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Wave Energy

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

You can hear sounds around the corner of a door due to the wave property called diffraction.

a)

True

b)

False

2.

In general, the more energy a wave has the greater the amplitude.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

The amplitude of a wave is the distance between a point on one wave and the identical point on the next wave.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

In the figure shown, point A is called a ____.

a)

amplitude

b)

crest

c)

rarefaction

d)

trough

5.

In the figure shown, point B is called a ____.

a)

amplitude

b)

crest

c)

rarefaction

d)

trough

6.

In the figure shown, number 2 is called the ____.

a)

amplitude

b)

crest

c)

rarefaction

d)

trough

7.

You see yourself in a mirror because light ____ of the surface of the mirror.

a)

absorbs

b)

reflects

c)

transmits

8.

For a wave, the larger the amplitude, the _____ energy the wave carries.

a)

more

b)

less

9.

Which type of wave can travel through empty space?

a)

sound waves

b)

electromagnetic wave

c)

water waves

10.

What is the term for the matter through which a mechanical wave travels?

a)

conductor

b)

medium

11.

What is the region of a longitudinal wave where particles are closest together called?

a)

trough

b)

compression

c)

crest

12.

A wave traveling along a rope has a frequency of 12.0 Hz and a wavelength of 2.40m. What is the speed of the wave?

a)

26.2m/s

b)

28.8m/s

c)

22.2 m/s

13.

A sound wave has a frequency of 250 Hz. The sound waves are 1.32 m in length. What is the speed of the sound?

a)

33m/s

b)

190m/s

c)

330m/s

14.

What characteristics feature of wave is indicated by the letter C on the diagram?

a)

amplitude

b)

loudess

c)

frequency

d)

wavelength

15.

A ___ is a repeating disturbance or vibration that transfers or moves energy from place to place without transporting mass.

a)

vacuum

b)

force

c)

medium

d)

wave