Crave the Wave Quiz #2

A weight hanging on a relaxed spring has what kind of energy?

• Potential energy (spring)

• Potential energy (gravity)

• Kinetic energy (movement)

• Kinetic energy (rotational)

A weight hanging on a stretched spring has what kind of energy?

• Potential energy (spring)

• Thermal energy

• Kinetic energy (movement)

• Kinetic energy (rotational)

What is the relationship between distance and force for Hooke’s Law?

• parabolic

• exponential

• linear

• square root

“The height of a wave from the center position.”

• Amplitude

• Frequency

• Wavelength

• Velocity

“The distance of one cycle of a wave.”

• Amplitude

• Frequency

• Wavelength

• Velocity

“One Joule per Second”

• Newton

• Hertz

• Einstein

• Watt

A simple pendulum with a 1m string has a period of how many seconds?

• 1 sec

• 2 sec

• 4 sec

• 0.001 sec

A simple pendulum has a period of 1 second.  If the string length is made four times longer, the period increases by what factor? 

• Double

• Half

• Quadruple

• One-fourth

The period of a simple pendulum is affected by what?

• mass

• angle of release

• length of the string

• type of the string

A wave on a string has 10W of power.  If the amplitude is doubled, the power increases by what factor?

• Double

• Half

• Quadruple

• One-fourth