WorksheetsWave Interactions
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 11mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Constructive interference will cause the wave to
a)
Increase its displacement
b)
Decrease its displacement
c)
Make its displacement stay the same
2.
A standing wave appears to be staying in one place.
a)
True
b)
False
3.
Destructive interference is
a)
When the two waves affect each other in a negative way
b)
The two waves add together and produce a single wave of greater amplitude
c)
Are in phase
4.
Constructive interference is
a)
When two waves affect one another in a positive way.
b)
Produce a single wave of greater amplitude (add together)
c)
Both
5.
What is interference?
a)
occurs when two or more waves overlap and combine
b)
occurs when two or more waves combine and neutralize each other
c)
when one waves travels alone
6.
Which wave in the diagram has the greatest wavelength?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
7.
Which wave behavior do noise cancelling headphones use?
a)
diffraction
b)
refraction
c)
constructive interference
d)
destructive interference
8.
The high or low pitch of a sound is related to the ___________ of the wave
a)
decibel
b)
amplitude
c)
frequency
d)
rest position
9.
How loud or soft a sound is, is related to the _____________ of the wave
a)
amplitude
b)
frequency
c)
wave length
d)
rest position
10.
If two sound waves differ in intensity, the wave that is more intense sounds________
a)
softer
b)
louder
c)
higher pitch
d)
lower pitch
11.
The changing pitch of a police siren as the car moves past you
a)
sound interfernce
b)
doppler effect
c)
constructive interference
d)
destructive interference
12.
In a standing wave, destructive interference creates points of zero amplitude called nodes. Which letters represent this.
a)
A,E,F
b)
B,D,F
c)
B,C,D
d)
A,C,F
13.
In a standing wave, constructive interference creates larger amplitudes. The points of maximum amplitude are antinodes. The letters for these are?
a)
B,C,D
b)
A,E,F
c)
A,C,F
d)
B,D,E
14.
Resonance occurs when
a)
an object is forced to vibrate at its natural frequency.
b)
sound changes speed in going from one medium to another.
c)
the amplitude of a wave is amplified.
d)
sound makes multiple reflections
15.
The medium (or tension) through which a wave travels affects its...
a)
Wavelength
b)
Speed
c)
Amplitude
16.
Choose the word that belongs in the sentence. A sound wave is a type of ______________ wave.
a)
parallel
b)
transverse
c)
longitudinal
d)
perpendicular
17.
A guitarist strums two strings on a guitar. The first string vibrates more quickly than the second string. What is true about the pitch of the string?
a)
The first string has a higher pitch than the second string
b)
The second string has a higher pitch that the first string.
c)
The first string and the second string have the same pitch.
d)
The pitch of the second string depends on the pitch of the first string.
18.
Sound travels fastest through what type of medium?
a)
pond water
b)
cold air
c)
iced tea
d)
wooden desk
19.
What is "?" ?
a)
rarefaction
b)
compression
c)
expansion
d)
reflection
20.
The image describes what kind of interference?
a)
constructive
b)
destructive
c)
both, resulting in a beat
d)
none, resulting in a beat
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