WorksheetsTopic 4. Waves (standard)
Total questions: 33
Worksheet time: 17mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
4.1 All waves transfer what?
a)
Energy
b)
Light
c)
Information
d)
Skills
2.
4.1What can all waves transfer?
a)
Money
b)
Information
c)
Mass
d)
Weight
3.
4.1 What do waves NOT transfer?
a)
Energy
b)
Information
c)
Vibrations
d)
Material
4.
4.2 Sound waves DO NOT transfer air from one place to another.
What is evidence of this?
What is evidence of this?
a)
Air particles vibrate about fixed positions
b)
Air is a gas
c)
Air is NOT heavy
d)
Air can't move
5.
4.2 Water waves DO NOT transfer water from one place to another.
What is evidence of this?
What is evidence of this?
a)
Water waves can only exist on water
b)
Water waves don't transfer energy
c)
A beach does not fill up with water when the sea has lots of waves on it.
d)
the sea has a lot of water
6.
4.3 What is meant by the term "WAVELENGTH" when talking about waves?
a)
The distance (m) between the crest of one wave and the crest of the next wave.
b)
The distance (cm) between the crest of one wave and the crest of the next wave.
c)
The height of the wave (m)
d)
The height of the wave (CM)
7.
4.3 What is meant by the term "FREQUENCY" when talking about waves?
a)
The number of waves passing a fixed point every hour
b)
The number of waves passing a fixed point every minute
c)
The number of waves passing a fixed point every second
d)
The number of waves passing a fixed point every 10 seconds
8.
4.4 On the diagram what has been labelled with the letter N?
a)
The wavelength
b)
The frequency
c)
The amplitide
d)
The wave speed
9.
4.4 On the diagram what has been labelled with the letter K
a)
The amplitude
b)
The wavelength
c)
The frequency
d)
The wave speed
10.
4.4 On the diagram what has been labelled with the letter T and M ?
a)
The trough of the wave
b)
The crest of the wave
c)
The mass of the wave
d)
The time of the wave
11.
4.4 What is meant by the "Time Period" of a wave?
a)
The time taken for 1000 waves to pass a fixed point.
b)
The time taken for 100 waves to pass a fixed point.
c)
The time taken for 10 waves to pass a fixed point.
d)
The time taken for 1 wave to pass a fixed point.
12.
4.4 On the diagram what has been labelled with the letter E and U
a)
The crest of the wave
b)
The trough of the wave
c)
The mass of the wave
d)
The time of the wave
13.
4.4 On the diagram what has been labelled?
a)
The frequency
b)
The amplitude
c)
The wavelength
d)
The speed of the wave
14.
4.4 On the diagram what has been labelled with the letter V and F?
a)
The crest of the wave
b)
The frequency of the wave
c)
The wavelength of the wave
d)
The time of the wave
15.
4.5 P-waves produced by Earthquakes are examples of what type of waves
a)
Longituidinal
b)
transverse
c)
water
d)
electromagnetic
16.
4.5 All waves are produced by what
a)
vibrations
b)
electrons
c)
atoms
d)
squirrels
17.
4.5 The speed of a wave tells you what?
a)
How much energy the wave transfers
b)
How far the wave moves in meters
c)
How far the wave moves in 1 second
d)
How far the wave moves from start to end
18.
4.5 S-waves produced by Earthquakes are examples of what type of waves
a)
Longitudinal
b)
Transverse
c)
Electromagnetic
d)
Water
19.
4.5 Sound is an example of what type of wave?
a)
longitudinal
b)
transverse
c)
electromagnetic
d)
water
20.
4.6 If a wave is moving at 330 m/s what does this tell you about the wave?
a)
It moves through a distance of 330 centimeters in 10 seconds.
b)
It moves through a distance of 330 meters in 10 seconds.
c)
It moves through a distance of 330 meters in 1 second.
d)
It moves through a distance of 330 centimeters in 1 second.
21.
4.6 A wave travels a DISTANCE of "d" meters. This happens in a TIME of "t" seconds.
Which of the equations below would you use to calculate the SPEED (v) of the wave?
Which of the equations below would you use to calculate the SPEED (v) of the wave?
a)
v = d x t
b)
v = t x d
c)
v = d / t
d)
v = t / d
22.
4.6 A wave has a frequency (f).
It also has a wavelength (λ)
Which of the equations below would you use to calculate the SPEED (v) of the wave?
It also has a wavelength (λ)
Which of the equations below would you use to calculate the SPEED (v) of the wave?
a)
v = f x λ
b)
v = f / λ
c)
v = λ / f
d)
It is not possible to calculate "v"
23.
4.6The wall is 500 m away from the boy.
The boy claps his hands to make a loud sound. He hears an echo.
What DISTANCE does the sound go from leaving his hands to returning to be heard by his ears?
The boy claps his hands to make a loud sound. He hears an echo.
What DISTANCE does the sound go from leaving his hands to returning to be heard by his ears?
a)
500 m
b)
1000 m
c)
1500 m
d)
2000 m
24.
4.6 The wall is 500 m away from the boy.
The boy claps his hands to make a loud sound. He hears an echo 3 seconds later.
How long, in seconds, does it take the sound to reach the wall from his hands?
The boy claps his hands to make a loud sound. He hears an echo 3 seconds later.
How long, in seconds, does it take the sound to reach the wall from his hands?
a)
1
b)
1.5
c)
2
d)
3
25.
4.6 The boy is standing 495m away from the wall. The time between clapping his hands and hearing the echo is 3s. What is the speed of sound?
a)
2970 m/s
b)
1485 m/s
c)
163 m/s
d)
330 m/s
26.
4.6 A wave has a wavelength of 6 m and a frequency of 24 Hz. What is its speed?
a)
4 m/s
b)
0.25 m/s
c)
144 m/s
d)
77 m/s
27.
4.6 A wave on the sea travels 500 m in 20 s. What is the speed of the water wave?
a)
1000 m/s
b)
25 m/s
c)
480 m/s
d)
520 m/s
28.
4.10 The wave in the diagram changes direction as it leaves the deep water and enters the shallow water.
What is this effect called?
What is this effect called?
a)
Reflection
b)
Diffraction
c)
Interference
d)
Refraction
29.
4.10 Why does the wave change direction when it leaves the deep water and enters the shallow water?
a)
Because the wave changes speed
b)
Because you can drink water
c)
Fish live in water
d)
Water is wet
30.
4.10 What happens to the ray of light when it enters the glass block.
a)
It reflects
b)
It diffracts
c)
It refracts
d)
It has a cup of tea
31.
4.10 What happens to the ray of light when it leaves the glass block and enters the air?
a)
It diffracts
b)
It refracts
c)
it reflects
d)
It has a cup of coffee
32.
4.10. When the light enters, and when it leaves, the glass block it changes direction. Why does it change direction?
a)
Because light travels at different speeds in glass and air
b)
Because the light wants to get out of the glass as quickly as possible.
c)
The glass is like a sponge and it absorbs the light
d)
Glass is more expensive than air so the light must think about this as it enters and leaves the glass
33.
4.5 All electromagnetic waves are examples of what type of waves
a)
longitudinal
b)
transverse
c)
water
d)
brain
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