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WorksheetsPhysical Science Chapters 17 and 18
Total questions: 24
Worksheet time: 24mins
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1.
A mechanical wave moves through a medium, which can be
a)
a solid
b)
a liquid
c)
a gas
d)
all of the above
2.
A mechanical wave generally does NOT
a)
move the medium from one place to another.
b)
move through a medium
c)
move through solids
d)
disturb the medium
3.
Transverse and longitudinal waves both
a)
have compressions and rarefactions.
b)
transfer energy through a medium.
c)
move at right angles to the vibration of the medium.
d)
are capable of moving the medium a long distance.
4.
Which type of mechanical wave needs a source of energy to produce it?
a)
a transverse wave
b)
a longitudinal wave
c)
a surface wave
d)
all of the above
5.
Which wave causes the medium to vibrate only in a direction parallel to the wave's motion?
a)
a transverse wave
b)
a longitudinal wave
c)
a surface wave
d)
all of the above
6.
A disturbance sends ripples across water in a tub. These ripples are an example of a
a)
rarefaction
b)
longitudinal wave
c)
compression
d)
surface wave
7.
When a surfer rides an ocean wave on her surfboard, she is actually riding on
a)
a crest that is toppling over.
b)
a trough of the wave.
c)
the rest position of the wave.
d)
a region of rarefaction.
8.
In an earthquake, a P wave is a longitudinal wave. It moves through soil and rock as a
a)
wavy line
b)
series of faults
c)
series of compressions and rarefactions.
d)
series of crests and troughs.
9.
A period is the length of time it takes for
a)
a disturbance to start a wave.
b)
two complete wavelengths to pass a fixed point.
c)
a wave to travel the length of a rope.
d)
one complete wavelength to pass a fixed point.
10.
To determine the speed of a wave, you would use which of the following formulas?
a)
speed = frequency x amplitude
b)
speed = wavelength x frequency
c)
speed = wavelength x amplitude
d)
speed = wavelength x period
11.
To find amplitude, measure
a)
from a trough to the rest position.
b)
from a crest to the rest position.
c)
neither A nor B
d)
either A or B
12.
Amplitude is related to
a)
the amount of energy carried by the wave
b)
the maximum displacement from the rest position
c)
neither A nor B
d)
either A or B
13.
When a wave strikes a solid barrier, it behaves like a basketball hitting a backboard. This wave behavior is called
a)
constructive interference
b)
diffraction
c)
refraction
d)
reflection
14.
For refraction to occur in a wave, the wave must
a)
strike an obstacle larger than the wavelength.
b)
change direction within a medium.
c)
enter a new medium at an angle.
d)
enter a new medium head-on.
15.
In refraction, when a wave travels from one medium to another, it
a)
changes speeds.
b)
stays in step.
c)
always moves in the same direction.
d)
travels in the opposite direction.
16.
What is one property of a wave that determines how much it will diffract when it encounters an obstacle?
a)
speed
b)
amplitude
c)
polarization
d)
wavelength
17.
The visible light spectrum ranges between
a)
radar waves and x-rays
b)
television waves and infrared rays
c)
infrared rays and ultraviolet rays
d)
ultraviolet rays and gamma rays
18.
You can make a wave in a rope by adding _______ at one end of the rope.
a)
force
b)
energy
c)
polarization
d)
wavelenths
19.
Instead of crests and troughs, as in an ocean wave, a longitudinal wave has compressions and __________ .
a)
stretches
b)
rarefactions
c)
compressions
d)
energies
20.
Waves in a rope are transverse waves because the medium's vibration is__________ to the direction in which the wave travels.
a)
parallel
b)
perpendicular
c)
polarized
d)
frequent
21.
A pebble drops straight down into a tub of water, setting off _________ waves that travel at the boundary between the water and air.
a)
transverse
b)
longitudinal
c)
surface
d)
frequent
22.
In a transverse wave, _________is measured from crest to crest or from trough to trough.
a)
amplitude
b)
wavelength
c)
frequency
d)
speed
23.
Amplitude measures the greatest displacement of a wave from the ________.
a)
top
b)
bottom
c)
rest position
d)
wavelength
24.
The following electromagnetic waves are arranged in order of increasing frequency: infrared, ________, ultraviolet.
a)
visible light
b)
x rays
c)
gamma rays
d)
compression
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