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WorksheetsUnit I - Mechanical Waves and Sound
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 23mins
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Class
Date
1.
Which type of wave has a wave perpedicular to the disturbance?
a)
surface
b)
mechanical
c)
transverse
d)
longitudinal
2.
What happens when a mechanical wave travels through a medium?
a)
Waves are transferred
b)
Energy is transferred
c)
Mass is transferred
d)
Particles are transferred
3.
Which of these waves cannot travel in a vacuum?
a)
light wave
b)
sound wave
c)
electromagnetic wave
d)
microwave
4.
Which is true of a mechanical wave?
a)
It must have a medium
b)
It must travel in empty space.
c)
It can travel in a vacuum.
d)
Both sound and light are examples.
5.
What is the amplitude of a wave?
a)
the amount of time that occurs in one full cycle
b)
the distance traveled by the wave during one full cycle
c)
the amount of cycles that occur in a given time
d)
the size of the disturbance
6.
What is the wavelength of a wave?
a)
the size of the disturbance
b)
the amount of time that occurs in one full cycle
c)
the distance between two crests of a wave
d)
the amount of cycles that occur in a given time
7.
Unlike a transverse wave, the disturbance in a longitudinal wave is
a)
in a circular motion.
b)
parallel to the wave motion.
c)
perpendicular to the wave motion.
d)
in the opposite direction of the wave motion
8.
Unlike a longitudinal wave, the disturbance in a transverse wave is
a)
perpendicular to the wave motion.
b)
in a circular motion.
c)
parallel to the wave motion.
d)
in the opposite direction of the wave motion.
9.
The number of waves passing a point in a unit of time is called
a)
Frequency
b)
Wavelength
c)
Amplitude
d)
Period
10.
What is the top of a wave called?
a)
Crest
b)
Trough
c)
Amplitude
d)
Wavelength
11.
What is the bottom of a wave called?
a)
Crest
b)
Trough
c)
Amplitude
d)
Wavelength
12.
The distance between on crest/trough and the other crest/trough is called?
a)
Wavelength
b)
Amplitude
c)
Wave Speed
d)
Frequency
13.
What do waves transfer?
a)
energy
b)
matter
c)
work
d)
power
14.
Identify - A
a)
crest
b)
trough
c)
wavelength
d)
amplitude
15.
Identify - C
a)
crest
b)
trough
c)
wavelength
d)
amplitude
16.
Identify - B
a)
crest
b)
trough
c)
wavelength
d)
amplitude
17.
Identify - D
a)
crest
b)
trough
c)
wavelength
d)
amplitude
18.
The wave depicted is a _______.
a)
Surface wave
b)
Transverse wave
c)
Longitudinal wave
d)
electromagnetic wave
19.
The wave depicted is a _______.
a)
Surface wave
b)
Transverse wave
c)
Longitudinal wave
d)
electromagnetic wave
20.
The type of waves that require medium to pass:
a)
Mechanical Waves
b)
Electromagnetic Waves
21.
Which wave in the diagram has the greatest frequency?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
22.
Which wave in the diagram has the greatest wavelength?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
23.
The units for frequency are measured in _____________.
a)
hertz
b)
seconds
c)
m/s
d)
m
24.
Amplitude reflects the amount of ____________________ in a wave.
a)
energy
b)
compression
c)
rarefaction
d)
speed
25.
The _____ of a wave is the distance a wave oscillates from its rest position.
a)
Amplitude
b)
wavelength
c)
hertz
d)
meters
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