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WorksheetsChapter 23 Waves: Assessment Vocabulary
Total questions: 24
Worksheet time: 12mins
This kind of force pulls a system back to equilibrium:___________.
restoring force
periodic force
equal force
Jedi force
The harmonic motion of a boy on a swing is like the motion of a(an) _______________________.
wave
reflection
natural frequency
pendulum
A pendulum is a kind of ________________ in that it has repeating cycles of motion.
linear motion
cycle
resonance
oscillator
The note A in the musical scale has a(n) _________ 220 Hz.
period
frequency
amplitude
cycle
One unit of harmonic motion is called a(n) _______________.
cycle
period
amplitude
hertz
The motion of a girl running is called ____________, and the motion of a girl riding a Ferris wheel is called _______________.
harmonic motions, linear motion
linear motion, harmonic motion
restoring force, periodic force
diffraction, hertz
The formula for _____________ is the inverse of the formula for frequency.
cycle
hertz
amplitude
period
One ___________ equals one cycle per second.
period
hertz
cycle
frequency
When the periodic force matches the natural frequency of an object, the object experiences _______________.
resonance
equilibrium
diffraction
restoring force
To have a high ________________ on a swing, your friends needs to push you with a large __________.
amplitude, periodic force
periodic force, amplitude
resonance, restoring force
periodic force, linear motion
When I hit a drum, it will vibrate at its _________________.
destructive interference
periodic force
amplitude
natural frequency
A(n) __________ is a travlling oscillation.
cycle
wave
harmonic motion
periodic force
The distance from one crest to the next is a wave's ____________.
amplitude
wave front
wavelength
frequency
The process of a wave bouncing off a surface is called __________.
absorption
diffraction
refraction
reflection
____________ is the process of the amplitude of a wave diminishing as it enters another material.
reflection
absorption
diffraction
refraction
The __________ of a plane wave is perpendicular to the direction of the motion of this wave.
wave front
cycle
wavelength
circular wave
The crests of ______(s) look like parallel lines.
circular waves
longitudinal wave
plane waves
the moon
__________ is when waves bend when they enter another material and _________ is when waves bend around an object or outward after exiting a hole.
absorption, reflection
diffraction, refraction
curation, dilution
refraction, diffraction
If you disturb water in a single point, ________(s) will be created.
circular wave
plane wave
oscillator
transverse wave
The amplitude of two waves will cancel when ______________ occurs.
refraction
constructive interference
destructive interference
diffraction
The amplitude of two waves get larger when __________ occurs.
constructive interference
destructive interference
refraction
deffraction
Sound waves are examples of this kind of wave: ____________.
plane wave
transverse wave
longitudinal wave
hand wave
Water waves are examples of this kind of wave: ____________.
plane wave
transverse wave
longitudinal wave
hand wave
What type of waves is Mr. Walker's hair?
Nonexistent wave like the Browns in the Super Bowl
Impossible waves like the Impossible Whopper
Never ever waves like Peter Pan
Are you for real waves, what type of question is that!
