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Physics Waves Talley

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Waves transfer

a)

energy only

b)

matter only

c)

energy and matter

d)

nothing

2.

What unit is used to describe frequency of waves?

a)

decibel

b)

meters

c)

hertz

d)

Newtons

3.

A substance through which a wave can travel is

a)

a vibration

b)

a longitudinal wave

c)

a pitch

d)

a medium

4.

The amplitude of a sound's wave determines the sound's

a)

pitch

b)

quality

c)

loudness

d)

resonance

5.

The motion of the listener or the source of sound causes

a)

resonance

b)

shock waves

c)

echoes

d)

the Doppler Effect

6.

What is the unit for wavelengths?

a)

Hertz

b)

meters

c)

meters per second

d)

meters per second sqaured

7.

The frequency of sound waves determine

a)

quality

b)

type of interference

c)

pitch

d)

loudness

8.

When a wave bends while moving from one medium to another

a)

refraction

b)

reflection

c)

rarefaction

d)

resonance

9.

For a sound wave to produce an echo, it must

a)

diffract

b)

have long wavelengths

c)

reflect off surfaces

d)

have a high pitch

10.

As a wavelength increases, the frequency

a)

decreases

b)

increases

c)

stays the same

d)

fluctuates up and down

11.

Amplitude relates to

a)

height of the wave

b)

wavelength

c)

wave speed

d)

frequency

12.

Light travels fastest through

a)

the vacuum of space

b)

water

c)

air

d)

glass

13.

The number of waves produced in a given amount of time

a)

amplitude

b)

meters

c)

wave speed

d)

wavelength

14.

When waves overlap causing a quiet zone

a)

diffraction

b)

destructive interference

c)

constructive interference

d)

resonance

15.

Distance between two adjacent crests or compressions in a series of waves

a)

wave speed

b)

amplitude

c)

wavelength

d)

velocity

16.

Part of a standing wave that does not move

a)

node

b)

antinode

c)

crest

d)

trough

17.

sound travels as a(n)

a)

transverse wave

b)

longitudinal wave

c)

electromagnetic wave

d)

all of the above

18.

occurs when an object vibrates at or near a certain frequency causes a second object to vibrate

a)

Echo

b)

Reflection

c)

Refraction

d)

Resonance

19.

Bending of sound waves through openings

a)

reflection

b)

refraction

c)

diffraction

d)

interference

20.

When two waves collide to make one large amplitude

a)

resonance

b)

reflection

c)

destructive interference

d)

constructive interference