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WorksheetsWave Check: Test Review
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 32mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
how does diffraction work
a)
it goes through water and air
b)
is a beam of light stopping at a wall
c)
it bounces off of light
d)
is the bending of light as it passes around the edge of an object
2.
Refraction is the bending of a wave disturbance as it passes from one _________ into another.
a)
glass
b)
medium
c)
area
d)
boundary
3.
a)
absorption
b)
diffraction
c)
reflection
d)
refraction
e)
transmission
4.
Which diagram shows refraction?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
5.
What property of the wave is represented by the letter "B"?
a)
amplitude
b)
crest
c)
trough
d)
wavelength
6.
The highest point on a wave is:
a)
the crest
b)
the trough
c)
the top
d)
the coast
7.
The lowest point on a wave is the:
a)
Amplitude
b)
Crest
c)
Trough
d)
Wavelength
8.
Velocity= ________
Wavelength= .5m
Frequency= 150 hertz
Wavelength= .5m
Frequency= 150 hertz
a)
.75 m/s
b)
75 m/s
c)
300 m/s
9.
Which part of a longitudinal wave is where particles are packed closely together?
a)
compression
b)
rarefaction
c)
crest
d)
amplitude
10.
Which is a Longitudinal Wave?
a)
b)
11.
Which is a Transverse Wave?
a)
b)
12.
In the diagram which letters represent the nodes
a)
A B C
b)
A C E
c)
B D
d)
B D E
e)
A C D
13.
Which harmonic is shown?
a)
1st
b)
2nd
c)
3rd
d)
4th
14.
How many antinodes does this standing wave have?
a)
5
b)
6
c)
7
d)
8
15.
What does it mean to refract?
a)
bounce off
b)
to bend
c)
curve outward
d)
reflect
16.
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
17.
What medium does sound travel through slowest?
a)
gas
b)
solid
c)
liquid
d)
trees
18.
The speed of sound in air is:
a)
331 m/s
b)
365 m/s
c)
621 m/s
d)
343 m/s
19.
Which wave has the highest pitch
a)
Orange
b)
Green
c)
Blue
d)
Purple
20.
Ultrasound cannot be heard by humans because it is:
a)
Below the lower threshold of human hearing
b)
Above the upper threshold of human hearing
c)
Too quiet for humans to hear
21.
This is the unit used to measure the volume of a sound.
a)
Decibel
b)
Medium
c)
Vibration
d)
Oscilloscope
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