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waves_pingell

Total questions: 9

Worksheet time: 9mins

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Class
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1.

The period of a wave is:

a)

How fast the wave pulse is moving

b)

The number of wavelengths that pass a given point

c)

The amount of time it takes the wave to travel one wavelength

d)

The length of one full wave cycle

2.

Which is not a property of a transverse wave?

a)

Particles in medium move perpendicular to wave motion

b)

Consists of crests and troughs

c)

Particles in medium move parallel to wave motion

3.

What is a pulse?

a)

The sound a wave makes

b)

A single disturbance in a medium

c)

A series of waves

4.

What is the highest point on a wave?

a)

Amplitude

b)

Trough

c)

Wavelength

d)

Crest

5.

Nodes occur at the parts of the wave that don't move.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

What is beat frequency?

a)

The difference between two source frequencies

b)

The speed of the beat

c)

The changing pitch of the source

7.

If a wave has a velocity of 20 m/s and a frequency of 330 Hz, what is the wavelength?

a)

16.5 m

b)

0.061 m

c)

1.36 m

d)

7.33 m

8.

If the amount of time it takes a wave to travel one wavelength is 0.02 seconds, what is the frequency?

a)

50 Hz

b)

0.02 Hz

c)

20 Hz

9.

An ambulance zooms past an unmoving person at 36 m/s, the siren blaring at a frequency of 455 Hz. If the speed of sound is 340 m/s, what is the frequency that the person detects?

a)

0.89 Hz

b)

406 Hz

c)

509 Hz

d)

1.12 Hz