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WorksheetsWaves-test
Total questions: 44
Worksheet time: 28mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What kind of wave is pictured below?
a)
compressional wave
b)
transverse wave
c)
sound wave
d)
mechanical wave
2.
What do we call the bottom of a transverse wave?
a)
crest
b)
trough
c)
wavelength
d)
amplitude
3.
What do we call the top of the wave?
a)
crest
b)
trough
c)
amplitude
d)
frequency
4.
Paul is fishing out on the Resevoir. He sees a fish from his boat and goes to spear it but misses by a lot but sees that the fish has not moved. What caused him to think the fish was some where else?
a)
reflection
b)
transmission
c)
absorption
d)
refraction
5.
Waves that require a medium are called
a)
mechanical waves
b)
transverse waves
c)
light waves
d)
gamma rays
6.
Why would a wave change direction?
a)
Because it went from a medium to empty space
b)
Because it went from one medium to another
c)
the amplitude
d)
the amplitude of the wave
7.
This behavior occurs when waves bend from changing speed.
a)
refraction
b)
reflection
c)
transmission
d)
absorption
8.
What kind of wave moves at right angles to the direction of the wave?
a)
compressional waves
b)
mechanical waves
c)
transverse waves
d)
ultraviolet rays
9.
This behavior is what happens when waves bounce back when meeting a surface.
a)
refraction
b)
reflection
c)
transmission
d)
absorption
10.
Which letter represents the wave crest?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
11.
Which letter represents the wave trough?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
12.
Which letter represents amplitude?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
13.
Which wave has a greater frequency?
a)
A
b)
B
14.
What is the name of a material in which waves, like sound waves, seismic waves, and waves in a slinky
a)
Vacuum
b)
Medium
c)
Mechanical
d)
Space
15.
Which letter represents wavelength?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
16.
The number of waves that pass in a certain amount of time is called
a)
frequency
b)
wavelength
c)
crest
d)
amplitude
17.
What happens when light hits a mirror?
a)
it makes a color
b)
it reflects
c)
it makes a rainbow
d)
it passes through
18.
Which letter shows reflection?
a)
Pathway A
b)
Pathway B
c)
Pathway C
d)
Pathway D
19.
Which term explains the path of the light ray in this diagram?
a)
Convection
b)
Scattering
c)
Absorption
d)
Refraction
20.
A repeating disturbance or movement that transfers energy.
a)
Hertz
b)
Medium
c)
Wave
d)
Transverse
21.
Can you hear sounds in a vacuum?
a)
Yes
b)
No
22.
What key word is MOST associated with waves?
a)
Vibration
b)
Velocity
c)
Rotation
d)
Revolution
23.
High energy waves have a ____.
a)
high frequency
b)
low frequency
c)
small amplitude
d)
big wavelength
24.
All waves carry
a)
energy
b)
light
c)
matter
d)
particles
25.
What do we call the part of a longitudinal wave that is when the waves are squeezed together?
a)
compression
b)
rarefaction
c)
crest
d)
trough
26.
What kind of wave is pictured below?
a)
compressional wave
b)
transverse wave
c)
sound wave
d)
mechanical wave
27.
How would a person measure the wavelength on this sound wave?
a)
dense to less dense
b)
trough to crest
c)
compression to compression
d)
beginning of illustration to the end
28.
How would a person measure the wavelength on this sound wave?
a)
dense to less dense
b)
trough to crest
c)
compression to compression
d)
beginning of illustration to the end
29.
If the time period for the pictured wave to travel the distance shown is 1 second, what is the waves frequency?
a)
1 Hz
b)
2 Hz
c)
3 Hz
d)
6 Hz
30.
What is the frequency of the wave shown assuming that it takes the wave 1 second to past the distance shown?
a)
1 Hz
b)
3 Hz
c)
6 Hz
d)
7 Hz
31.
___________________ is when light waves strike an obstacle and new waves are produced, like when light bends around a doorway.
a)
refraction
b)
diffraction
c)
reflection
d)
interference
32.
Which type of wave is represented in this picture
a)
Electromagnetic wave
b)
transverse wave
c)
surface wave
d)
longitudinal wave
33.
What does this picture represent?
a)
Diffraction
b)
Constructive Interference
c)
Standing Waves
d)
Destructive Interference
34.
One end of the rope is vibrated to produce a wave with a wavelength of .25 m. The Frequency of the wave is 3.0 Hz. What is the speed of the wave?
a)
3.00 m/s
b)
2.50 m/s
c)
.75 m/s
d)
1.25 m/s
35.
To find the amplitude, measure_____
a)
From a trough to the rest position
b)
from the crest to the rest position
c)
neither a or b
d)
either a or b
36.
If the velocity of a wave is 3 m/s and the wavelength is 100 meters, what is its frequency?
a)
0.03 Hz
b)
2.0 Hz
c)
0.50 Hz
d)
30.0 Hz
37.
If the speed of a wave is 0.20 m/s, and it's wavelength is 4 m, what is the frequency of the wave?
a)
0.05 Hz
b)
4.0 Hz
c)
100.0 Hz
d)
0.2 Hz
38.
If the velocity of a wave is 30 m/s and the frequency is 6 Hertz, what is the wavelength of the wave?
a)
5.0 m
b)
20.0 m
c)
0.2 m
d)
12.0 m
39.
This is a __________wave
a)
transverse
b)
longitudinal
c)
surface
d)
all of the above
40.
This is a __________wave
a)
transverse
b)
longitudinal
c)
surface
d)
all of the above
41.
This is a __________wave
a)
transverse
b)
longitudinal
c)
surface
d)
all of the above
42.
A wave that can travel through a vacuum (it doesn't need a medium to pass through).
a)
electromagnetic wave
b)
mechanical wave
c)
sin wave
d)
frequency
43.
A wave that requires a medium to transfer waves through
a)
sin wave
b)
mechanical wave
c)
electromagnetic wave
d)
wavelength
44.
The speed at which a wave travels.
a)
frequency
b)
period
c)
wave speed
d)
amplitude
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