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P1 - Pulse Check #1

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Waves move ___ through vibrations
a)
Energy
b)
Matter
c)
Mass
d)
Weight
2.
Longitudinal waves are ______.
a)
Parallel
b)
Perpendicular
c)
Crazy
3.
Transverse waves are ___.
a)
Parallel
b)
Perpendicular
c)
Weird
4.
What is the wavelength?
a)
Length
b)
Height
c)
# of waves
5.
What is the amplitude?
a)
length
b)
height
c)
# of waves
6.
Which is the wavelength?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
7.
If the frequency gets higher, the wavelength gets 
a)
longer
b)
shorter
8.
If the wavelength gets longer, the frequency gets 
a)
higher
b)
lower
9.
What type of wave is this?
a)
Transverse
b)
Longitudinal
10.

What type of wave is this?

a)

Transverse

b)

Longitudinal

11.
Distance from 'y' to 'y' is a _______
a)
Wavelength
b)
Amplitude
c)
Compression
d)
Rarefaction
12.
What part is represented by the blue lines?
a)
Crest
b)
Resting Point
c)
Wavelength
d)
Amplitude
13.
What part is the arrow pointing to?
a)
Crest
b)
Trough
c)
Amplitude
d)
Wavelength
14.
What part is the arrow pointing to?
a)
Crest
b)
Trough
c)
Amplitude
d)
Wavelength
15.
Which wave in the diagram has the greatest frequency?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
16.
Which wave in the diagram has the greatest wavelength?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
17.
What kind of wave is pictured?
a)
Transverse
b)
Longitudinal
c)
surface
d)
none of the above
18.

What type of wave move in a back and forth motion?

a)

Compression wave

b)

Light wave

c)

Transverse wave

d)

Hicks-Riddick Wave

19.
The type of waves that require medium to pass:
a)
Mechanical Waves
b)
Electromagnetic Waves
20.
A mechanical wave cannot travel through...
a)
a vacuum(empty space).
b)
water.
c)
air. 
d)
glass.
21.
Electromagnetic waves include the following except
a)
radio waves
b)
X-rays
c)
doing the wave at a football game
d)
microwaves
22.
regular disturbances that carry energy through matter or space
a)
crest
b)
energy
c)
wave
d)
trough
23.
Velocity= ________
Wavelength= .5m
Frequency= 150 hertz
a)
.75 m/s
b)
75 m/s
c)
300 m/s
24.
Velocity= 600 m/s
Wavelength= 2.0m
Frequency= _________
a)
300 hertz
b)
.0033 hertz
c)
3000 hertz
25.
Velocity= 320 m/s
Wavelength= 80 m
Frequency= ___________
a)
4 hertz
b)
.25 hertz
c)
400 hertz