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Waves Flashcards

Total questions: 38

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

spreading or movement

a)

expanding

b)

retracting

c)

propagate

d)

propane

2.

(v.) to swing back and forth with a steady rhythm; to fluctuate or waver

a)

pendulum

b)

oscillate

c)

swing

d)

move

3.

shortest distance between two points on a wave that are moving in phase.

a)

wavelength

b)

wave

c)

refraction

d)

diffraction

4.

points on a wave that are in the same motion at the same instant in time

a)

in sync

b)

in tandem

c)

in phase

d)

in phrase

5.

time it takes a point on a wave to complete one oscillation or cycle of motion

a)

period (T)

b)

hour (H)

c)

times

d)

the time it takes to go around the sun

6.

reciprocal of the period; the number of cycles one point makes every second. Measured in Hertz

a)

time

b)

frequency

c)

amplitude

d)

attitude

7.

the distance the wave travels divided by the time it takes to travel that distance.

a)

Other...

b)

speed of propagation

c)

wave speed

d)

wave speed or speed of propagation

8.

describe the way a wave propagates a pulse or disturbance wavelength, frequency, period and speed are some

a)

wave fequency

b)

Wave properties

c)

wave propagate

d)

wave speed

9.

The material through which a mechanical wave travels

a)

space

b)

air

c)

medium

d)

time

10.

Any disturbance that travels through matter or space, transmitting energy from one location to another without transporting matter.

a)

wave

b)

wavelength

c)

radio wave

d)

aliens

11.

Waves in which the propagation of the wave is perpendicular to the disturbance.

a)

electromagnetic

b)

mechanical

c)

transparent

d)

transverse

12.

who took my ice cream?

a)

the cookie monster

b)

the ice cream man

c)

Hailey

d)

my dog

13.

Waves in which the propagation of the wave is parallel to the disturbance

a)

longitudinal

b)

transverse

c)

mechanical

d)

electromagnetic

14.

A wave which requires a medium through which to propagate

a)

transparent

b)

mechanical

c)

electromagnetic

d)

transverse

15.

A wave which does not require a medium to propagate

a)

electromagnetic

b)

transverse

c)

mechanical

d)

compressed

16.

what is amplitude?

a)

height

b)

The maximum distance traveled by a point on a wave from its initial position.

c)

The minimum distance traveled by a point on a wave from its initial position.

d)

sound

17.

what is crest?

a)

the highest point of a transverse wave

b)

the highest point on an electromagnetic wave

c)

the highest point on a rainbow

d)

time itself

18.

trough

a)

what a pig eats out of

b)

the highest point on a rainbow

c)

the lowest point on an electromagnetic wave

d)

the lowest point of a transverse wave

19.

what is the part of a longitudinal wave where the particles of the medium are close together

a)

personal space

b)

compression

c)

trough

d)

crest

20.

who does this kitten look like???

a)

Gabbie

b)

Hailey

c)

Daylon

d)

Bradley

21.

What is Rarefraction?

a)

the part of a longitudinal wave where the particles of the medium are far apart

b)

the part of an electromagnetic wave where the particles of the medium are far apart

c)

the part of a longitudinal wave where the particles of the medium are close together

d)

the part of an electromagnetic wave where the particles of the medium are close together

22.

The interference that occurs when two waves combine to make a wave with a larger amplitude is...

a)

refraction interference

b)

rarefaction interference

c)

transverse interference

d)

constructive interference

23.

what is the interference that occurs when two waves combine to make a wave with a smaller amplitude?

a)

Retraction interference

b)

Refraction interference

c)

Destructive interference

d)

Constructive interference

24.

what is Reflection?

a)

when a wave hits a surface it cannot pass and it bounces back

b)

when a wave hits a surface and it passes through

c)

when a wave misses a surface

d)

when a surface absorbs a wave

25.

what is the bending of a wave as it passes at an angle from one medium to another???

a)

curve

b)

crest

c)

turn

d)

refraction

26.

what is diffraction?

a)

the straightness of a wave as it moves around an obstacle or passes through a narrow opening

b)

the bending of a wave as it moves around an obstacle or passes through a narrow opening

c)

the medium through which a wave travels

d)

when an object hits an object that it cannot pass

27.

what thing allows light to pass through

a)

Transverse

b)

Transparent

c)

Translucent

d)

opaque

28.

what is not letting light through a thingie?

a)

transverse

b)

transparent

c)

translucent

d)

opaque

29.

what is permitting light to pass through, but not see-through?

a)

transverse

b)

transparent

c)

translucent

d)

opaque

30.

what are lens that are thicker in the middle than at the edges?

a)

convex lens

b)

concave lens

c)

glasses lens

d)

telescope lens

31.

what is a lens that is thinner in the middle than at the edges?

a)

convex

b)

concave

c)

glasses

d)

telescope

32.

doppler effect

a)

an observed change in the frequency of a wave when the source or observer is moving

b)

an observed change in the amplitude of a wave when the time or observer is moving

c)

an unobserved change in the frequency of a wave when the source or observer is moving

d)

an unobserved change in the amplitude of a wave when the time or observer is moving

33.

Intensity

a)

the amount of energy in a light or sound wave, which we perceive as brightness or loudness, as determined by the wave's frequency

b)

the amount of intensiveness in an object

c)

the amount of energy in a light or sound wave, which we perceive as brightness or loudness, as determined by the wave's amplitude

d)

what your parents give you when you don't do your chores

34.

what is pitch?

And what does it depend on?

a)

a tone's experienced highness or lowness; depends on amplitude

b)

a tone's inexperienced highness or lowness; depends on frequency

c)

a tone's inexperienced highness or lowness; depends on amplitude

d)

a tone's experienced highness or lowness; depends on frequency

35.

Resonance

a)

The bouncing back of a wave when it hits a surface through which it cannot pass.

b)

A phenomenon that occurs when two objects naturally vibrate at the same frequency

c)

The part of a longitudinal wave where the particles of the medium are far apart

d)

The bending of a wave as it passes at an angle from one medium to another

36.

Absorption

a)

Any disturbance that travels through matter or space, transmitting energy from one location to another without transporting matter.

b)

The interference that occurs when two waves combine to make a wave with a smaller amplitude

c)

The maximum distance traveled by a point on a wave from its initial position.

d)

the process or action by which one thing absorbs or is absorbed by another.

37.

Reverberation

a)

the persistence of a sound after its source has stopped

b)

describe the way a wave propagates a pulse or disturbance wavelength, frequency, period and speed are some

c)

A phenomenon that occurs when two objects naturally vibrate at the same frequency

d)

time it takes a point on a wave to complete one oscillation or cycle of motion

38.

Acoustics

a)

The maximum distance traveled by a point on a wave from its initial position.

b)

the study of sound

c)

spreading or movement

d)

Allowing light to pass through