AUBURN SCMH 1010 EXAM 2 EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A+
2026
What is a wave? - ANS A wave is a transfer of energy without a transfer of matter
All waves start with what? - ANS A vibration , or also referred to as an OSCILLATION
What is the word for the direction of a wave? - ANS Propagates, it travels in the Direction of
Propagation
If waves vibrate parallel to the direction of propagation what kind of wave is that? -
ANS Longitudinal wave
Types of waves are? - ANS Water waves, seismic waves, light waves, and sound waves
The height of the wave is the ? - ANS Amplitude
The distance between the two crest of a wave is the ? - ANS Wavelength
The top of a wave is called? - ANS Crest
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, The bottom of the wave is called? - ANS Trough
Frequency is what? - ANS The number of cycles that the wave makes every second
On the electromagnetic spectrum the frequency goes left to right doing what? -
ANS Increasing
Democritus stated what? - ANS The idea that substances can only be broken down so far
Who made the periodic table? - ANS Dmitri Mendeleev
Atoms are made up of what? - ANS Electrons, Neutrons, and protons
The atomic mass is arranged on the periodic table go left to right does what? - ANS Increases
Column 18 are what? - ANS Noble gasses and they do not like to combine easily
The majority of the mass of an atom lie where? - ANS The nucleus
The electrons found on the outside of nucleus are called what? - ANS Electron Cloud
Electrons exists in what? - ANS Energy shells or electron shells
If Coulombs law were the only force acting on a nucleus what would happen? - ANS It would
fly apart, because there needs to be another force present in the nucleus.
H20 is what kind of bond? - ANS A chemical bond and it is a COVALENT BOND.
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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A+
2026
What is a wave? - ANS A wave is a transfer of energy without a transfer of matter
All waves start with what? - ANS A vibration , or also referred to as an OSCILLATION
What is the word for the direction of a wave? - ANS Propagates, it travels in the Direction of
Propagation
If waves vibrate parallel to the direction of propagation what kind of wave is that? -
ANS Longitudinal wave
Types of waves are? - ANS Water waves, seismic waves, light waves, and sound waves
The height of the wave is the ? - ANS Amplitude
The distance between the two crest of a wave is the ? - ANS Wavelength
The top of a wave is called? - ANS Crest
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, The bottom of the wave is called? - ANS Trough
Frequency is what? - ANS The number of cycles that the wave makes every second
On the electromagnetic spectrum the frequency goes left to right doing what? -
ANS Increasing
Democritus stated what? - ANS The idea that substances can only be broken down so far
Who made the periodic table? - ANS Dmitri Mendeleev
Atoms are made up of what? - ANS Electrons, Neutrons, and protons
The atomic mass is arranged on the periodic table go left to right does what? - ANS Increases
Column 18 are what? - ANS Noble gasses and they do not like to combine easily
The majority of the mass of an atom lie where? - ANS The nucleus
The electrons found on the outside of nucleus are called what? - ANS Electron Cloud
Electrons exists in what? - ANS Energy shells or electron shells
If Coulombs law were the only force acting on a nucleus what would happen? - ANS It would
fly apart, because there needs to be another force present in the nucleus.
H20 is what kind of bond? - ANS A chemical bond and it is a COVALENT BOND.
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