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WorksheetsCP - Waves and Sound Assessment
Total questions: 33
Worksheet time: 33mins
This type of wave is called _____.
earthquake
compressional wave
transverse wave
seismic wave.
The portion of the diagram that represents the amplitude is _____.
A
B
C
D
The trough is represented by letter ___ in the diagram.
A
B
C
D
An example of a transverse wave would be _____________, while a compression wave would be represented by__________________.
water, light
light, water
sound, light
light, sound
Wave amplitude can BEST be described as _____________________.
the distance between two corresponding parts of a wave.
the height or depth to which the water rises or sinks as the wave passes.
the rolling motion of wave.
the setting on a bass guitar amplifier.
A duck floating on a lake oscillates up and down 5 times during a 10-second interval as a periodic wave passes by. What is the frequency of the duck’s oscillations?
0.10 Hz
2.0 Hz
0.50 Hz
50.0 Hz
A student produces a wave in a long spring by vibrating its end. As the frequency of the vibration is doubled, the wavelength in the spring is
quartered
doubled
halved
unchanged
A 5.09 × 1014-hertz electromagnetic wave is traveling through a transparent medium. The
main factor that determines the speed of this wave is the
nature of the medium
amplitude of the wave
phase of the wave
distance traveled through the medium
A light wave strikes the Moon and reflects toward Earth. As the light wave travels from the Moon toward Earth, the wave carries
energy, only
matter, only
both energy and matter
neither energy nor matter
Wave A carries more energy than wave B. Wave B has a smaller ____ than wave A.
frequency
wavelength
amplitude
speed
This is an example of a ___ wave.
compressional
transverse
tidal
earthquake
In the diagram above, the portion labeled A is a _____.
wavelength
compression
rarefaction
crest
Which portion of the diagram above represents the wavelength?
A
B
C
none of them
When you squeeze together the coils of a spring and then release them, you are creating a ____ wave.
transverse
compressional
water
seismic
Sound waves from a beating drum will travel fastest through a ____.
gas
liquid
solid
empty space (vacuum)
If the amplitude of a sound wave is increased, there is an increase in the sound’s
wavelength
velocity
pitch
loudness
As a longitudinal (compressional) wave moves through a medium, the particles of the medium
vibrate parallel to the direction of the wave’s propagation
vibrate perpendicular to the direction of the wave’s propagation
are transferred in the direction of the wave’s motion, only
are stationary
The diagram below shows a parked police car with a siren on top. The siren is producing a sound with a frequency of 680 hertz, which travels first through point A and then through point B, as shown. The speed of the sound is 340 meters per second.
If the car were to accelerate toward point A, the frequency of the sound heard by an observer at point A would
increase
decrease
remain the same
A wave travels through a medium. As the wave passes, the particles of the medium vibrate in a direction perpendicular to the direction of the wave’s motion. The wave is
longitudinal
a pulse
electromagnetic
transverse
Suppose that two sound waves passing through the same medium have different wavelengths. Which of the following is most likely to be the reason for the differing wavelengths?
the nature of the medium
differences in amplitude
differences in frequency
the type of wave
Sound waves
are a part of the electromagnetic spectrum.
do not require a medium for transmission.
are longitudinal waves.
are transverse waves.
Which of the following is the region of a sound wave in which the density and pressure are greater than normal?
rarefaction
compression
amplitude
wavelength
The highness or lowness of a sound is perceived as
compression
wavelength
ultrasound
pitch
Pitch depends on the ____ of a sound wave.
frequency
amplitude
power
speed
Of the following materials, sound waves travel fastest through
helium at 0° C
air at 0°C
copper at 0° C
air at 100° C
In general, sound travels faster through
solids than through gases.
gases than through solids.
gases than through liquids.
empty space than through matter.
A train moves down the track toward an observer. The sound from the train, as heard by the observer, is ____ the sound heard by a passenger on the train.
the same as
a different timbre than
higher in pitch than
lower in pitch than
If you are on a train, how will the pitch of the train’s whistle sound to you as the train moves?
The pitch will become steadily higher.
The pitch will become steadily higher.
The pitch will not change.
The pitch will become higher, then become lower.
The perceived loudness of a sound is measured in
hertz
decibels
watts
amps
Which of the following decibel levels is nearest to the value that you would expect for a running vacuum cleaner?
10 dB
30 dB
70 dB
120 dB
An ocean wave has a frequency of 2.0 Hz with a wavelength of 10 m. What is the velocity of the wave? v = λf
5 m/s
0.2 m/s
20 m/s
200 m/s
A wave is moving toward the shore with a velocity of 5.0 m/s. If its frequency is 2.5 Hz, what is it wavelength? λ=v/f
0.5 m
2.0 m
7.5 m
12.5 m
A wave has a wavelength of 15 m and a speed of 300m/s. What is the frequency of the wave? f= v / λl
0.05 Hz
20 Hz
315 Hz
4500 Hz
