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WorksheetsWaves and Vibrations
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 32mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What are the two types of wave interference?
a)
Constructive & Instructive
b)
Constructive & Destructive
c)
Destructive & Instructive
d)
Static & Dynamic
2.
What type of wave do musical instruments use to create sound?
a)
Standing Wave
b)
Pulse Wave
c)
Transverse Wave
d)
Compressional Wave
3.
What is created when two waves at nearly the same frequency interfere with each other?
a)
Resonance
b)
Wave Reflection
c)
Standing Wave
d)
Beats
4.
What is used to reduce vibration and resonance?
a)
Metals
b)
Shock Absorbers
c)
More Waves
d)
Nodes
5.
The distance from the equilibrium position to the crest or trough is called the what? Also known as the height of a wave.
a)
Trough
b)
Wavelength
c)
Amplitude
d)
Crest
6.
What is the top of the wave called?
a)
Amplitude
b)
Wavelength
c)
Trough
d)
Crest
7.
What is the bottom of the wave called?
a)
Amplitude
b)
Wavelength
c)
Crest
d)
Trough
8.
What is the length between one point of a wave to the same point on the next wave called?
a)
Wavelength
b)
Trough
c)
Amplitude
d)
Crest
9.
Waves transfer ________, but they do not transfer _________.
a)
Matter, Energy
b)
Energy, Matter
10.
There are two types of mechanical waves, what are they?
a)
Longitudinal Waves & Compression Waves
b)
Standing Waves & Pulse Waves
c)
Pulse Waves & Transverse Waves
d)
Transverse Waves & Longitudinal Waves
11.
What is the speed of a wave that has a wavelength of 8.9 m and frequency of 3.4 Hz?
a)
2.62 m/s
b)
30.26 m/s
c)
0.38 m/s
d)
0.29 m/s
12.
Frequency is measured in what SI unit?
a)
Hertz
b)
m/s
c)
Waves
d)
Seconds
13.
The amount of time it takes for one complete wavelength to pass a point in a medium is known as what?
a)
Frequency
b)
Wave Speed
c)
Wavelength
d)
Period
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