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Waves practice questions

Wave motion and properties: reflection, refraction, diffraction, interference, polarisation and sound.

25 questions in this topic: 15 recall, 6 applying skills and concepts and 4 strategic thinking. Every one carries a written explanation.

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  1. Question 1Recall

    Sound requires a medium to travel, such as air, water or

    • asolids
    • ba vacuum
    • cempty space
    • ddarkness
  2. Question 2Recall

    The number of complete waves passing a point per second is the

    • afrequency
    • bwavelength
    • camplitude
    • ddisplacement
  3. Question 3Recall

    Light is classified in the material as an example of a

    • awave
    • bsolid
    • cliquid
    • dmagnet
  4. Question 4Strategic thinking

    If the wavelength is significantly smaller than the gap or obstacle, the amount of diffraction is

    • alittle to none
    • bvery large
    • calways total
    • dunchanged
  5. Question 5Recall

    A wave is defined as a disturbance which transfers

    • aenergy between places without the transfer of matter
    • bmatter from place to place
    • cmass into energy
    • dcharge only

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