BMST Waves, Sound, and Light 2

Question 1

Which of the following is NOT part of the electromagnetic spectrum?

Accepted Answer

Sound waves

Answer

X-rays

Answer

Ultraviolet light

Answer

Radio waves

Question 2

Which color of visible light has the longest wavelength?

Accepted Answer

Red

Answer

Violet

Answer

Blue

Answer

Green

Question 3

What is the Doppler effect?

Accepted Answer

The change in observed frequency due to relative motion between source and observer

Answer

The bending of waves around obstacles

Answer

The bouncing of waves off reflective surfaces

Answer

The spreading of waves through a narrow opening

Question 4

What does the amplitude of a wave represent?

Accepted Answer

The maximum displacement from the rest position

Answer

The number of waves passing per second

Answer

The distance between two consecutive wave crests

Answer

The speed at which the wave travels

Question 5

Through which medium does sound travel fastest?

Accepted Answer

Steel

Answer

Air

Answer

Water

Answer

A vacuum

Question 6

What is diffraction?

Accepted Answer

The bending of waves around the edges of an obstacle or through an opening

Answer

The splitting of white light into its component colors by a prism

Answer

The bouncing of waves off a reflective surface

Answer

The slowing down of light as it enters a denser medium

Question 7

Which type of electromagnetic radiation has the highest frequency?

Accepted Answer

Gamma rays

Answer

Radio waves

Answer

Infrared radiation

Answer

Visible light