Medical Physics: Waves, Optics, and Electricity Quiz
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What type of waves are sound waves?

  • Matter waves
  • Mechanical waves (correct)
  • Transverse waves
  • Electromagnetic waves
  • In which direction do the particles of the medium vibrate in a longitudinal wave?

  • Perpendicular to the direction of wave propagation
  • Opposite to the direction of wave propagation
  • In a random manner
  • In the direction of wave propagation (correct)
  • What is the medium through which sound waves cannot travel?

  • Gases
  • Vacuum (correct)
  • Solids
  • Liquids
  • What property of a vibrating source determines the frequency of sound produced?

    <p>Frequency of vibrating source</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does wavelength represent in a wave?

    <p>The length of one cycle or the distance between two adjacent identical points in the wave</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of waves are sound waves?

    <p>Mechanical waves</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In which direction do the particles of the medium vibrate in a longitudinal wave?

    <p>In the same direction as the wave propagation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the medium through which sound waves cannot travel?

    <p>Vacuum</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What property of a vibrating source determines the frequency of sound produced?

    <p>Frequency of vibration</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the length between two adjacent identical points in a wave called?

    <p>Wavelength</p> Signup and view all the answers

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