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Waves

Total questions: 97

Worksheet time: 1hrs 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What property of this wave is represented by the letter "A"
a)
amplitude
b)
crest
c)
trough
d)
wavelength
2.
What property of the wave is represented by the letter "B"?
a)
amplitude
b)
crest
c)
trough
d)
wavelength
3.
The highest point on a wave is:
a)
the crest
b)
the trough
c)
the top
d)
the coast 
4.
The lowest point on a wave is the:
a)
Amplitude
b)
Crest
c)
Trough
d)
Wavelength
5.
The type of waves that require medium to pass:
a)
Mechanical Waves
b)
Electromagnetic Waves
6.
The most dense part of a longitudinal wave.
a)
Density
b)
Compression
c)
Rarefaction
d)
Amplitude
7.
What are the parts of a longitudinal wave?
a)
Compressions and rarefactions
b)
Crests and troughs
c)
Compressions and crests
d)
Rarefactions and troughs
8.
Which wave is pictured?
a)
Transverse
b)
Longitudinal
c)
Both
d)
Neither
9.
Sound is an example of which type of wave?
a)
Transverse
b)
Longitudinal
c)
Both
d)
Neither
10.
How would you describe the movement of a transverse wave?
a)
Up and down
b)
Back and forth
c)
In zigzags
d)
Linear
11.
What is the speed of a wave that has a wavelength of 2 and a frequency of 2.5?
a)
2.5 m/s
b)
5 m/s
c)
4.5 m/s
d)
6 m/s
12.
Which wave has a longer wavelength?
a)
wave C
b)
wave D
13.
Which wave has a greater frequency?
a)
wave B
b)
wave C
14.
Which wave in the diagram has the greatest frequency?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
15.

Which word is used to identify the distance between points C & G?

a)

Amplitude

b)

Crest

c)

Frequency

d)

Wavelength

16.
How would a person measure the wavelength on this sound wave?
a)
dense to less dense
b)
trough to crest
c)
compression to compression
d)
beginning of illustration to the end
17.

You can't hear sounds in outer space because there is no

a)

medium

b)

light

c)

energy

d)

heat

18.

Which wave in the diagram has the greatest wavelength?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

19.

What type of interference is represented in this diagram?

a)

Constructive

b)

Destructive

20.

What type of interference is represented in the diagram?

a)

Constructive

b)

Destructive

21.

What's happening at A?

a)

Two crests are combining to create constructive interference.

b)

A crest and a trough are combining to create destructive interference.

c)

Two crests are combining to create destructive interference.

d)

A crest and trough are combining to create constructive interference.

22.

What is happening at B?

a)

Two crests are combining to create constructive interference.

b)

A crest and a trough are combining to create destructive interference.

c)

Two crests are combining to create destructive interference.

d)

A crest and a trough are combining to create constructive interference.

23.

What type of interference do noise cancelling headphones use?

a)

Constructive Interference

b)

Destructive Interference

24.

Sound waves in musical instruments or tubes create standing waves that use which type of interference to make louder sounds?

a)

Constructive

b)

Destructive

25.

When a compression interferes with another compression, what occurs?

a)

They counteract and the wave stops.

b)

They combine to create a larger compression.

c)

They combine to create a rarefaction.

d)

None of the above.

26.

Look at the diagram. At which positions will the overlapping waves have the most constructive interference?

a)

Positions #1 & #5

b)

Positions #2 & #3

c)

Positions #3 & #4

d)

Positions #4 & #5

27.

Look at the diagram. At which positions will the overlapping waves have the most destructive interference?

a)

Positions #1 & #5

b)

Positions #2 & #3

c)

Positions #3 & #4

d)

Positions #4 & #5

28.

what are the different types of interference?

a)

destructive and constructive

b)

good and bad

c)

zach and cody

d)

refraction and reflection

29.

What type of inference is this picture showing

a)

Moksha

b)

Destructive

c)

Restructive

d)

Constructive

e)

Kappa

30.

What causes this result

a)

Hic haec hoc

b)

destructive interference

c)

free gift card giveaway

d)

Constructive interference

31.

What type of interference causes the trough and crest to decrease

a)

Constructive interference

b)

reconstructive interference

c)

Operational definitions

d)

Destructive interference

32.
When the car moves AWAY from you, its horn seems...
a)
Low pitched
b)
High pitched
c)
Normal
33.
When an ambulance move TOWARD you it sounds ________ pitched. 
a)
high
b)
low
c)
medium
34.
The Doppler effect is seen when a wave-making source moves toward an observer. 
a)
True
b)
False
35.
When a car moves towards you, the sound of its horn seems relatively...
a)
Low pitched
b)
High pitched
c)
Normal
36.

What is the Doppler effect?

a)

The observed change in frequency of sound or light because of the relative motion of a wave source and the observer.

b)

The observed change in amplitude of sound or light because of the relative motion of a wave source and the observer.

c)

The observed change in wave speed of sound or light because of the relative motion of a wave source and the observer.

d)

The observed change in equilibrium position of sound or light because of the relative motion of a wave source and the observer.

37.

You stand on the sidewalk next to the street. A fire truck is moving towards you. The frequency of the siren on the fire truck is 600 Hz.


What should you hear?

a)

Frequency higher than 600 Hz

b)

Frequency lower than 600 Hz

c)

Exactly 600 Hz

d)

No sound, silence.

38.

You stand on the sidewalk next to the street. A fire truck is away from you. The frequency of the siren on the fire truck is 600 Hz.


What should you hear?

a)

Frequency higher than 600 Hz

b)

Frequency lower than 600 Hz

c)

Exactly 600 Hz

d)

No sound, silence.

39.

You stand on the sidewalk next to the street. A fire truck is away from you. The frequency of the siren on the fire truck is 600 Hz.


What should the firemen on the truck hear?

a)

Frequency higher than 600 Hz

b)

Frequency lower than 600 Hz

c)

Exactly 600 Hz

d)

No sound, silence.

40.

You stand on the sidewalk next to the street. A fire truck is towards you. The frequency of the siren on the fire truck is 600 Hz.


What should you hear?

a)

A higher pitch of sound.

b)

A lower pitch of sound.

c)

A changing sound (up and down)

d)

No sound, silence.

41.

You stand on the sidewalk next to the street. A fire truck is away from you. The frequency of the siren on the fire truck is 600 Hz.


What should you hear?

a)

A higher pitch of sound.

b)

A lower pitch of sound.

c)

A changing sound (up and down)

d)

No sound, silence.

42.
Bending of waves around an object (such as through a doorway)
a)
sound
b)
diffract
c)
pitch
d)
volume
43.
The number of wavelengths that pass a point each second
a)
frequency
b)
wavelength
c)
pitch
d)
amplitude
44.
The part of a longitudinal wave where the particles of the medium are close together.
a)
rarefaction
b)
compression
c)
crest
d)
trough
45.
A part in a longitudinal wave where the particles are spread apart
a)
compression
b)
rarefaction
c)
crest
d)
trough
46.
The number of wavelengths that pass a point each second
a)
crest
b)
amplitude
c)
frequency
d)
pitch
47.
A reflected sound wave
a)
frequency
b)
pitch
c)
echo
d)
rarefaction
48.
A wave that requires a medium through which to travel
a)
mechanical wave
b)
chemical wave
c)
electromagnetic wave
d)
pitch
49.

What type of energy does a sound wave have?

a)

Mechanical

b)

Radiant

c)

Electrical

d)

Sound

50.

Sound is produced by -----

a)

Heat energy

b)

Low temperatures

c)

Vibrations

d)

Friction

51.

True or False: Sound needs a medium.

a)

True

b)

False

52.

The unit for measuring frequency is the ---

a)

Joule

b)

Hertz

c)

Gram

d)

Newton

53.

Sound waves that are beyond the range of human ear are known as ----

a)

Infrasonic waves

b)

Ultrasonic waves

54.

Sonar and echolocation use ----- to detect objects under water.

a)

Refraction

b)

Reflection

55.

What part is #1?

a)

Pinna

b)

Ear Canal

c)

Ear Drum

d)

Oval Window

56.

What part is #2?

a)

Pinna

b)

Ear Canal

c)

Ear Drum

d)

Oval Window

57.

What part is #3?

a)

Pinna

b)

Ear Canal

c)

Ear Drum

d)

Oval Window

58.

What part is #7?

a)

Semicircular Canals

b)

Eustachian Tube

c)

Cochlea

d)

Oval Window

59.

What part is #15?

a)

Outer Ear

b)

Middle Ear

c)

Inner Ear

d)

Sub Ear

60.

What part is #16?

a)

Outer Ear

b)

Middle Ear

c)

Inner Ear

d)

Sub Ear

61.

What part is #17?

a)

Outer Ear

b)

Middle Ear

c)

Inner Ear

d)

Sub Ear

62.

outer ear

a)

vibrations passes through the hammer, and anvil to the stirrup, the 3 smallest bones in your body

b)

vibrations in the cochlea cause nerve cells to transmit signals to the brain

c)

sound enters through the outer ear and reaches the eardrum, looks and acts like a funnel

d)

narrow region leading from the outside of the ear to the eardrum

63.

Ear canal

a)

small, tightly stretched, drumlike membrane, sound waves make it vibrate

b)

narrow region leading from the outside of the ear to the eardrum

c)

carries messages from the ear to the brain for processing

d)

vibrations in the cochlea cause nerve cells to transmit signals to the brain

64.

eardrum

a)

vibrations in the cochlea cause nerve cells to transmit signals to the brain

b)

attached to the eardrum, vibrates when the eardrum vibrates

c)

narrow region leading from the outside of the ear to the eardrum

d)

small, tightly stretched, drumlike membrane, sound waves make it vibrate

65.

fluid-filled cavity that contains 10,000 tiny hair cells

a)

eardrum

b)

outer ear

c)

cochlea

d)

hammer

66.
The physical layer of Earth made of solid rock and soil is called the ___________. 
a)
mesosphere
b)
lithosphere
c)
asthenosphere
d)
mantle
67.
The type of plate boundary where two plates come together is a .....
a)
Convergent Boundary
b)
Divergent Boundary
c)
Transform Boundary
d)
Plate Boundary
68.
Which of the following causes Earth's tectonic plates to move?
a)
Energy from the Sun
b)
Magnetic Pole Reversal
c)
Convection currents in the mantle
d)
Faults in Mountain Ranges
69.
What type of plate boundary is this?
a)
Plate
b)
Divergent
c)
Convergent
d)
Transform
70.
What type of event will occur at this boundary?
a)
Earthquake
b)
Volcano Eruption
c)
Tornado
d)
Mountain Building
71.
A divergent boundary occurs when plates ....
a)
Pull apart
b)
Come together
c)
Slide past each other
d)
subducting
72.
What type of plate boundary is this?
a)
Transform
b)
Convergent
c)
Divergent
d)
Plate
73.
Oceanic Trenches are formed by _______ plate boundaries
a)
Convergent
b)
Transform
c)
Plate
d)
Divergent
74.
Islands can from from magma which is pushed up at a __________ plate boundary
a)
Divergent
b)
Convergent
c)
Transform
75.
Mountains are created when....
a)
Two continental plates collide
b)
Two oceanic plates pull apart
c)
An Oceanic plate subducts under a Continental Plate
d)
Two continental plates pull apart
76.
The area where two tectonic plates meet.
a)
mantle
b)
focus
c)
plate boundary
d)
convection
77.
Which type of wave arrives first during an earthquake?
a)
Primary (p-wave) waves
b)
Secondary (s-wave) waves
c)
Rayleigh Waves
d)
Love Waves
78.
What kind of wave travels through the earth?
a)
Seismic Wave
b)
Ocean Wave
c)
Light Wave
79.
Rocks crack and form an earthquake because of
a)
Time of day
b)
Pressure
c)
Kinetic Energy
d)
The Earth's gravity
80.
What part of the earth is broken in to 12 major tectonic plates?
a)
Crust
b)
Mantle
c)
Inner Core
d)
Outer Core
81.
What is a weakness or crack/break in the lithosphere that can shift and create an earthquake?
a)
Earthquake
b)
Epicenter
c)
Fault
d)
Focus
82.
What is the point at which the first movement occurs during an earthquake?
a)
Epicenter
b)
Focus
c)
Fault
d)
Plate
83.
What is the point on the Earth’s surface directly above the focus of an earthquake?
a)
Epicenter
b)
Fault
c)
Hypocenter
d)
Tremor
84.
Which waves travel fastest, always being the first pulse of waves detected by seismic stations?
a)
P- waves
b)
S- waves
85.

T/F White light is made up of a mixture of the seven colors of the rainbow.

a)

True

b)

False

86.

Which color has the longest wavelength?

a)

Red

b)

Orange

c)

Green

d)

Violet

87.

Which color has the shortest wavelength?

a)

Red

b)

Orange

c)

Green

d)

Violet

88.

Black opaque materials _____________ all the colors.

a)

absorbs

b)

reflects

89.

White opaque materials _____________ all the colors.

a)

Absorbs

b)

Reflects

90.

What determines the color of opaque object?

a)

The color of light it reflects.

b)

The color of light it absorbs

c)

The color of light it transmits

91.

What are the 3 primary colors of LIGHT?

a)

red, green, blue

b)

cyan, magenta, yellow

c)

red, blue, yellow

92.

What are the 3 secondary colors of LIGHT?

a)

red, green, blue

b)

cyan, magenta, yellow

c)

red, blue, yellow

93.

Red + Green make

a)

yellow

b)

cyan

c)

magenta

d)

brown

94.

When light traveling in straight lines passes through an object that is curved like a

lens, the light is ____________ at different angles.

a)

reflected

b)

refracted

c)

absorbed

d)

diffused

95.

Light rays hitting a bumpy surface are ___________ or scattered creating a blurred image.

a)

reflected

b)

refracted

c)

absorbed

d)

diffused

96.

______________ is when all light rays bounce off an object at the same angle.

a)

Reflection

b)

Refraction

c)

Absorption

d)

Diffusion

97.

When white light passes through a prism the wavelength ________, breaking the light into

its separate colors.

a)

bends

b)

curves

c)

disappears

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