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Total questions: 60
Worksheet time: 2hrs 0mins
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Class
Date
1.
What kind of wave is pictured below?
a)
compressional wave
b)
transverse wave
c)
sound wave
d)
mechanical wave
2.
Waves are a transfer of what?
a)
Heat
b)
Light
c)
Energy
d)
Food
3.
What property of this wave is represented by the letter "A"
a)
amplitude
b)
crest
c)
trough
d)
wavelength
4.
What property of the wave is represented by the letter "B"?
a)
amplitude
b)
crest
c)
trough
d)
wavelength
5.
The number of wavelengths that pass a point each per second is:
a)
frequency
b)
period
c)
longitudinal
d)
transverse wave
6.
The type of waves that require medium to pass:
a)
Mechanical Waves
b)
Electromagnetic Waves
7.
Which vocabulary term is used to identify the distance between points C & G?
a)
Amplitude
b)
Crest
c)
Frequency
d)
Wavelength
8.
When the frequency of a wave increases, what happens to the wavelength?
a)
The wavelength is not directly affected by the frequency of a wave.
b)
The wavelength increases.
c)
The wavelength decreases.
d)
More specific information is needed to form a conclusion about the wavelength.
9.
A mechanical wave cannot travel through...
a)
a vacuum(empty space).
b)
water.
c)
air.
d)
glass.
10.
Which letter(s) represent the trough of the wave?
a)
A
b)
B & D
c)
D
d)
C & G
11.
Which letter(s) represent the crest of the wave?
a)
A
b)
B & D
c)
B & F
d)
F
12.
Which wave in the diagram has the greatest frequency?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
13.
Which wave in the diagram has the greatest wavelength?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
14.
What are the spaced out sections of this wave called?
a)
Reflections
b)
Rarefactions
c)
Compressions
d)
Wavelengths
15.
This is a __________wave
a)
transverse
b)
longitudinal
c)
surface
d)
all of the above
16.
This is a __________wave
a)
transverse
b)
longitudinal
c)
surface
d)
all of the above
17.
Which is an example of a longitudinal wave?
a)
light wave
b)
sound wave
c)
visible wave
d)
radio wave
18.
This is what you get when sound waves are reflected, or bounce back, off of a hard surface.
a)
Amplitude
b)
Pitch
c)
Volume
d)
Echo
19.
Destructive interference is
a)
When the two waves affect each other in a negative way
b)
The two waves add together and produce a single wave of greater amplitude
c)
Are in phase
20.
What is interference?
a)
occurs when two or more waves overlap and combine
b)
occurs when two or more waves combine and neutralize each other
c)
when one waves travels alone
21.
Which wave behavior do noise cancelling headphones use?
a)
diffraction
b)
refraction
c)
constructive interference
d)
destructive interference
22.
A wave carries...?
a)
energy only
b)
matter only
c)
energy and matter
d)
neither
23.
The lowest part of the wave is called the ?
a)
frequency
b)
crest
c)
amplitude
d)
trough
24.
The highest point of a wave is called the ?
a)
crest
b)
trough
c)
wavelength
d)
frequency
25.
_____________________ is the distance between a point on one wave and the identical point of the next wave.
a)
Amplitude
b)
Wavelength
c)
Frequency
d)
Crest
26.
When a light ray bends as it passes through a lens, what type of behavior does it demonstrate?
a)
reflection
b)
refraction
c)
dispersion
d)
absorption
27.
Which term best represents what happens when two wave pulses meet as they approach each other on a string?
a)
constructive interference
b)
destructive interference
c)
absorbed interference
d)
static interference
28.
When sound or light waves approach a corner, what is it most likely to do?
a)
go in a straight line
b)
bend around the corner
c)
turn around around and go back
d)
none of the above
29.
The material in which a mechanical wave travels is...
a)
medium
b)
vacuum
c)
black holes
d)
chocolate
30.
makes the particles in a medium move parallel to the direction of the wave
a)
longitudinal wave
b)
transverse wave
c)
electromagnetic wave
31.
Wave that moves perpendicular to the motion of the wave
a)
transverse
b)
compressional
c)
physical
d)
chemical
32.
What do we call the part of a compressional wave that is spaced further apart?
a)
rarefaction
b)
compression
c)
energy
d)
work
33.
Sound is caused by?
a)
force
b)
vibrations
c)
instruments
d)
medium
34.
The action of a wave bouncing off a surface is called __________________.
a)
rarefaction
b)
refraction
c)
reflection
d)
diffraction
35.
A change in the direction of a wave when the wave finds an obstacle or an edge.
a)
A. refraction
b)
B. reflection
c)
C. standing wave
d)
D. diffraction
36.
The bending of a wave as the wave passes between two substances in which the speed of the wave differs
a)
A. refraction
b)
B. reflection
c)
C. resonance
d)
D. standing wave
37.
This is an example of which type of wave behavior?
a)
Reflection
b)
Refraction
c)
Diffraction
d)
Interference
38.
When does light not travel in a straight line?
a)
when it gets hotter
b)
when it is laser light
c)
when it enters a new medium
d)
when it changes forms
39.
The interaction between 2 waves that meet is
a)
interference
b)
resonance
c)
frequency
d)
nodes
40.
When 2 waves combine to form a wave with a smaller amplitude than either original wave had it is called
a)
destructive interference
b)
constructive interference
c)
resonance
d)
frequency
41.
An increase in the amplitude of a vibration that occurs when external vibrations match an object's natural frequency is
a)
resonance
b)
standing wave
c)
node
d)
antinode
42.
Which letter shows reflection?
a)
Pathway A
b)
Pathway B
c)
Pathway C
d)
Pathway D
43.
Which term explains the path of the light ray in this diagram?
a)
Convection
b)
Scattering
c)
Absorption
d)
Refraction
44.
What is refraction?
a)
The bending of light as it passes through one material to another
b)
On the Electromagnetic spectrum, these have the shortest wavelengths and highest frequency
c)
Type of wave in which sound travels
d)
Highest point on a wave
45.
When two waves combine to form a new wave with a larger amplitude, it is called
a)
Diffraction
b)
Destructive Interference
c)
Resonance
d)
Constructive Interference
46.
When two waves combine to form a new wave with a smaller amplitude, it is called
a)
Refraction
b)
Constructive Interference
c)
Resonance
d)
Destructive Interference
47.
What do we call wave interference that creates what appears as a wave staying in one place
a)
Standing Wave
b)
Resonance
c)
Diffraction
d)
Refraction
48.
When a wave bends around a barrier or passes through an opening, it is called
a)
Diffraction
b)
Reflection
c)
Refraction
d)
Interference
49.
A phenomenon that occurs when two objects naturally vibrate at the same frequency
a)
A. interference
b)
B. standing wave
c)
C. resonance
d)
D. reflection
50.
The number of waves produced in a given amount of time
a)
A. amplitude
b)
B. wave speed
c)
C. frequency
d)
D. wavelength
51.
Paul is fishing out on the Resevoir. He sees a fish from his boat and goes to spear it but misses by a lot but sees that the fish has not moved. What caused him to think the fish was some where else?
a)
reflection
b)
transmission
c)
absorption
d)
refraction
52.
This image is representing what wave interaction?
a)
Refraction
b)
Diffraction
c)
Reflection
d)
Interference
53.
A tuning fork starts to vibrate when a certain note is played on the piano, This is an example of _______.
a)
resonance
b)
refraction
c)
diffraction
d)
reflection
54.
What occurs when vibrations traveling through an object match the object's natural frequency?
a)
reflection
b)
diffraction
c)
resonance
d)
refraction
55.
High energy waves have a ____.
a)
high frequency
b)
low frequency
c)
small amplitude
d)
big wavelength
56.
What do we call the part of a compressional wave that is when the waves are squeezed together?
a)
compression
b)
rarefaction
c)
crest
d)
trough
57.
The rest position of a wave is
a)
The part of a wave where energy isn't being moved through.
b)
The part of a wave that meets another wave.
c)
The part of a wave that reflects off of an object.
d)
The part of a wave that has maximum energy.
58.
What wave interaction caused the Tacoma Narrows Bridge collapse?
a)
Reflection
b)
Refraction
c)
Diffraction
d)
Resonance
59.
a)
Constructive Interference
b)
Destructive Interference
60.
Which term best represents what happens when two wave pulses meet as they approach each other on a string?
a)
constructive interference
b)
destructive interference
c)
absorbed interference
d)
static interference
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