Question 1

Condensation in a longitudinal wave corresponds to what part of a transverse wave?

Accepted Answer

A) crest 
B) trough 
C) wavelength 
D) amplitude 
A) crest 
B) trough 
C) wavelength 
D) amplitude

Question 2

What is the range of normal human hearing?

Accepted Answer

A) 200 to 120,000 Hz 
B) 20 to 2,000 Hz 
C) 50 to 10,000 Hz 
D) 20 to 20,000 Hz 
A) 200 to 120,000 Hz 
B) 20 to 2,000 Hz 
C) 50 to 10,000 Hz 
D) 20 to 20,000 Hz

Question 3

When the trough of one wave arrives at the same time and place as the crest of an otherwise identical wave,

Accepted Answer

A) constructive interference occurs. 
B) destructive interference occurs. 
C) resonance occurs. 
D) they don't interact with each other. 
A) constructive interference occurs. 
B) destructive interference occurs. 
C) resonance occurs. 
D) they don't interact with each other.

Question 4

The higher the frequency of a sound wave

Accepted Answer

A) the higher the pitch. 
B) the longer the wavelength. 
C) the higher the velocity. 
D) the greater the amplitude. 
A) the higher the pitch. 
B) the longer the wavelength. 
C) the higher the velocity. 
D) the greater the amplitude.

Question 5

A sound that is perceived as twice as loud requires

Accepted Answer

A) twice the intensity. 
B) four times the intensity. 
C) ten times the intensity. 
D) one-hundred times the intensity. 
A) twice the intensity. 
B) four times the intensity. 
C) ten times the intensity. 
D) one-hundred times the intensity.

Question 6

In longitudinal waves, the medium

Accepted Answer

A) vibrates in a direction perpendicular to the direction of motion of the wave. 
B) vibrates in the same direction the wave is moving. 
C) moves in sort of a circular motion. 
D) doesn't vibrate; the disturbance just moves through the medium. 
A) vibrates in a direction perpendicular to the direction of motion of the wave. 
B) vibrates in the same direction the wave is moving. 
C) moves in sort of a circular motion. 
D) doesn't vibrate; the disturbance just moves through the medium.

Question 7

Sound waves in air

Accepted Answer

A) are longitudinal waves. 
B) are produced by something vibrating. 
C) undergo refraction when they pass through warm and cold air. 
D) All of the above. 
A) are longitudinal waves. 
B) are produced by something vibrating. 
C) undergo refraction when they pass through warm and cold air. 
D) All of the above.

Question 8

Suppose that you hold a vibrating 340-Hz tuning fork near a guitar string that is vibrating at 350 Hz.What you hear is

Accepted Answer

A) two separate tones of different frequency. 
B) one tone with a frequency of 345 Hz. 
C) beats with a frequency of 10 Hz. 
D) one tone with a frequency of 690 Hz. 
A) two separate tones of different frequency. 
B) one tone with a frequency of 345 Hz. 
C) beats with a frequency of 10 Hz. 
D) one tone with a frequency of 690 Hz.

Question 9

The characteristic of a sound wave that you interpret as loudness is related to

Accepted Answer

A) frequency. 
B) wavelength. 
C) amplitude. 
D) velocity. 
A) frequency. 
B) wavelength. 
C) amplitude. 
D) velocity.

Question 10

In resonance the amplitude of a vibrating source becomes larger.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Condensation in a longitudinal wave corresponds to what part of a transverse wave?

What is the range of normal human hearing?

When the trough of one wave arrives at the same time and place as the crest of an otherwise identical wave,

The higher the frequency of a sound wave

A sound that is perceived as twice as loud requires

In longitudinal waves, the medium

Sound waves in air

Suppose that you hold a vibrating 340-Hz tuning fork near a guitar string that is vibrating at 350 Hz.What you hear is

The characteristic of a sound wave that you interpret as loudness is related to

In resonance the amplitude of a vibrating source becomes larger.

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Exam 5: Wave Motions and Sound

Condensation in a longitudinal wave corresponds to what part of a transverse wave?

What is the range of normal human hearing?

When the trough of one wave arrives at the same time and place as the crest of an otherwise identical wave,

The higher the frequency of a sound wave

A sound that is perceived as twice as loud requires

In longitudinal waves, the medium

Sound waves in air

Suppose that you hold a vibrating 340-Hz tuning fork near a guitar string that is vibrating at 350 Hz.What you hear is

The characteristic of a sound wave that you interpret as loudness is related to

In resonance the amplitude of a vibrating source becomes larger.

What Is Science

Motion

Energy

Heat and Temperature

Electricity

Light

Atoms and Periodic Properties

Chemical Bonds

Chemical Reactions

Water and Solutions

Organic Chemistry

Nuclear Reactions

The Universe

The Solar System

Earth in Space

Rocks and Minerals

Plate Tectonics

Building Earths Surface

Shaping Earths Surface

Geologic Time

The Atmosphere of Earth

Weather and Climate

Earths Waters

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