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Final assessment, Physical Science, Physics section Test

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5 Matching Questions

  1. Charles's Law
  2. electromagnetic wave
  3. kinetic
  4. magnetic field
  5. Hertz
  1. a The SI unit of frequency

    SI unit of cycles per second

    p.542
  2. b energy due to motion

    pp. 162, 282
  3. c the law that volume of a gas increases with increasing temperature, if the pressure is constant

    p.295
  4. d a transverse wave that can travel through empty space and through matter

    pp.535, 601
  5. e a region of magnetic force around a magnet

5 Multiple Choice Questions

  1. the change in direction of a wave as it changes speed in moving from one medium to another

    pp. 550, 650
  2. the distance between one point on a wave and the nearest point just like it

    pp. 541, 575
  3. unit of measurement for the loudness of sounds

    the most common unit used to express loudness
  4. the bouncing of a wave off a surface

    pp. 548, 584, 635
  5. A piece of glass that seperates white light into colors of the spectrum.

5 True/False Questions

  1. absorptionthe transfer of energy from a wave to the medium through which it travels

    pp. 548, 584, 637

          

  2. transverse wavea wave in which the disturbance is perpendicular to the direction the wave travels

    P. 531

          

  3. frequencythe number of wavelengths that pass by a point each second

    pp, 542, 575

          

  4. longitudinal wavea wave in which the disturbance is perpendicular to the direction the wave travels

    P. 531

          

  5. radiant energythe ability to cause change

    p.161