WorksheetsWaves
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
A single disturbance that moves from point to point through a medium is called a ___.
a)
Period
b)
Periodic Wave
c)
Wavelength
d)
Pulse
2.
If the particles of the medium are vibrating to and fro in the same direction of energy transport, then the wave is a ____ wave.
a)
longitudinal
b)
sound
c)
standing
d)
transverse
3.
When the particles of a medium are vibrating at right angles to the direction of energy transport, then the wave is a ____ wave.
a)
longitudinal
b)
sound
c)
standing
d)
transverse
4.
If the energy in a longitudinal wave travels from south to north, the particles of the medium would be vibrating _____.
a)
from north to south, only
b)
both north and south
c)
from east to west, only
d)
both east and west
5.
As a pulse travels through a uniform medium, the speed of the pulse ____.
a)
increases
b)
decreases
c)
remains the same
6.
The main factor which effects the speed of a sound wave is the ____.
a)
amplitude of the sound wave
b)
intensity of the sound
c)
loudness of the sound
d)
properties of the medium
7.
As a wave travels into a medium in which its speed increases, its wavelength would ____.
a)
decrease
b)
increase
c)
remains the same
8.
As a wave passes across a boundary into a new medium, which characteristic of the wave would NOT change?
a)
speed
b)
frequency
c)
wavelength
9.
Bats detect the obstacles in their path by receiving the reflected ______.
a)
infrasonic waves
b)
radio waves
c)
electromagnetic waves
d)
ultrasonic waves
10.
Sound waves do not travel through
a)
solids
b)
liquids
c)
gases
d)
vacuums
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