The Nature of Sound/ Light Exam Review

How will you relate the amplitude of sound waves to the loudness of sound?
1) sound waves with lower amplitude produce loud sounds
2) sound waves with higher amplitude produce soft sounds
3) sound waves with higher amplitude produce loud sounds
4)sound waves with higher amplitude do not produce sounds
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How will you relate the amplitude of sound waves to the loudness of sound?
1) sound waves with lower amplitude produce loud sounds
2) sound waves with higher amplitude produce soft sounds
3) sound waves with higher amplitude produce loud sounds
4)sound waves with higher amplitude do not produce sounds
3) sound waves with higher amplitude produce loud sounds
Which term refers to the high-density region in a sound wave in which the particles are closer to each other than before?
1) amplitude
2) compression
3) frequency
4) rarefraction
2) compression
Why do sound waves travel faster in solids than other kinds of medium?
1) Because solids have high volume
2) Because solids have low elasticity
3) Because solids have loose particles
4) Because solids have compact particles
4) Because solids have compact particles
A sound wave has a high frequency and high amplitude. What are the characteristics of the sound it produces?
1) low pitch and soft sound
2) low pitch and loud sound
3) high pitch and soft sound
4) high pitch and loud sound
4) high pitch and loud sound
What condition exists when the frequency of sound source matches the natural frequency of a receiver?
1) echo
2) frequency
3) resonance
4) reverberation
3) resonance
Which statement is not true about the nature of light?
1) light travels in a straight path
2) light behaves as a wave and a particle
3) light releases energy in the form of radiation
4) light can travel in different media but not in a vacuum
4) light can travel in a different media but not in a vacuum
Which are the packets of energy released when electron emits energy?
1) electrons
2) neutrons
3) photons
4) protons
3) photons
Which of the following materials will allow full transmission of light?
1) sunglasses
2) frosted glass
3) stained glass
4) clear reading glasses
4) clear reading glasses
Which behavior of lights allows the formation of image when you look at the plane mirror?
1) absorption
2) diffraction
3) reflection
4) refraction
3) reflection
Which behavior of light enables the plants to make their own food through photosynthesis?
1) absorption
2) diffraction
3) reflection
4) refraction
1) absorption
Which refers to the bouncing back of sound waves as they encounter the boundary between two different media? 1) diffraction 2) refraction 3) reflection 4) interference3) reflectionWhat phenomenon is experienced when multiple reflections of sound waves take place in a room? 1) doppler effect 2) echo 3) resonance 4) reverberation4) reverberationHow does a bat locate its prey? I. Ultrasonic sound waves hit the prey II. The bat releases ultrasonic sound waves III. Prey bounces off the sound waves that hit it IV. The bat detects the specific location of the prey based on the reflected sound wavesII-> I-> III-> IVWhat kind of sound is heard when there is reverberations in a room? 1) clear 2) distorted 3) soft 4) quiet2) distortedWhich behavior of sound waves is utilized in noise-cancelling headphones? 1) constructive interference 2) destructive interference 3) diffraction and interference 4) reflection and refraction2) destructive interference