WorksheetsChapter 17 Waves
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
This wave behavior does not change the speed or frequency of the wave, but the wave can be flipped upside down.
a)
Refraction
b)
Reflection
c)
Diffraction
d)
Inferenence
2.
This wave behavior occurs when one side of the wave moves more slowly than the other side.
a)
Reflection
b)
Refraction
c)
Constructive Interference
d)
Broken Wave
3.
A disturbance in matter that carries energy from one place to another.
a)
Mechanical Wave
b)
Sound Waves
c)
Air Waves
d)
Moving Waves
4.
The material through which a wave travels is called...
a)
Mechanical Wave
b)
Medium
c)
Trough
d)
Energy
5.
The highest point of the above the rest position
a)
Crest
b)
Trough
c)
Amplitude
d)
Rarefaction
6.
The lowest point below the rest position.
a)
Crest
b)
Trough
c)
Rarefaction
d)
Longitudinal
7.
A wave that causes the medium to vibrate at right angles to the direction in which the wave travels.
a)
Transverse Wave
b)
Longitudinal Wave
c)
Sound Wave
d)
Right Wave
8.
An area where the particles in a medium are spaced close together.
a)
Crest
b)
Trough
c)
Rarefaction
d)
Compression
9.
An area where the particles in a medium are spread out
a)
Crest
b)
Trough
c)
Rarefaction
d)
Compression
10.
A wave in which the vibration of the medium is parallel to the direction the wave travels.
a)
Transverse Wave
b)
Longitudinal Wave
c)
Parallel Wave
d)
Sound Wave
11.
A wave that travels along a surface separating two media.
a)
Longitudinal Wave
b)
Surface Wave
c)
Transverse Wave
d)
Sound Wave
12.
Increasing the frequency of a wave will ______________________ its wavelength.
a)
Increase
b)
Decrease
c)
Stablize
d)
Change
13.
What statement holds true for this image?
a)
The giraffe's wave has a higher amplitude than the mouse.
b)
The giraffe's wave has a higher frequency than the mouse
c)
They are both creating longitudial waves.
d)
The mouse is providing more energy.
14.
The bending of a wave as it moves around an obstacle or passes through a narrow opening.
a)
Reflection
b)
Refraction
c)
Diffraction
d)
Interference
15.
Occurs when two or more waves combine to produce a wave with a larger displacement.
a)
Reflection
b)
Destructive Interference
c)
Constructive Interference
d)
Diffraction
16.
Occurs when two or more waves combine to produce a wave with a smaller displacement.
a)
Constructive Interference
b)
Destructive Interference
c)
Reflection
d)
Diffraction
17.
The purple arrows represent ________________, and the red arrows represent __________________.
a)
Nodes, Antinodes
b)
Antinodes, Nodes
c)
Crest, Trough
d)
Trough, Crest
18.
As a source of sound approaches, an observer hears a higher frequency. When the sound moves away, the observer hears a lower frequency.
a)
Doppler Effect
b)
Ultrasound
c)
Standing Waves
d)
Transverse Waves
19.
A physical response to the intensity of sound, modified by physical factors.
a)
Speed
b)
Loudness
c)
Pitch
d)
Frequency
20.
The frequency of a sound as you perceive it.
a)
Speed
b)
Loudness
c)
Decibals
d)
Pitch
21.
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)
3.4 Hz
d)
34 Hz
22.
1. A wave has frequency of 5 Hz and a speed of 25 m/s. What is the wavelength of the wave?
a)
25 m
b)
125 m
c)
5 m
d)
25 m/s
23.
1. A wave has frequency of 50 Hz and a wavelength of 10 m. What is the speed of the wave?
a)
500 m/s
b)
50 m/s
c)
5 m/s
d)
0.5 m/s
24.
What is a medium?
a)
something between a small and a large?
b)
the substance through which a wave can travel
c)
a pattern of vibration that simulates when a wave is standing still
d)
the distance from any point on a wave to an identical point on the next wave
25.
The longer the _____________ the ______________ the frequency.
a)
wavelength, lower
b)
wavelength, higher
c)
amplitude, lower
d)
amplitude, higher
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