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Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 35mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What property of this wave is represented by the letter "A"
a)
amplitude
b)
crest
c)
trough
d)
wavelength
2.
What property of the wave is represented by the letter "B"?
a)
amplitude
b)
crest
c)
trough
d)
wavelength
3.
The highest point on a wave is:
a)
the crest
b)
the trough
c)
the top
d)
the coast
4.
Which wave in the diagram has the greatest frequency?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
5.
Which wave in the diagram has the greatest wavelength?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
6.
What is the formula to determine wavelength
a)
f / v
b)
v / f
c)
v times f
d)
v minus f
7.
What is the frequency of a wave traveling at 30 m/s with the wavelength of 6 meters?
a)
180 Hz
b)
36 Hz
c)
.2 Hz
d)
5 Hz
8.
What is the velocity of a wave that has a frequency of 20 Hz and the wavelength of .5 meters?
a)
100 m/s
b)
20.5 m/s
c)
10 m/s
d)
.025 m/s
9.
What is the formula to calculate speed?
a)
S = t/d
b)
S = d/t
c)
S = d x t
d)
S = t x d
10.
A wave has wavelength of 10 m and a speed of 340 m/s. What is the frequency of the wave?
a)
34 m/s
b)
3400 Hz
c)
3400 m/s
d)
34 Hz
11.
The lowest pitch the average human can hear is about 20.0 Hz. If sound with this frequency travels through air about 300 m/s, What is its wavelength?
a)
15
b)
6000 m
c)
15 m
d)
6000
12.
A fly flaps its wings back and forth 200 times each second. Calculate the period of a wing flap.
a)
200
b)
0.5
c)
0.05
d)
0.005
13.
A sound wave has a λ of 170m. The speed of sound travels at 343 m/s. What is the frequency?
a)
0.5
b)
2.01
c)
513
d)
58.310
14.
A kangaroo completes 2 hops in 4 seconds. What is the period of the hops?
a)
0.5
b)
2
c)
6
d)
8
15.
When a wave bends as it passes through at an angle from one medium to another.(example: pencil in a glass of water-)
a)
medium
b)
refraction
c)
reflection
d)
interference
16.
How does light behave as it enters these mediums?
a)
continue its path as straight line.
b)
bends toward the normal
c)
bends away from the normal
d)
reflects
17.
Absorb or Reflect all colors?
a)
Absorb
b)
Reflect
18.
Absorb or Reflect all colors?
a)
Absorb
b)
Reflect
19.
Does the frog reflect or absorb green?
a)
Reflect
b)
Absorb
20.
Does the scarf reflect or absorb yellow?
a)
Reflect
b)
Absorb
21.
The velocity of light in vacuum is _______ m/s
a)
3x108
b)
3x1012
c)
3x106
d)
3x1010
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