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CP Wave Exam

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A longitudinal wave moves to the right through a uniform medium, Points A, B, C, D, and E represent the positions of particles of the medium.

The wavelength of this wave is equal to the distance between points ________

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The diagrams shown represent an undisturbed medium and a medium through which a disturbance is moving. Which is represented by area B?

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Which type of wave is classified as longitudinal?

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If the displacement of particles in a medium is parallel to the direction of travel of the wave, the wave is classified as

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A characteristic common to sound waves and light waves is that they

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The diagram shows two waves traveling in the same medium for the same length of time. The two waves have different

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The number of water waves passing a given point each second is the wave's

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A periodic wave with a frequency of 10 hertz would have a period of

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The diagram here represents four waves traveling to the right in the same transmitting medium. What is the wavelength of wave A ?

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What are the amplitude and wavelength of the wave shown?

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The tendency of sound waves to bend when they pass from one medium to a different medium is known as

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Which wave phenomenon is represented in the diagram here?

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Which diagram best represents the path of light rays passing through a glass prism?

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A straight glass rod appears to bend when placed in a beaker of water. What is the best explanation for this phenomenon?

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Two pulses are traveling along a string toward each other as represented in the diagram shown. Which phenomenon will occur as the pulses meet?


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An echo heard when a person shouts in a canyon is due to the sound waves being

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The loudness of a sound is dependent upon which wave property?

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Sound can not be transmitted through a

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Light is to brightness as sound is to

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Which of the following electromagnetic radiations has the shortest wavelength?

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Which of the following electromagnetic waves has the lowest frequency?

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A photon of which electromagnetic radiation has the most energy?

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In a vacuum, all electromagnetic waves have the same

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A gamma ray photon and a microwave photon are traveling in a vacuum. Compared to the wavelength and energy of the gamma ray photon, the microwave photon has a

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Which phenomenon is most easily explained by the particle theory of light?

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Gamma radiation consists of a stream of high energy

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Experiments performed with light indicate that light exhibits

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Compared to a photon of red light, a photon of blue light has a

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The energy of a photon is inversely proportional to its

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Base your answer(s) to the following question(s) on the map to the left. The map shows point X, which is the location of an earthquake epicenter, and point A, which is the location of a seismic station. Which statement best describes the arrival of the initial S-wave at the seismic station?

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What happens to P-waves and S-waves from a crustal earthquake when the waves reach Earth's outer core?

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The accompanying cross section shows the distribution of earthquake waves as they travel through Earth's interior. The arrows within Earth's interior represent the pathways followed by some earthquake waves.

Which types of earthquake waves will most probably be detected in zones A and B?

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The difference in seismic station arrival times of the two waves represented by the models helps scientists determine the

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Which statement correctly compares seismic P-waves with seismic S-waves?

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The diagram below represents a periodic transverse wave traveling in a uniform medium. On the diagram , draw a wave having both a smaller amplitude and the same wavelength as the given wave.