Properties of Waves Answers

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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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1 → 4 → 3 → 2
B
2 → 3 → 4 → 1
C
3 → 2 → 4 → 1
D
1 → 4 → 2 → 3
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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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What will most likely happen if a sound wave moves from the air through a solid?

A
It will increase in frequency.
B
It will decrease in speed.
C
It will increase in speed.
D
It will decrease in wavelength.
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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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A sound wave traveling downward with a speed of about 4,000 m/s suddenly slows to 1,500 m/s not far below the Earth’s surface.What has the sound wave most likely encountered?

A
a different kind of rock
B
an underground lake
C
an open cavity
D
a pile of dinosaur bones
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Marco is conducting an experiment. He knows the wave that he is working with has a wavelength of 32.4 cm. If he measures the frequency as 3 hertz, which statement about the wave is accurate?

A
The wave has traveled 32.4 cm in 3 seconds.
B
The wave has traveled 32.4 cm in 9 seconds.
C
The wave has traveled 97.2 cm in 3 seconds.
D
The wave has traveled 97.2 cm in 1 second.
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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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A beam of light is traveling through a medium at 200,000 km/s. It enters a different medium and speeds up to almost 250,000 km/s. Finally, it enters a third medium and halts.What were the media the light traveled through, in order?

A
liquid, opaque solid, gas
B
opaque solid, gas, liquid
C
gas, liquid, opaque solid
D
liquid, gas, opaque solid
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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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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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