IT2 ADVANCEMENT EXAM STUDY
GUIDE QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE
ANSWERS
Propagation nn- nnAnswer nnmovement nnthrough nna nnmedium
Wave nn- nnAnswer nnCan nnbe nndefined nnas nna nndisturbance nnthat nnmoves nnthrough nna
nnmedium
Wave nnmotion nn- nnAnswer nnCan nnbe nndefined nnas nna nnrecurring nndisturbance
nnadvancing nnthrough nnspace nnwith nnor nnwithout nnthe nnuse nnof nna nnphysical nnmedium
Transverse nn- nnAnswer nnWhich nntype nnof nnwaves nnare nnwater nnwaves nnknown nnas
nnbecause nnthe nnmotion nnof nnthe nnwater nnis nnup nnand nndown, nnor nnat nnright nnangles
nnto nnthe nndirection nnin nnwhich nnthe nnwaves nnare nntraveling?
Longitudinal nn- nnAnswer nnType nnof nnwaves nnwhich nnthe nndisturbance nntakes nnplace
nnin nnthe nndirection nnof nnpropagation
Medium nn- nnAnswer nnThe nnvehicle nnthrough nnwhich nnthe nnwave nntravels nnfrom nnone
nnpoint nnto nnthe nnnext
Reference nnline nn- nnAnswer nnThe nnposition nnin nnwhich nna nnparticle nnof nnmatter
nnwould nnhave nnbeen nncalled nnif nnit nnwere nnnot nndisturbed nnby nnwave nnmotion
Wavelength nn- nnAnswer nnThe nndistance nnin nnspace nnoccupied nnby nnone nncycle nnof
nna nnradio nnwave nnat nnany nngiven nninstant
Meters nn- nnAnswer nnUnit nnof nnmeasurement nnthat nnwavelengths nnare nnexpressed nnin
Amplitude nn- nnAnswer nnA nnwave nnproperty nnthat nngives nna nnrelative nnindication nnof
nnthe nnamount nnof nnenergy nnthe nnwave nntransmits
Wave nntrain nn- nnAnswer nnA nncontinuous nnseries nnof nnwaves nnthat nnare nncalled
nnhaving nnthe nnsame nnamplitude nnand nnwavelength
Hertz nn- nnAnswer nnThe nnnumber nnof nnvibrations, nnor nncycles, nnof nna nnwave nntrain
nnin nna nnunit nnof nntime nnis nncalled nnthe nnfrequency nnof nnthe nnwave nntrain nnand nnis
nnmeasured nnin nnwhat?
,Hertz nn- nnAnswer nnWhich nnterm nnrefers nnto nnthe nnnumber nnof nnoccurrences nnthat
nntake nnplace nnin nnone nnsecond?
Velocity nn- nnAnswer nnWhich nnpropagation nnproperty nnis nnthe nnrate nnat nnwhich nnthe
nndisturbance nntravels nnthrough nnthe nnmedium, nnor nnthe nnvelocity nnwith nnwhich nnthe
nncrest nnof nnthe nnwave nnmoves nnalong?
Period nn- nnAnswer nnWhat nnis nnthe nntime nnin nnwhich nnone nncomplete nnvibratory
nncycle nnof nnevents nnoccurs?
Incident nn- nnAnswer nnWhat nnis nna nnwave nncalled nnthat nnis nndirected nntoward nnthe
nnsurface nnof nnthe nnmirror?
Angle nnof nnreflection nn- nnAnswer nnWhat nnis nnthe nnangle nnbetween nnthe nnreflected
nnwave nnand nnthe nnnormal nncalled?
Law nnof nnreflection nn- nnAnswer nnWhich nnlaw nnstates nnthat nn"The nnangle nnof
nnincidence nnis nnequal nnto nnthe nnangle nnof nnreflection?
Diffraction nn- nnAnswer nnWhat nnis nnthe nnbending nnof nnthe nnwave nnpath nnwhen nnthe
nnwaves nnmeet nnan nnobstruction?
Doppler nnEffect nn- nnAnswer nnWhat nnis nnthe nnapparent nnchange nnin nnfrequency nnor
nnpitch nnwhen nna nnsound nnsource nnmoves nneither nntoward nnor nnaway nnfrom nnthe
nnlistener, nnor nnwhen nnthe nnlistener nnmoves nneither nntoward nnor nnaway nnfrom nnthe
nnsound nnsource
Wave nnmotion nn- nnAnswer nnHow nndoes nnsound nntravel nnthrough nna nnmedium?
Sound nn- nnAnswer nnIn nnthe nnstudy nnof nnphysics, nnwhat nnis nndefined nnas nna nnrange
nnof nncompression-wave nnfrequencies nnto nnwhich nnthe nnhuman nnear nnis nnsensitive?
Sonics nn- nnAnswer nnWhich nntype nnof nnsounds nnare nncapable nnof nnbeing nnheard nnby
nnthe nnhuman nnear?
15 nnHertz nn- nnAnswer nnThe nnNavy nnhas nnset nnan nnarbitrary nnupper nnlimit nnfor
nnsonics nnat nn10,000 nnhertz nnand nna nnlower nnlimit nnat nnwhat?
Ultrasound nn- nnAnswer nnWhat nnis nnthe nnstandard nnpractice nnused nnto nnrefer nnto
nnsounds nnabove nn10,000 nnhertz?
Infrasonic nn- nnAnswer nnWhat nnare nnsounds nnbelow nn15 nnhertz nnknown nnas?
Three nn- nnAnswer nnHow nnmany nnbasic nnelements nnfor nntransmission nnand nnreception
nnof nnsound nnmust nnbe nnpresent nnbefore nna nnsound nncan nnbe nnproduced?
,Noise nnor nnTones nn- nnAnswer nnWhich nntwo nngeneral nngroups nnmay nnsounds nnbe
nnbroadly nnclassified nninto?
Quality nn- nnAnswer nnSound nnhas nnthree nnbasic nncharacteristics: nnpitch, nnintensity,
nnand nnwhat nnelse?
Pitch nn- nnAnswer nnWhich nnterm nnis nnused nnto nndescribe nnthe nnfrequency nnof nna
nnsound?
Intensity nn- nnAnswer nnWhat nnis nna nnmeasure nnof nnthe nnsound nnenergy nnof nna
nnwave?
Loudness nn- nnAnswer nnWhat nnis nnthe nnsensation nnthe nnintensity nn(and nnsometimes
nnfrequency) nnthe nnsound nnwave nnproduces nnon nnthe nnear?
Elasticity nnand nnDensity nn- nnAnswer nnWhat nnare nnthe nntwo nnbasic nnphysical
nnproperties nnthat nngovern nnthe nnvelocity nnof nnsound nnthrough nnthe nnmedium?
Elasticity nn- nnAnswer nnWhat nnis nnthe nnability nnof nna nnstrained nnbody nnto nnrecover nnits
nnshape nnafter nndeformation?
Density nn- nnAnswer nnWhat nnproperty nnof nna nnmedium nnor nnsubstance nnis nnthe
nnmass nnper nnunit nnvolume nnof nnthe nnmedium nnor nnsubstance?
1,087 nn- nnAnswer nnWhat nnis nnthe nnvelocity nnin nnFPS nnthat nnsound nnwill nntravel
nnthrough nnair nnat nn32 nndegrees?
Acoustics nn- nnAnswer nnWhat nnis nnthe nnscience nnof nnsound nnreferred nnto nnas?
Echo nn- nnAnswer nnWhat nnis nnthe nnreflection nnof nnthe nnoriginal nnsound nnwave nnas nnit
nnbounces nnoff nna nndistant nnsurface nncalled?
Reverberation nn- nnAnswer nnIn nnempty nnrooms nnor nnother nnconfined nnspaces, nnsound
nnmay nnbe nnreflected nnseveral nntimes nnto nncause nnwhat nnis nnknown nnas nnwhat?
Interference nn- nnAnswer nnWhat nnis nnany nndisturbance, nnman-made nnor nnnatural,
nnthat nncauses nnan nnundesirable nnresponse nnor nnthe nndegradation nnof nna nnwave
nnreferred nnto nnas?
Noise nn- nnAnswer nnWhat nnis nnthe nnmost nncomplex nnsound nnwave nnthat nncan nnbe
nnproduced?
Electromagnetic nnradiation nn- nnAnswer nnWhat nnis nnlight nna nnform nnof?
Photons nn- nnAnswer nnCurrent nnlight nntheory nnsays nnthat nnlight nnis nnmade nnup nnof
nnvery nnsmall nnpackets nnof nnelectromagnetic nnenergy nncalled nnwhat?
, 186,000 nn- nnAnswer nnApproximately nnhow nnmany nnmiles nnper nnsecond nndoes nnlight
nntravel?
Beam nn- nnAnswer nnWhat nnis nna nnlarge nnvolume nnof nnlight nncalled?
Pencil nn- nnAnswer nnWhat nnis nna nnnarrow nnvolume nnof nnlight nncalled?
Transparent nn- nnAnswer nnWhich nntype nnof nnsubstance nnis nnone nnthrough nnwhich
nnyou nncan nnsee nnclearly?
Translucent nn- nnAnswer nnWhat nnare nnsubstances nncalled nnthrough nnwhich nnsome
nnlight nnrays nncan nnpass nnbut nnthrough nnwhich nnobjects nncannot nnbe nnseen nnclearly
nnbecause nnthe nnrays nnare nndiffused?
1675 nn- nnAnswer nnWhich nnyear nndid nnOle nnRoemer nndiscover nnthat nnlight nntravels
nnapproximately nn186,000 nnmiles nnper nnsecond nnin nnspace?
7.5 nn- nnAnswer nnHow nnmany nntimes nnin nnone nnsecond nncan nna nnlight nnbeam nncircle
nnthe nnearth?
Spectrum nn- nnAnswer nnWhich nnterm nnis nnused nnto nndesignate nnthe nnentire nnrange
nnof nnelectromagnetic nnwaves nnarranged nnin nnorder nnof nntheir nnfrequencies?
Antenna nn- nnAnswer nnWhat nnis nna nnconductor nnor nna nnset nnof nnconductors nnused
nneither nnto nnradiate nnelectromagnetic nnenergy nninto nnspace nnor nnto nncollect nnthis
nnenergy nnfrom nnspace?
Electric nnand nnMagnetic nnfield nn- nnAnswer nnWhich nntwo nnprimary nncomponents
nndoes nnan nnelectromagnetic nnwave nnconsist nnof?
Photon nn- nnAnswer nnWhat nnis nnthe nnsmallest nnunit nnof nnradiant nnenergy nnthat
nnmakes nnup nnlight nnwaves nnand nnradio nnwaves?
Angstrom nn- nnAnswer nnWhich nnunits nnare nnused nnfor nnmeasuring nnthe nnwavelength
nnof nnlight?
Red, nngreen, nnand nnblue nn- nnAnswer nnWhat nnare nnthe nnprimary nncolors nnof nnlight?
Magenta, nnyellow nnand nncyan nn- nnAnswer nnWhat nnare nnthe nncomplementary nncolors
nnof nnlight?
Induction nnand nnRadiation nn- nnAnswer nnWhich nntwo nnbasic nnfields nnare nnassociated
nnwith nnevery nnantenna?
GUIDE QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE
ANSWERS
Propagation nn- nnAnswer nnmovement nnthrough nna nnmedium
Wave nn- nnAnswer nnCan nnbe nndefined nnas nna nndisturbance nnthat nnmoves nnthrough nna
nnmedium
Wave nnmotion nn- nnAnswer nnCan nnbe nndefined nnas nna nnrecurring nndisturbance
nnadvancing nnthrough nnspace nnwith nnor nnwithout nnthe nnuse nnof nna nnphysical nnmedium
Transverse nn- nnAnswer nnWhich nntype nnof nnwaves nnare nnwater nnwaves nnknown nnas
nnbecause nnthe nnmotion nnof nnthe nnwater nnis nnup nnand nndown, nnor nnat nnright nnangles
nnto nnthe nndirection nnin nnwhich nnthe nnwaves nnare nntraveling?
Longitudinal nn- nnAnswer nnType nnof nnwaves nnwhich nnthe nndisturbance nntakes nnplace
nnin nnthe nndirection nnof nnpropagation
Medium nn- nnAnswer nnThe nnvehicle nnthrough nnwhich nnthe nnwave nntravels nnfrom nnone
nnpoint nnto nnthe nnnext
Reference nnline nn- nnAnswer nnThe nnposition nnin nnwhich nna nnparticle nnof nnmatter
nnwould nnhave nnbeen nncalled nnif nnit nnwere nnnot nndisturbed nnby nnwave nnmotion
Wavelength nn- nnAnswer nnThe nndistance nnin nnspace nnoccupied nnby nnone nncycle nnof
nna nnradio nnwave nnat nnany nngiven nninstant
Meters nn- nnAnswer nnUnit nnof nnmeasurement nnthat nnwavelengths nnare nnexpressed nnin
Amplitude nn- nnAnswer nnA nnwave nnproperty nnthat nngives nna nnrelative nnindication nnof
nnthe nnamount nnof nnenergy nnthe nnwave nntransmits
Wave nntrain nn- nnAnswer nnA nncontinuous nnseries nnof nnwaves nnthat nnare nncalled
nnhaving nnthe nnsame nnamplitude nnand nnwavelength
Hertz nn- nnAnswer nnThe nnnumber nnof nnvibrations, nnor nncycles, nnof nna nnwave nntrain
nnin nna nnunit nnof nntime nnis nncalled nnthe nnfrequency nnof nnthe nnwave nntrain nnand nnis
nnmeasured nnin nnwhat?
,Hertz nn- nnAnswer nnWhich nnterm nnrefers nnto nnthe nnnumber nnof nnoccurrences nnthat
nntake nnplace nnin nnone nnsecond?
Velocity nn- nnAnswer nnWhich nnpropagation nnproperty nnis nnthe nnrate nnat nnwhich nnthe
nndisturbance nntravels nnthrough nnthe nnmedium, nnor nnthe nnvelocity nnwith nnwhich nnthe
nncrest nnof nnthe nnwave nnmoves nnalong?
Period nn- nnAnswer nnWhat nnis nnthe nntime nnin nnwhich nnone nncomplete nnvibratory
nncycle nnof nnevents nnoccurs?
Incident nn- nnAnswer nnWhat nnis nna nnwave nncalled nnthat nnis nndirected nntoward nnthe
nnsurface nnof nnthe nnmirror?
Angle nnof nnreflection nn- nnAnswer nnWhat nnis nnthe nnangle nnbetween nnthe nnreflected
nnwave nnand nnthe nnnormal nncalled?
Law nnof nnreflection nn- nnAnswer nnWhich nnlaw nnstates nnthat nn"The nnangle nnof
nnincidence nnis nnequal nnto nnthe nnangle nnof nnreflection?
Diffraction nn- nnAnswer nnWhat nnis nnthe nnbending nnof nnthe nnwave nnpath nnwhen nnthe
nnwaves nnmeet nnan nnobstruction?
Doppler nnEffect nn- nnAnswer nnWhat nnis nnthe nnapparent nnchange nnin nnfrequency nnor
nnpitch nnwhen nna nnsound nnsource nnmoves nneither nntoward nnor nnaway nnfrom nnthe
nnlistener, nnor nnwhen nnthe nnlistener nnmoves nneither nntoward nnor nnaway nnfrom nnthe
nnsound nnsource
Wave nnmotion nn- nnAnswer nnHow nndoes nnsound nntravel nnthrough nna nnmedium?
Sound nn- nnAnswer nnIn nnthe nnstudy nnof nnphysics, nnwhat nnis nndefined nnas nna nnrange
nnof nncompression-wave nnfrequencies nnto nnwhich nnthe nnhuman nnear nnis nnsensitive?
Sonics nn- nnAnswer nnWhich nntype nnof nnsounds nnare nncapable nnof nnbeing nnheard nnby
nnthe nnhuman nnear?
15 nnHertz nn- nnAnswer nnThe nnNavy nnhas nnset nnan nnarbitrary nnupper nnlimit nnfor
nnsonics nnat nn10,000 nnhertz nnand nna nnlower nnlimit nnat nnwhat?
Ultrasound nn- nnAnswer nnWhat nnis nnthe nnstandard nnpractice nnused nnto nnrefer nnto
nnsounds nnabove nn10,000 nnhertz?
Infrasonic nn- nnAnswer nnWhat nnare nnsounds nnbelow nn15 nnhertz nnknown nnas?
Three nn- nnAnswer nnHow nnmany nnbasic nnelements nnfor nntransmission nnand nnreception
nnof nnsound nnmust nnbe nnpresent nnbefore nna nnsound nncan nnbe nnproduced?
,Noise nnor nnTones nn- nnAnswer nnWhich nntwo nngeneral nngroups nnmay nnsounds nnbe
nnbroadly nnclassified nninto?
Quality nn- nnAnswer nnSound nnhas nnthree nnbasic nncharacteristics: nnpitch, nnintensity,
nnand nnwhat nnelse?
Pitch nn- nnAnswer nnWhich nnterm nnis nnused nnto nndescribe nnthe nnfrequency nnof nna
nnsound?
Intensity nn- nnAnswer nnWhat nnis nna nnmeasure nnof nnthe nnsound nnenergy nnof nna
nnwave?
Loudness nn- nnAnswer nnWhat nnis nnthe nnsensation nnthe nnintensity nn(and nnsometimes
nnfrequency) nnthe nnsound nnwave nnproduces nnon nnthe nnear?
Elasticity nnand nnDensity nn- nnAnswer nnWhat nnare nnthe nntwo nnbasic nnphysical
nnproperties nnthat nngovern nnthe nnvelocity nnof nnsound nnthrough nnthe nnmedium?
Elasticity nn- nnAnswer nnWhat nnis nnthe nnability nnof nna nnstrained nnbody nnto nnrecover nnits
nnshape nnafter nndeformation?
Density nn- nnAnswer nnWhat nnproperty nnof nna nnmedium nnor nnsubstance nnis nnthe
nnmass nnper nnunit nnvolume nnof nnthe nnmedium nnor nnsubstance?
1,087 nn- nnAnswer nnWhat nnis nnthe nnvelocity nnin nnFPS nnthat nnsound nnwill nntravel
nnthrough nnair nnat nn32 nndegrees?
Acoustics nn- nnAnswer nnWhat nnis nnthe nnscience nnof nnsound nnreferred nnto nnas?
Echo nn- nnAnswer nnWhat nnis nnthe nnreflection nnof nnthe nnoriginal nnsound nnwave nnas nnit
nnbounces nnoff nna nndistant nnsurface nncalled?
Reverberation nn- nnAnswer nnIn nnempty nnrooms nnor nnother nnconfined nnspaces, nnsound
nnmay nnbe nnreflected nnseveral nntimes nnto nncause nnwhat nnis nnknown nnas nnwhat?
Interference nn- nnAnswer nnWhat nnis nnany nndisturbance, nnman-made nnor nnnatural,
nnthat nncauses nnan nnundesirable nnresponse nnor nnthe nndegradation nnof nna nnwave
nnreferred nnto nnas?
Noise nn- nnAnswer nnWhat nnis nnthe nnmost nncomplex nnsound nnwave nnthat nncan nnbe
nnproduced?
Electromagnetic nnradiation nn- nnAnswer nnWhat nnis nnlight nna nnform nnof?
Photons nn- nnAnswer nnCurrent nnlight nntheory nnsays nnthat nnlight nnis nnmade nnup nnof
nnvery nnsmall nnpackets nnof nnelectromagnetic nnenergy nncalled nnwhat?
, 186,000 nn- nnAnswer nnApproximately nnhow nnmany nnmiles nnper nnsecond nndoes nnlight
nntravel?
Beam nn- nnAnswer nnWhat nnis nna nnlarge nnvolume nnof nnlight nncalled?
Pencil nn- nnAnswer nnWhat nnis nna nnnarrow nnvolume nnof nnlight nncalled?
Transparent nn- nnAnswer nnWhich nntype nnof nnsubstance nnis nnone nnthrough nnwhich
nnyou nncan nnsee nnclearly?
Translucent nn- nnAnswer nnWhat nnare nnsubstances nncalled nnthrough nnwhich nnsome
nnlight nnrays nncan nnpass nnbut nnthrough nnwhich nnobjects nncannot nnbe nnseen nnclearly
nnbecause nnthe nnrays nnare nndiffused?
1675 nn- nnAnswer nnWhich nnyear nndid nnOle nnRoemer nndiscover nnthat nnlight nntravels
nnapproximately nn186,000 nnmiles nnper nnsecond nnin nnspace?
7.5 nn- nnAnswer nnHow nnmany nntimes nnin nnone nnsecond nncan nna nnlight nnbeam nncircle
nnthe nnearth?
Spectrum nn- nnAnswer nnWhich nnterm nnis nnused nnto nndesignate nnthe nnentire nnrange
nnof nnelectromagnetic nnwaves nnarranged nnin nnorder nnof nntheir nnfrequencies?
Antenna nn- nnAnswer nnWhat nnis nna nnconductor nnor nna nnset nnof nnconductors nnused
nneither nnto nnradiate nnelectromagnetic nnenergy nninto nnspace nnor nnto nncollect nnthis
nnenergy nnfrom nnspace?
Electric nnand nnMagnetic nnfield nn- nnAnswer nnWhich nntwo nnprimary nncomponents
nndoes nnan nnelectromagnetic nnwave nnconsist nnof?
Photon nn- nnAnswer nnWhat nnis nnthe nnsmallest nnunit nnof nnradiant nnenergy nnthat
nnmakes nnup nnlight nnwaves nnand nnradio nnwaves?
Angstrom nn- nnAnswer nnWhich nnunits nnare nnused nnfor nnmeasuring nnthe nnwavelength
nnof nnlight?
Red, nngreen, nnand nnblue nn- nnAnswer nnWhat nnare nnthe nnprimary nncolors nnof nnlight?
Magenta, nnyellow nnand nncyan nn- nnAnswer nnWhat nnare nnthe nncomplementary nncolors
nnof nnlight?
Induction nnand nnRadiation nn- nnAnswer nnWhich nntwo nnbasic nnfields nnare nnassociated
nnwith nnevery nnantenna?
