physics quiz review 4/26 Questions with Correct Answers (Grade A+)
Question 1: crest
Answer: top point of a wave
Question 2: trough
Answer: bottom point of a wave
Question 3: wavelength
Answer: distance between two crests/troughs
Question 4: what increases as the speed of a wave increases?
Answer: frequency
Question 5: if a pendulum in a clock is shortened what will happen?
Answer: it will run fast
Question 6: a wave that oscillates perpendicular to its direction of travel is a
Answer: transverse wave
Question 7: a wave that oscillates parallel to its direction of travel is a
Answer: longitudinal wave
Question 8: to change the speed a wave travels, you must change
Answer: the medium the wave travels through
Question 9: if you increase the frequency of a wave, what happens to its wavelength?
Answer: it decreases
Question 10: vibration of an object about an equillibrium point is called simple harmonic motion when
the restoring force is proportional to
Answer: displacement
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Question 1: crest
Answer: top point of a wave
Question 2: trough
Answer: bottom point of a wave
Question 3: wavelength
Answer: distance between two crests/troughs
Question 4: what increases as the speed of a wave increases?
Answer: frequency
Question 5: if a pendulum in a clock is shortened what will happen?
Answer: it will run fast
Question 6: a wave that oscillates perpendicular to its direction of travel is a
Answer: transverse wave
Question 7: a wave that oscillates parallel to its direction of travel is a
Answer: longitudinal wave
Question 8: to change the speed a wave travels, you must change
Answer: the medium the wave travels through
Question 9: if you increase the frequency of a wave, what happens to its wavelength?
Answer: it decreases
Question 10: vibration of an object about an equillibrium point is called simple harmonic motion when
the restoring force is proportional to
Answer: displacement
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