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Waves 1

Total questions: 41

Worksheet time: 33mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The highest point on a wave is:
a)
the crest
b)
the trough
c)
the top
d)
the coast 
2.
Which wave in the diagram has the greatest frequency?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
3.
Which wave in the diagram has the greatest wavelength?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
4.
A mechanical wave cannot travel through...
a)
a vacuum(empty space).
b)
water.
c)
air. 
d)
glass.
5.

Which property of the wave would change if you changed the amount of energy the wave had?

a)

amplitude

b)

frequency

c)

wavelength

d)

wave speed

6.
When a sound is louder what measurement gets bigger?
a)
Frequency 
b)
Amplitude 
c)
Wavelength 
d)
Crest
7.

In what direction will particle A move in the next instant of time?

a)

up

b)

down

c)

left

d)

right

8.

The amplitude of a sound wave is most closely related to the sound's

a)

speed

b)

wavelength

c)

loudness

d)

pitch

9.

A motor is used to produce 4.0 waves each second in a string. What is the frequency of the waves?

a)

0.25 Hz

b)

15 Hz

c)

25 Hz

d)

4.0 Hz

10.

A motor is used to produce 4.0 waves each second in a string. What is the period of the waves?

a)

0.25 s

b)

15 s

c)

25 s

d)

4.0 s

11.
a)

twice the amplitude and twice the wavelength

b)

twice the amplitude and half the wavelength

c)

the same amplitude and half the wavelength

d)

half the amplitude and the same wavelength

12.
a)

A and C

b)

A and B

c)

B and C

d)

B and D

13.

A nurse takes the pulse of a heart and determines the heart beats periodically 90 times in 60 seconds. The period of the heartbeat is

a)

1.5 s

b)

1.5 Hz

c)

.67 s

d)

.67 Hz

14.
A tuning fork starts to vibrate when a certain note is played on the piano, This is an example of _______.
a)
resonance
b)
refraction
c)
diffraction
d)
reflection
15.
When the crest of one wave passes through the trough of another wave, ______ takes place.
a)
resonance
b)
diffraction
c)
destructive interference
d)
constructive interference
16.

What type of interference do noise cancelling headphones use?

a)

Constructive Interference

b)

Destructive Interference

17.
If two sound waves differ in intensity, the wave that is more intense sounds________
a)
softer
b)
louder
c)
higher pitch
d)
lower pitch
18.
In a standing wave, constructive interference creates larger amplitudes.  The points of maximum amplitude are antinodes.  The letters for these are?
a)
B,C,D
b)
A,E,F
c)
A,C,F
d)
B,D,E
19.
In a standing wave, destructive interference creates points of zero amplitude called nodes. Which letters represent this.
a)
A,E,F
b)
B,D,F
c)
B,C,D
d)
A,C,F
20.
Which wave has a greater frequency?
a)
wave B
b)
wave C
21.
Sound is an example of which type of wave?
a)
Transverse
b)
Longitudinal
c)
Both
d)
Neither
22.
1.  A wave has frequency of 5 Hz and a speed of 25 m/s. What is the wavelength of the wave?
a)
25 m
b)
125 m
c)
5 m
d)
25 m/s
23.
A wave has wavelength of 10 m and a speed of 340 m/s. What is the frequency of the wave?
a)
34 m/s
b)
3400 Hz
c)
3.4 Hz 
d)
34 Hz
24.
A tennis coach paces back and forth along the sideline 10 times in 2 minutes. The frequency of her pacing is 
a)
5 Hz
b)
5 s
c)
0.08 Hz
d)
0.08 s
25.
 A wave has frequency of 50 Hz and a wavelength of 10 m. What is the speed of the wave?
a)
500 m/s
b)
50 m/s
c)
5 m/s
d)
0.5 m/s
26.
The blue-throated hummingbird flaps its wings 300 times a minute.  What is its frequency?
a)
5 hz
b)
300 hz
c)
300/60 
d)
a lot?
27.
1.  Frieda the fly flaps its wings back and forth 121 times each second. The period of the wing flapping is 
a)
0.008 Hz
b)
0.008 s
c)
121 Hz
d)
121 s
28.
One end of the rope is vibrated to produce a wave with a wavelength of .25 m.  The Frequency of the wave is 3.0 Hz.  What is the speed of the wave?
a)
3.00 m/s
b)
2.50 m/s
c)
.75 m/s
d)
1.25 m/s
29.
High frequency waves have _________ wavelength.
a)
varying
b)
high
c)
the same
d)
low
30.
The number of wavelengths that pass a point each second
a)
frequency
b)
wavelength
c)
pitch
d)
amplitude
31.

Bailey researched how waves travel through the ground during an earthquake. She drew a diagram of one, called an S wave, moving through Earth’s crust. Based on her diagram, what kind of wave is an S wave?

a)

sound

b)

light

c)

longitudinal

d)

transverse

e)

Earth quake waves are not really waves

32.
a)

2.15 m

b)

4.3 m

c)

6.45 m

d)

8.6 m

33.
Which wave has the largest amplitude?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
none of the above
34.
If you advance the movie one frame, the knot at point A would be
a)
in the same place 
b)
higher 
c)
lower 
d)
to the right
35.
If you advance the movie one frame, the knot at point A would be
a)
in the same place 
b)
higher
c)
lower
d)
to the right
36.
If you lower the frequency of a wave on a string you will 
a)
lower its speed
b)
increase its wavelength
c)
lower its amplitude
d)
shorten its period
37.

Playing a certain musical note on a trumpet causes the spring on the bottom of a nearby snare drum to vibrate. This phenomenon is an example of

a)

resonance

b)

refraction

c)

reflection

d)

diffraction

38.
a)

a node resulting from constructive interference

b)

a node resulting from destructive interference

c)

an antinode resulting from constructive interference

d)

an antinode resulting from destructive interference

39.
Which wave has a greater frequency?
a)
A
b)
B
40.

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

a)

medium

b)

light

c)

energy

d)

heat

41.

Which letter(s) represent the crest of the wave?

a)

A

b)

B & D

c)

B & F

d)

F

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