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WorksheetsChapter 1 - 12.1,12.2
Total questions: 23
Worksheet time: 12mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
A distubance involving the trasfer of energy from place to place
a)
crest
b)
wave
c)
mechanical waves
d)
vibration
2.
Medium
a)
The material through which a wave travels
b)
An area where coils are together
c)
Height of a wave
d)
Lowest point of a wave
3.
High point in a transverse wave
a)
medium
b)
transverse wave
c)
vibration
d)
crest
4.
low point in a wave
a)
amplitude
b)
trough
c)
wavelength
d)
rarefraction
5.
Mechanical waves form when a source of energy causes a medium to vibrate
a)
true
b)
false
6.
tansverse wave
a)
combination of two waves
b)
vibrates the medium in the same direction in which the wave travels
c)
a wave that vibrates the medium at right angles, or perpendicular, to the direction in which the wave travels
7.
longitudinal wave
a)
vibrates the medium in the same direction which the wave travels
b)
combination of two waves
c)
a wave that vibrates at the medium at right angles
8.
surface wave
a)
a wave that vibrates the medium at right angles
b)
vibrates the medium in the same direction in which the wave travels
c)
combination of longitudinal and transverse
9.
an area where the coils are close together
a)
rarefaction
b)
perpendicular
c)
tight
d)
compression
10.
an area where the coils are seperate
a)
compression
b)
vibration
c)
rarefaction
d)
crest
11.
longitudinal, transverse, and surface are all types of
a)
mechanical waves
b)
waves
c)
movements
d)
energy
12.
amplitude, frequency, speed, and wavelength are all examples of what
a)
formulas
b)
frequency
c)
waves properties
d)
surfaces waves
13.
amplitude
a)
how far the medium in a wave moves and the total amount of energy
b)
how often a wave occur
c)
the distance between the waves
d)
how quickly the wave moves
14.
which have more energy
a)
high waves
b)
low waves
15.
______ is a measure of how compressed or rarefied the medium becomes
a)
function
b)
right angle
c)
amplitude
d)
properties
16.
wavelength
a)
distance between the waves
b)
how many times the wave occurs
c)
how far the wave travels in a given amount of time
d)
height from the rest position
17.
hertz (Hz) is the measurement for what
a)
frequency
b)
energy
c)
amplitude
d)
watts
18.
how does a shorter wavelength affect the frequency of the wave
a)
higher frequency = greater wavelength
b)
higher frequency = shorter wavelength
19.
The speed, wavelength, and frequency of a wave are related by what
a)
mechanical waves
b)
their properties
c)
mathematical formula
d)
movement
20.
a wave's frequency is 2 Hz and its wavelength is 4m (meters) what is the waves speed
Speed = Wavelength x Frequency
Speed = Wavelength x Frequency
a)
8m/s
b)
2m/s
c)
7m
d)
16Hz
21.
the height of the crest depends on its
a)
trough
b)
wavelength
c)
amplitude
d)
speed
22.
the height of the crest depends on its
a)
trough
b)
wavelength
c)
amplitude
d)
speed
23.
vibration
a)
low point on a wave
b)
a repeated back-and-forth or up-and-down motion
c)
how far the wave moves in a given amount of time
d)
ability to do work
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