Physical Science Test 1 (Chapters 1-3)
Physical Science Mastery Quiz
Test your knowledge of physical science concepts with our engaging quiz, covering key topics from Chapters 1-3. From waves to sound, this quiz challenges you to apply your understanding of oscillations, frequencies, and wave properties.
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A wiggle in time is a
Wave.
Vibration.
Both of these.
None of the above
When we consider the time for an oscillating system to make a vibration we're talking about
Period.
Frequency.
Wavelength
Amplitude.
The vibrating system with the greatest frequency has the
longest period.
Shortest period.
both of these.
none of the above.
When we consider the distance a pendulum swings to and fro we're talking about the pendulum's
Period.
Wavelength.
Amplitude.
Frequency.
A wave having a frequency of 1000 Hz vibrates at
less than 1000 cycles per second.
more than 1000 cycles per second.
1000 cycles per second.
none of the above.
How many vibrations per second are associated with a 101-MHz radio wave?
101,000,000
less than 101,000,000
more than 101,000,00
None of the above
If the frequency of a certain wave is 10 Hz, its period is
10 s.
100 s.
0.1 s.
None of the above.
A mass on the end of a spring bobs up and down 1 complete cycle every 2 s. Its frequency is
2 Hz.
0.5 Hz.
neither of these.
If you double the frequency of a vibrating object, its period
is one-quarter.
is halved.
Doubles.
The frequency of the second hand on a clock is
1/60 Hz.
1 Hz.
60 Hz.
The source of all wave motion is
a harmonic object.
a region of variable high and low pressure.
a wave pattern.
something vibrating.
none of the above.
What moves from place to place in wave motion is
momentum.
Matter.
Pressure.
Energy.
A wave travels an average distance of 6 m in 0.5 s. What is the wave's average velocity?
more than 6 m/s
1 m/s
6 m/s
3 m/s
less than 0.2 m/s
A floating leaf oscillates up and down twice in 1 s as a water wave passes by. What is the wave's frequency?
3 Hz
0.5 Hz
6 Hz
1 Hz
2 Hz
A floating leaf oscillates up and down twice in 1 s as a water wave of wavelength 10 m passes by. What is the wave's speed?
20 m/s
40 m/s
2 m/s
more than 40 m/s
10 m/s
Radio waves travel at the speed of light, 300,000 km/s. The wavelength of a radio wave received at 100 MHz is
30 m.
3.0 m.
0.3 m.
300 m.
none of the above
A boat at anchor is rocked by waves whose crests are 40 m apart and with wave speed 10 m/s. These waves reach the boat once every
30 s.
0.25 s.
400 s.
4 s.
The compressions and rarefactions in a longitudinal wave travel in
the same direction.
opposite directions.
neither of these
The vibrations of a transverse wave move in a direction
of wave travel.
opposite to wave travel.
at right angles to the direction of wave travel.
The vibrations of a longitudinal wave move in a direction
at right angles to the direction of wave travel.
opposite to wave travel.
of wave travel.
A compression is a squash and a rarefaction is a
reverse tension.
Stretch.
Crunch.
A sound source of high frequency emits a high
amplitude.
Speed.
Pitch.
all of the above.
None of the above.
The range of human hearing is about
20 Hz - 20,000 Hz.
10 Hz - 10,000 Hz.
40 Hz - 40,000 Hz.
all of the above, depending on the person
Our ears are best at hearing
infrasonic sound.
ultrasonic sound.
both of these
none of the above
Infrasonic sound waves have relatively
low frequencies.
long wavelengths.
both of these
none of the above
Sound travels faster in
Steel.
A vacuum.
air.
water.
same in each.
Sound travels fastest in
Water.
water vapor.
ice.
same in all.
Sound waves cannot travel in
steel.
Air.
Water.
A vacuum.
For each 1-degree increase in temperature above 0°C, the speed of sound in air
increases by 0.6 m/s.
decreases by 0.6 m/s.
as with the speed of light, doesn't change.
The speed of sound varies with
frequency.
Loudness.
wavelength.
all of the above.
none of the above.
An explosion occurs 34 km away. For sound that travels at 340 m/s, you'll hear the explosion in
more than 20 s.
20 s.
10 s.
1 s.
0.1 s.
The reflection of sound is
reverberation.
a rare occurrence.
an echo.
When sound travels faster at ground level than higher in the air, sound tends to bend
Downward.
Upward.
neither of these.
On days when the air nearest the ground is colder than air above, sound waves tend to
be refracted downward.
be refracted upward.
travel without refraction.
An acoustical engineer designing a music hall is most concerned with
Modulation.
reverberations.
resonance.
beats.
forced vibrations.
Ultrasonic sound that travels at 1530 m/s in ocean water is bounced off the ocean floor and returns to the ship above. If the round trip takes 3 s, the depth of the water is
2295 m.
1530 m.
3060 m.
4590 m.
The natural frequency of an object depends on its
elasticity.
size and shape.
both of these
none of the above.
Troops break step when marching across a bridge to prevent
frequency distortion.
wave motion.
resonance.
Interference.
Resonance occurs when a 200-Hz tuning fork encounters a sound wave with a frequency of
300 Hz.
200 Hz.
150 Hz.
any of the above
none of the above
A tuning fork of frequency 200 hertz can resonate if an incident sound wave has a frequency of
200 hertz.
100 hertz.
both of these
neither of these
To say that one wave is out of phase with another is to say that the waves are
out of step.
of different wavelengths.
of different amplitudes.
of different frequencies.
all of the above .
Suzy shakes a rope tied to a wall and produces a standing wave of one loop. The distance between Suzy and the wall is
one-half a wavelength.
more than a full wavelength.
a full wavelength.
none of the above.
The number of nodes in a standing wave of three wavelengths, not including the endpoints, is
5.
2.
4.
6.
3.
When you tune a radio to a certain station, you match the frequency of the internal electrical circuit to the frequency of that radio station, which illustrates
reverberation.
Resonance
wave interference.
beats.
forced vibrations.
A shock wave is produced when the speed of an object
greatly increases in amplitude.
matches the speed of sound in air.
exceeds the speed of sound in air.
none of the above.
Which doesn't belong to the same family?
radio waves
shock waves
longitudinal waves
infrasonic waves
ultrasonic waves
If you quickly run away from the orchestra at a concert, the frequency of the sound you hear will be
Decreased.
increased.
neither of these.
A Doppler effect occurs when a source of sound moves
toward you.
away from you.
either of these.
none of the above
Strings that have more mass on a musical instrument than others produce notes of
higher frequency.
the same frequency.
lower frequency.
The fundamental frequency of a violin string is 440 hertz. The frequency of its second harmonic is
880 hertz.
440 hertz.
220 hertz.
none of the above
If an electric charge is rapidly shaken up and down,
an electromagnetic wave is produced.
sound is emitted.
electron excitation occurs.
light is emitted.
Most of the waves in the electromagnetic spectrum are
invisible.
green light.
red light.
blue light.
Electromagnetic waves consist of
particles of light energy.
compressions and rarefactions of electromagnetic pulses.
oscillating electric and magnetic fields.
high-frequency sound waves.
The source of electromagnetic waves is vibrating
Atoms.
Electric charges.
Molecules.
Energy fields.
A changing electric field induces a changing
electromagnetic field.
magnetic field.
both of these
neither of these
The frequency of an electromagnetic wave and the frequency of the vibrating electrons that produce it are
the same.
nearly the same.
quite different.
Which of the following occupies the smallest percentage of the electromagnetic spectrum?
gamma rays
microwaves
radio waves
visible light
Which of these has a higher frequency than visible light?
microwave
radio wave
infrared wave
ultraviolet wave
All do
Electromagnetic waves can travel in
a vacuum.
water.
both of these
none of the above
Which travels fastest in a vacuum?
light
radio waves
X-rays
all the same
A wave with a high frequency has a relatively
long wavelength.
short wavelength.
both of these
none of the above
An electron vibrating to and fro 1000 times per second generates an electromagnetic wave having a
period of 1000 s.
wavelength of 1000 m.
speed of 1000 m/s.
frequency of 1000 Hz.
The distance between Earth and the Moon is 3.84 108 m. A pulse of laser light aimed at the Moon that bounces back to Earth undergoes a round-trip time of about
less than 1 second.
two and a half seconds.
zero seconds.
three seconds.
Relative to its average speed in air, the average speed of a beam of light in glass is
the same.
Less.
More.
Electrons in glass have a natural frequency in the
visible region of the spectrum.
ultraviolet region of the spectrum.
infrared region of the spectrum.
Compared with the speed of light in a vacuum, the speed of light in the empty space between molecules in glass is
the same.
More.
Less.
Infrared waves are often called heat waves because they
induce resonance of molecules in the skin that becomes thermal energy.
are the predominant waves emitted by the Sun.
are absorbed rather than reflected by the skin.
consist of frequencies lower than those of visible light.
emanate from relatively hot sources.
Compared with the photons of light that shines on glass, the emerging photons are
the same photons.
a mixture of being the same and different.
different though identical.
Glass is transparent to light of frequencies that
are below its natural frequencies.
match its natural frequencies.
both of these
none of the above
Which becomes warmer in sunlight, sunglasses or clear reading glasses?
sunglasses.
reading glasses.
both of these
none of the above
The reason that a surface appears darker when wet has to do with
conversion of light to lower frequencies.
absorption of multiply-reflecting light inside the wet region.
the darkness of liquids.
When you read from a printed page, you're seeing reflected light that is
specular.
diffuse.
both of these
neither of these
Object and image for a plane mirror lie
equal distances from the mirror.
at right angles to each other.
along the same plane.
all of the above
none of the above
For a curved mirror, the law of reflection holds for
both convex and concave mirrors.
the mirror as with a plane mirror.
only convex mirrors.
tiny segments that act as plane surfaces.
If you walk toward a mirror at a certain speed, the relative speed between you and your image is
twice your speed.
half your speed.
your speed.
none of the above.
Ninety-five percent of light incident on a mirror is reflected. How much light is reflected from three mirrors in succession?
86%
81%
90%
95%
Refraction occurs when light passing from one medium to another
changes frequency.
loses energy.
changes speed.
reflects inward.
A beam of light emerges from water into air at an angle bent
in a direction perpendicular to the normal.
in a direction parallel to the normal.
towards the normal
away from the normal.
not at all.
When a light beam emerges from water into air, the average light speed
decreases.
increases.
remains the same.
Because of refraction a fish in the water appears
nearer the surface.
at its actual depth.
deeper in the water.
A mirage is a result of atmospheric
aberrations.
reflection.
Scattering.
dispersion.
Refraction.
Because of refraction, the Sun near sunset appears
higher in the sky.
farther away.
lower in the sky.
Sometimes on a hot day a distant dry street appears wet, which is due to
water from a previous rainfall.
refracted sky light.
reflection of the sky from the street.
The twinkling of stars is a result of atmospheric
Aberrations
Scattering.
refraction.
dispersion.
reflection.
The white light from the Sun is a
mixture of selected frequencies of light.
compliment of the surrounding blue sky.
composite of light of all the visible frequencies.
The black fur of a black-and-white bunny is due to light
reflection.
scattering.
Refraction
absorption.
A pane of red glass transmits primarily
the complementary color of red light.
red light.
all colors of light.
The different colors of the spectrum
are sharply divided.
differ from the colors of a rainbow.
blend from one to another.
The brightest color emitted by the Sun is
Blue.
yellow-green.
Red.
All the same.
The three colors that comprise the image on a TV screen are
red, green, and yellow.
yellow, blue, and green.
red, blue, and yellow.
red, blue, and green.
magenta, cyan, and yellow.
The sky is the deepest blue
when the air is humid.
just before a rainstorm.
just after a rainstorm.
during a rainstorm.
just before sunset.
The colors dispersed by a prism are due to different light
directions inside the prism.
speeds inside the prism.
energies inside the prism.
none of the above.
When light from air passes through a prism, light of all frequencies
slow down.
remain at speed c.
speed up.
none of the above.
A single raindrop illuminated by sunshine disperses
all the colors just like a small prism does.
a single color.
either low, middle, or high frequency colors in most cases.
Rainbows exist because light is
refracted.
Reflected
both of these.
none of the above.
When white light goes from air into water, the color that refracts the most is
Violet.
Green.
Orange.
Red.
all refract the same amount.
Polarization is a property of
longitudinal waves.
transverse waves.
both of these
none of the above
The direction of vibration for an electron and the plane of polarization of the light it emits
are at right angles to each other.
are the same.
may or may not be at right angles to each other.
are independent of each other.
Light will not pass through a pair of Polaroids when their axes are
45° to each other.
parallel.
perpendicular.
all of the above
none of the above
An ideal Polaroid will transmit 50% of nonpolarized incident light. How much light is transmitted by two ideal Polaroids oriented with their axes parallel to each other?
0%
50%
100%
between 0% and 50%
between 50% and 100%
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