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Sound and Light Quiz. Question 1. Which of these is a compressional wave? Radio waves Infrared waves Microwaves Sound waves. Question 2. Would astronauts working on a repair outside of the International Space Station be able to hear each other without electronics?
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Question 1 Which of these is a compressional wave? • Radio waves • Infrared waves • Microwaves • Sound waves
Question 2 Would astronauts working on a repair outside of the International Space Station be able to hear each other without electronics? • Yes, if they are close enough. • Yes, the sound would bounce off of their suits. • No, sound waves cannot transfer without a medium. • No, there would be too much solar interference.
Question 3 Which of these waves would produce the highest pitch? a. b. c.
Question 4 How do you measure the wavelength on a sound wave?
Question 5 Which of these media will transmit sound the fastest? • A steel fence top-rail • Under the water of a swimming pool • Cold winter air • Through outer space
Question 6 If someone on North Ogden Divide road caused a mudslide, would you see the debris falling first, or hear the roar first? Explain.
Question 7 A leaf on a tree is conducting photosynthesis. Which wavelengths of light does it use for energy? • Only UV light • All colors except green • Only green, until the Fall • What is photosynthesis?
Question 8 What is another word for an echo? • Reflection • Rarefaction • Compression • Equalibrium
Question 9 What three things does a sound wave need? List and explain.
Question 10 What is the correlation between string length and wavelength in a violin? • Long strings make short wavelengths • Long strings make long wavelengths • String length has no correlation with wavelength, only with pitch. • String length has no correlation with wavelength, only with amplitude.