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Physics 12: College Preparation Student Text Unit 5 Self Quiz



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 1. 

Figure 1
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Write the letters A to N is the box below. Beside each letter, write the word or phrase that corresponds to the labels in Figure 1.
 

 2. 

Write the letters (a) to (h) in the box below. Beside each letter, write the word or phrase that best completes the blank(s).
a. The type of vibration experienced by a simple pendulum is called ____________________, which means that the motion of the pendulum is ____________________ to the rest axis.
b. When a crest meets a trough of equal size, the result is a(n) ____________________. This type of interference is called ____________________.
c. A compression travelling outward from a tuning fork is followed by a(n) ____________________.
d. During sound interference, a node is produced when ____________________.
e. The unit of sound intensity level is named after ____________________.
f. The bending of light as it passes from one material into another is called ____________________. The reason this bending occurs is ____________________.
g. The set of colours visible to the human eye is called the ____________________. The colours, in order of highest to lowest wavelength, are ____________________.
h. The visible spectrum is part of a larger set of waves called the ____________________. Two examples of waves whose frequencies exceed the frequency of visible light are ____________________.
 

 3. 

Write the letters (a) to (h) in the box below. Beside each letter, write the letter from A to O that corresponds to each of the terms listed below.
a. antinode
b. compression
c. audible range of a bat
d. normal
e. critical angle
f. hologram
g. diffraction
h. transmitted first voice message using radio waves

A part of a longitudinal wave
B part of a transverse wave
C position of maximum amplitude in a standing wave
D position of minimum amplitude in a standing wave
E 20 Hz to 20 kHz
F 1000 Hz to 120 kHz
G another word for plane
H another word for perpendicular
I maximum angle of incidence in air
J angle beyond which light reflects inside a medium
K bending of light as it travels from one medium into another
L bending of light as it passes through a narrow opening
M a three-dimensional laser image
N Marconi
O Fessenden
 

Modified True/False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.  If false, change the identified word or phrase to make the statement true.
 

 4. 

As the length of a simple pendulum increases, the frequency of vibration decreases. ____________________

 

 5. 

As the amplitude of the pulse on a coiled spring increases, the speed of a pulse along the coil increases. ____________________

 

 6. 

The amount of diffraction of waves through an opening increases as the frequency of the waves increases. ____________________

 

 7. 

In a two-source interference pattern, the distance between the nodal lines increases as the wavelength of the waves increases. ____________________

 

 8. 

A rarefaction is the part of a transverse wave where the particles are close together. ____________________

 

 9. 

All sound is produced by vibrating objects. ____________________

 

 10. 

The prefix ultra means “lower than.” ____________________

 

 11. 

Diffraction is a wave property exhibited by both sound and light. ____________________

 

 12. 

The speed of EM radiation is constant at 3.00 ´ 108 m/s in all media. ____________________

 

 13. 

An incident ray aimed along the normal to a mirror reflects back onto itself. ____________________

 

 14. 

If the angle of incidence in air is 44° and the angle of refraction in a medium is 22°, the index of refraction of the medium is 2.0. ____________________

 

 15. 

Alexander Graham Bell designed the original technology to send radio signals across the Atlantic Ocean. ____________________

 

Multiple Choice
Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement.
 

 16. 

When a crest travelling in one direction on a rope meets a crest travelling in the opposite direction, the result is
a.
a standing wave
c.
a loop
b.
constructive diffraction
d.
constructive interference
 

 17. 

If the frequency of a source of waves in a medium changes from f to 2f, the wavelength of the waves
a.
changes from l to 2l
b.
changes from l to l/2
c.
changes from l to l/4
d.
remains the same because the speed in the medium is constant
 

 18. 

If the fundamental frequency of a standing wave is 100.0 Hz, the frequency of the second harmonic is
a.
200.0 Hz
c.
400.0 Hz
b.
300.0 Hz
d.
none of these
 

 19. 

Figure 2
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In Figure 2, where the critical angle is 45°,
a.
ray A undergoes total internal reflection, and ray B emerges into the air
b.
ray B undergoes total internal reflection, and ray A emerges into the air
c.
both rays undergo total internal reflection
d.
both rays undergo partial reflection in the medium and partial emergence in the air
 

 20. 

The parabolic reflectors that receive radio waves from distant stars and galaxies are much larger than TV satellite dishes because the radio waves have
a.
high frequencies
c.
long wavelength
b.
high energies
d.
high speed
 

 21. 

Visible light is not used to transmit signals to and from TV communications satellites because
a.
it does not allow viewing at night
b.
it requires huge, land-based satellite dishes because of its long wavelengths
c.
it cannot travel through clouds and other obstructions
d.
it cannot travel in the vacuum of space
 

 22. 

The phenomenon that explains how holograms are made is
a.
total internal reflection
c.
interference
b.
diffraction
d.
refraction
 



 
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