Wave motion in a medium transfers

1.   ?    both mass and energy
2.   ?    mass, only
3.   ?    energy, only
4.   ?    neither mass nor energy

What is an example of a longitudinal wave?

1.   ?    x-ray
2.   ?    water wave
3.   ?    sound wave
4.   ?    gamma ray

A wave traveling at 5.0 x 10^4 meters per second has wavelength of 2.5 x 10^1 meters. What is the frequency of the wave?

1.   ?    2.0 x 10^3 Hz
2.   ?    5.0 x 10^-4 Hz
3.   ?    5.0 x 10^3 Hz
4.   ?    1.25 x 10^6 Hz

As the frequency of a wave increases, the period of that wave

1.   ?    remains the same
2.   ?    increases
3.   ?    decreases

A periodic wave with a frequency of 10 hertz would have a period of

1.   ?    0.1 s
2.   ?    1 s
3.   ?    10 s
4.   ?    100 s

A police officer's stationary radar device indicates that the frequency of the radar wave reflected from an automobile is less than the frequency emitted by the radar device. This indicates the automobile is

1.   ?    moving toward the police officer
   
2.   ?    moving away from the police officer
3.   ?    not moving

An opera singer's voice is able to break a thin crystal glass if the singer's voice and the glass have the same natural

1.   ?    speed
2.   ?    amplitude
3.   ?    wavelength
4.   ?    frequency

Maximum destructive inference between two waves occurs when the waves are out of the phase by

1.   ?    90 degrees
2.   ?    45 degrees
3.   ?    360 degrees
4.   ?    180 degrees

To the nearest order of magnitude, how many times greater than the speed of sound is the speed of light?

1.   ?    10^12
2.   ?    10^4
3.   ?    10^6
4.   ?    10^10