Waves review

Multiple Choice

Longitudinal Compression waves move in the direction of the wave.(They are parallel to the direction of the wave)

• True

• False

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A wave that has the vibration perpendicular to the direction of the wave is called:

• Longitudnal Wave

• Transverse Wave

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What does point C represent?

• Crest

• Trough

• Amplitude

• Wavelength

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The wavelength can be measured from ( check all that apply)

• Distance from Crest to Crest

• Distance from Crest to Trough

• Distance from Trough toTrough

• Distance from Crest to midpoint

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What does point A represent?

• Crest

• Trough

• Amplitude

• Wavelength

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What does the arrow in the Wave represent?

• Crest

• Trough

• Amplitude

• Wavelength

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If the amplitude increases, the energy of the wave:

• Increases

• Decreases

• Stays the same

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What is the measure of how many waves pass a point in a certain amount of time?

• frequency
• wavelength
• midpoint
• crest and trough

Multiple Choice

Which wave has a greater frequency?

• A
• B

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Any material that a wave travels through is called a ____________________.

• vibration
• compression
• medium
• crest

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As the frequency of a wave increases, the __________________ decreases.

• amplitude
• resting point
• wavelength
• crest

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How many waves are in this wave chain?

• 6
• 3
• 4
• 5

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 A wave has frequency of 50 Hz and a wavelength of 10 m. What is the speed of the wave?

• 500 m/s
• 50 m/s
• 5 m/s
• 0.5 m/s

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 A wave has frequency of 5 Hz and a speed of 25 m/s. What is the wavelength of the wave?

• 25 m
• 125 m
• 5 m
• 25 m/s

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What is the frequency of a wave?

• # of oscillations produced in a certain amount of time

• The distance the wave oscillates from it's resting position

• The lowest point of a transverse wave

• Resting point of a wave - no wave movement

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What type of matter can waves travel through?

• Solid

• Liquid

• Gas

• All of the Above

Multiple Choice

When the sound source moves, the frequency changes
ex. police car siren sounding lower pitch after the car passes

• pitch
• frequency
• Doppler Effect
• medium

Multiple Choice

If the wavelength of a wave increased, what would happen to the frequency?

• decrease

• increase

• stay the same

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What type of interference is represented in this diagram?

• Constructive

• Destructive

Multiple Choice

What type of interference is represented in the diagram?

• Constructive

• Destructive

Multiple Choice

A sound wave moving through the air is what kind of wave?

• a Longitudinal
• water wave
• a transverse wave
• hand wave

Multiple Choice

The speed of propagation of a transverse wave on a 2.0-m long string fixed at both ends is 200 m/s. Which one of the following is the frequency of this string?

• 25 Hz

• 50 Hz

• 100 Hz

• 200 Hz

Multiple Choice

What is the speed (velocity) of a sound wave with frequency 2000 Hz and wavelength 0.4 m?

• 5×10³ m/s

• 3.2×10² m/s

• 2×10⁻⁴ m/s

• 8×10² m/s