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WorksheetsBehavior of Mechanical Waves
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 18mins
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Class
Date
1.
Which describes the amplitude of a wave?
a)
A wave is 5 meters long.
b)
A wave has a height of 5 meters.
c)
A wave has a frequency of 5 Hz.
d)
A wave takes 5 minutes to pass a point.
2.
Which statement can be made based on these data?
a)
Sound waves are slowest in liquids and fastest in gases.
b)
Sound waves are fastest in solids and slowest in gases.
c)
Speed of a sound wave increases from one medium to another.
d)
Speed of a sound wave decreases from one medium to another.
3.
What is represented by 1 on the diagram?
a)
wavelength
b)
amplitude
c)
frequency
d)
crest
4.
Determine the frequency of the model.
a)
4
b)
3
c)
2
d)
1
5.
In reference to mechanical waves, what is a medium?
a)
the size between small and large
b)
the air the waves travel in
c)
material through which a wave travels
d)
a model that waves travel through
6.
When is a mechanical wave created?
a)
when a source of energy causes a vibration to travel in a medium
b)
when you draw a wave model
c)
after an earthquake is over
d)
there is not a mechanical wave
7.
Name 3 mechanical waves.
a)
Longitudinal, Transverse, and Earthquake
b)
Surface, Longitudinal, and Latitudinal
c)
Longitude, Latitude, and Transverse
d)
Transverse, Longitudinal, and Surface
8.
What is the highest point of the wave above the rest position?
a)
amplitude
b)
trough
c)
crest
d)
wavelength
9.
A wave in which the vibration of the medium is parallel to the direction the wave travels is:
a)
Longitudinal
b)
Latitudinal
c)
Transverse
d)
Earthquake
10.
What is an area where the particles in a medium are spaced close together?
a)
Rarefaction
b)
Togetherness
c)
Expansion
d)
Compression
11.
How is wavelength measured for a transverse wave?
a)
Between the rest position and the crest or trough
b)
Between adjacent crests or between adjacent troughs
c)
Between one trough and one crest
d)
On top of the wave or at the bottom
12.
What does increasing the frequency of a wave do to its wavelength?
a)
The wavelength decreases
b)
The wavelength equals zero
c)
The wavelength increases
d)
The wavelength gets taller
13.
The more energy a wave has, the greater is its…
a)
wavelength
b)
crest
c)
trough
d)
amplitude
14.
What is reflection when referring to mechanical waves?
a)
When you look at yourself in the morning
b)
When a wave bounces off a surface it cannot pass through
c)
When a point is reflected across the y axis
d)
When a wave hits a surface
15.
Which example below only has longitudinal waves where compressions and rarefactions that travel through a medium?
a)
earthquake
b)
water wave
c)
sound wave
d)
noise wave
16.
In a transverse wave, the medium vibrates…
a)
parallel to the wave direction
b)
together with the wave direction
c)
perpendicular to the wave direction
d)
beside the wave direction
17.
If 3 complete wavelengths pass a fixed point in 2 seconds What is the frequency of the wave?
a)
3 Ha
b)
1.5 Hz
c)
3 Hz
d)
6 Hz
18.
Reflection does not change the speed or frequency of a wave, but the wave can be…
a)
thrown in a circle
b)
multiplied
c)
flipped upside down
d)
lengthened
19.
A mechanical wave moves through a medium, which can be…
a)
Gas, Liquid, Sliders
b)
Liquid, Solid, Gas
c)
Solid, Gas, Lipid
d)
Gas, Liquid, Gas
20.
A mechanical wave generally does NOT
a)
vibrate a medium
b)
carry the medium from one place to another
c)
transfer energy
d)
move through a medium
21.
Transverse and longitudinal waves both
a)
transfer energy through a mechanical wave
b)
transfer energy in a motor boat
c)
transfer energy through a medium
d)
transfer energy with the help of the Avengers
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