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Chapter 23 Waves: Assessment Vocabulary

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

This kind of force pulls a system back to equilibrium:___________.

a)

restoring force

b)

periodic force

c)

equal force

d)

Jedi force

2.

The harmonic motion of a boy on a swing is like the motion of a(an) _______________________.

a)

wave

b)

reflection

c)

natural frequency

d)

pendulum

3.

A pendulum is a kind of ________________ in that it has repeating cycles of motion.

a)

linear motion

b)

cycle

c)

resonance

d)

oscillator

4.

The note A in the musical scale has a(n) _________ 220 Hz.

a)

period

b)

frequency

c)

amplitude

d)

cycle

5.

One unit of harmonic motion is called a(n) _______________.

a)

cycle

b)

period

c)

amplitude

d)

hertz

6.

The motion of a girl running is called ____________, and the motion of a girl riding a Ferris wheel is called _______________.

a)

harmonic motions, linear motion

b)

linear motion, harmonic motion

c)

restoring force, periodic force

d)

diffraction, hertz

7.

The formula for _____________ is the inverse of the formula for frequency.

a)

cycle

b)

hertz

c)

amplitude

d)

period

8.

One ___________ equals one cycle per second.

a)

period

b)

hertz

c)

cycle

d)

frequency

9.

When the periodic force matches the natural frequency of an object, the object experiences _______________.

a)

resonance

b)

equilibrium

c)

diffraction

d)

restoring force

10.

To have a high ________________ on a swing, your friends needs to push you with a large __________.

a)

amplitude, periodic force

b)

periodic force, amplitude

c)

resonance, restoring force

d)

periodic force, linear motion

11.

When I hit a drum, it will vibrate at its _________________.

a)

destructive interference

b)

periodic force

c)

amplitude

d)

natural frequency

12.

A(n) __________ is a travlling oscillation.

a)

cycle

b)

wave

c)

harmonic motion

d)

periodic force

13.

The distance from one crest to the next is a wave's ____________.

a)

amplitude

b)

wave front

c)

wavelength

d)

frequency

14.

The process of a wave bouncing off a surface is called __________.

a)

absorption

b)

diffraction

c)

refraction

d)

reflection

15.

____________ is the process of the amplitude of a wave diminishing as it enters another material.

a)

reflection

b)

absorption

c)

diffraction

d)

refraction

16.

The __________ of a plane wave is perpendicular to the direction of the motion of this wave.

a)

wave front

b)

cycle

c)

wavelength

d)

circular wave

17.

The crests of ______(s) look like parallel lines.

a)

circular waves

b)

longitudinal wave

c)

plane waves

d)

the moon

18.

__________ is when waves bend when they enter another material and _________ is when waves bend around an object or outward after exiting a hole.

a)

absorption, reflection

b)

diffraction, refraction

c)

curation, dilution

d)

refraction, diffraction

19.

If you disturb water in a single point, ________(s) will be created.

a)

circular wave

b)

plane wave

c)

oscillator

d)

transverse wave

20.

The amplitude of two waves will cancel when ______________ occurs.

a)

refraction

b)

constructive interference

c)

destructive interference

d)

diffraction

21.

The amplitude of two waves get larger when __________ occurs.

a)

constructive interference

b)

destructive interference

c)

refraction

d)

deffraction

22.

Sound waves are examples of this kind of wave: ____________.

a)

plane wave

b)

transverse wave

c)

longitudinal wave

d)

hand wave

23.

Water waves are examples of this kind of wave: ____________.

a)

plane wave

b)

transverse wave

c)

longitudinal wave

d)

hand wave

24.

What type of waves is Mr. Walker's hair?

a)

Nonexistent wave like the Browns in the Super Bowl

b)

Impossible waves like the Impossible Whopper

c)

Never ever waves like Peter Pan

d)

Are you for real waves, what type of question is that!