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Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 2hrs 31mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What property of this wave is represented by the letter "A"
a)
amplitude
b)
crest
c)
trough
d)
wavelength
2.
The highest point on a wave is:
a)
the crest
b)
the trough
c)
the top
d)
the coast
3.
The lowest point on a wave is the:
a)
Amplitude
b)
Crest
c)
Trough
d)
Wavelength
4.
When the frequency of a wave increases, what happens to the wavelength?
a)
The wavelength is not directly affected by the frequency of a wave.
b)
The wavelength increases.
c)
The wavelength decreases.
d)
More specific information is needed to form a conclusion about the wavelength.
5.
A mechanical wave cannot travel through...
a)
a vacuum(empty space).
b)
water.
c)
air.
d)
glass.
6.
Which wave in the diagram has the greatest frequency?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
7.
Which wave in the diagram has the greatest wavelength?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
8.
regular disturbances that carry energy through matter or space
a)
crest
b)
energy
c)
wave
d)
trough
9.
which material does sound travel the fastest?
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gases
10.
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
11.
Wave that moves perpendicular to the direction of travel?
a)
Water
b)
Longitudinal
c)
Tranverse
d)
Seismic
12.
Why can you not hear sound in space?
a)
Distance is to great
b)
It has no medium
c)
The medium is too thin
13.
The louder a noise is? The greater the _________?
a)
amplitude
b)
medium
c)
wavelength
14.
All waves are produced by ____________.
a)
Sound
b)
Vibrations
c)
Light
d)
Splashing
15.
A wave will travel only as long as it has _______ to carry.
a)
Mass
b)
Matter
c)
Speed
d)
Energy
16.
A physical environment in which phenomena occur
a)
A. longitudinal wave
b)
B. medium
c)
C. electromagnetic wave
d)
D. transverse wave
17.
Which letter represents the wave crest?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
18.
Which letter represents the wave trough?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
19.
Which letter represents amplitude?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
20.
Which wave has a greater frequency?
a)
A
b)
B
21.
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
22.
A mechanical wave and an electromagnetic wave are the same thing.
a)
true
b)
false
23.
A mechanical wave moves a medium from place to place.
a)
true
b)
false
c)
sometimes
24.
The length of time it takes one complete wavelength to pass a fixed point is a
a)
period
b)
cycle
c)
wavelength
d)
scope
25.
When the frequency increases, the wavelength
a)
decreases
b)
increases
c)
stays the same
d)
doesn't change
26.
Speed equals wavelength times frequency gives you the speed of what?
a)
wave
b)
period
c)
frequency
d)
hertz
27.
Transverse waves have
a)
crests and troughs
b)
compressions and rarefactions
c)
crests and rarefactions
d)
troughs and compressions
28.
Longitudinal waves have
a)
crests and troughs
b)
compressions and rarefactions
c)
crests and rarefactions
d)
troughs and compressions
29.
Standing waves occur because of
a)
interference
b)
wave speed
c)
frequency
d)
wavelength
30.
The Doppler Effect is the change in observed frequency due to
a)
the motion of the source
b)
the medium through which the wave travels
c)
the type of wave
d)
both he motion of the source and the medium
31.
An analog signal is...
a)
continuous
b)
in pulses
32.
Which is an example of an analog signal?
a)
Record Player
b)
CD Player
33.
Which is an example of an analog signal?
a)
Blu-Ray DVD
b)
VHS Tape
34.
Identify an advantage of an analog signal:
a)
High cost
b)
Take up less space
c)
Require lots of power
d)
Low cost
35.
Identify a disadvantage of an analog signal:
a)
Can be hard to interpret
b)
Don't have interference
c)
Require low power
d)
Quality always stays the same
36.
Identify a disadvantage of an analog signal:
a)
Require low power
b)
Don't get interference
c)
When copied, quality goes down
d)
Hardware is usually small
37.
What example is transmit used in a wave?
a)
Cellphone call
b)
TV
c)
Radio
d)
All of the above
38.
If the particles of the medium are vibrating to and from in the same direction of energy transport, then the wave is a ____ wave.
a)
longitudinal
b)
sound
c)
standing
d)
transverse
39.
What does transmit mean?
a)
Sending a signal from one place to another
b)
Radical transformation
c)
Mass
d)
Pressure
40.
What is the difference between analog and digital signals?
a)
analog are smooth digital are steppy
b)
analog are steppy digitial are smooth
c)
they are the same
d)
neither
41.
The loudness or softness of a sound is________?
a)
Pitch
b)
Volume
c)
Sound
d)
Energy
42.
What is frequency measured in?
a)
Hertz
b)
Inches
c)
Feet
d)
Newton
43.
What is an example of a Transverse wave ?
a)
Light wave
b)
Light waves and sound waves
c)
Sound wave
d)
None of the above
44.
What happens when you increase amplitude of a wave?
a)
the signal gets stronger
b)
By the measurements of the waves
c)
The highest the seagulls fly
d)
Sharks jump out of the water
45.
What happens when you increase amplitude of a wave?
a)
the signal gets stronger
b)
By the measurements of the waves
c)
The highest the seagulls fly
d)
Sharks jump out of the water
46.
How do you find the amplitude
a)
By finding the height between the middle of the wave,to the lowest par of the wave
b)
By finding the height between the middle of the wave,to the crest
c)
By finding the lowest part of the wave to the middle of the wave
47.
A single disturbance that moves from point to point through a medium is called a ___.
a)
a. period
b)
b. periodic wave
c)
c. wavelength
d)
d. pulse
48.
Which type of signal maintains better quality?
a)
digital
b)
analog
c)
both are the same
49.
Some signals are made of a series of pulses which are just on or off. These are called:
a)
analog signals
b)
digital signals
c)
wave signals
d)
alarm signals
50.
Signals can pick up random additions on their way to the receiver, making the quality poorer. What word is used for these "random additions"?
a)
dirt
b)
noise
c)
rubbish
d)
trash
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