same force. The wave with the largest frequency is

The distance between two successive 'like' points on a wave is the wave's __________.

Two examples of a longitudinal wave are __________ and __________.

The number of cycles of a wave passing a point per unit time is the wave's __________.

The wavelength of a wave multiplied by the frequency of the wave is the wave's __________.

The figure shows a 'snapshot' of four different waves in identical ropes stretched with the same force. The wave with the largest wavelength is wave

Increasing the speed of waves on a guitar string increases the _________ of the sound it produces.

A wave moves in a rope with a certain wavelength. A second wave is made to move in the same rope with twice the wavelength of the first wave. The frequency of the second wave is _________ times the frequency of the first wave.

In order for two waves to interfere completely destructively, they must

The figure shows a 'snapshot' of four different waves in identical ropes stretched with the same force. The waves with the largest wavelength are waves __________ and ___________.

In a plane wave, the wavefronts are

The figure shows a 'snapshot' of four different waves in identical ropes stretched with the same force. The waves with the largest amplitude are _________ and _________.

The figure shows a 'snapshot' of four different waves in identical ropes stretched with the same force. The wave with the largest amplitude is

The figure shows a 'snapshot' of four different waves in identical ropes stretched with the same force. The wave with the greatest speed is __________.

A _________ wave is one with its oscillations perpendicular to the direction of propagation.

You put one ear on a steel railroad track while your friend a distance of 400 m away taps on the rail with a stone. You will hear the sound through the steel rail in ___ and through the air where the speed of sound is 344 m/s in _.

Two examples of a transverse wave are and .

The figure shows a 'snapshot' of four different waves in identical ropes stretched with the same force. The waves with the largest frequency are __ and _.

Two examples of a longitudinal wave are and .

The figure shows a 'snapshot' of four different waves in identical ropes stretched with the same force. The waves with the largest wavelength are waves and _.

The figure shows a 'snapshot' of four different waves in identical ropes stretched with the same force. The waves with the largest amplitude are _ and _.