PSC1121 Midterm 3 Practice Quiz

A diagram illustrating atmospheric oscillations and properties of sound, including elements like waves, pressure changes, and spring-mass systems, in a visually engaging and educational style

Welcome to the PSC1121 Midterm 3 Practice Quiz! This quiz is designed to help you review key concepts from Chapter 7, focusing on atmospheric oscillations, sound properties, and spring-mass systems.

Test your knowledge and prepare for your upcoming midterm with questions that cover:

Different types of atmospheric oscillation
Properties of sound and light
Fundamental physics principles related to oscillation

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Something that moves back and forth in a periodic manner is...?

Ventilation

Oscillation

Vibration

Electricity

Select all the different types of atmospheric oscillation

Atomic

Acceleration

Arctic

Acoustic

Shifts above the Arctic from above (tight polar vortex and cold northern air) to below average pressure (southward expansion in the lower 48 states within the polar vortex; referred to as the negative phase) is known as which type of atmospheric oscillation?

Atomic

Acceleration

Arctic

Acoustic

Small pressure and density air variations propagated as a set of over and under pressures as a set of densifications and rarefactions that is recognizable in the form of a pitch is known as which type of atmospheric oscillation?

Atomic

Acceleration

Arctic

Acoustic

The speed of sound is 345 m/s

True

False

Light has no medium, just the _____ field

Atmospheric

Electromagnetic

Submolecular

Atomic

The force behind oscillation is known as a Coulomb Interaction (opposites attract)

True

False

Gravitational attraction is always repulsive despite the state of motion and never changes direction

True

False

In spring-mass systems, the force changes how many times per cycle?

Once

Three times

Five times

Twice

Spring-mass properties state that leftward-placed mass pulls back while rightward-places mass pulls leftward

True

False

PSC1121 Midterm 3 Practice Quiz - Based on Chapter 7 (Part One)

PSC1121 Midterm 3 Practice Quiz

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