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8th- Chapter 4 Waves

Total questions: 62

Worksheet time: 38mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Waves that need a medium to travel through are called?
a)
longitudinal
b)
mechanical
c)
transverse
d)
machine
2.
The lowest part of the wave is called the ?
a)
frequency
b)
crest
c)
amplitude
d)
trough
3.
The highest point of a wave is called the ?
a)
crest
b)
trough
c)
wavelength
d)
frequency
4.
In a longitudinal wave, the particles move...?
a)
back and forth
b)
up and down
c)
not at all
d)
at a 90 degree angle
5.

The material in which a mechanical wave travels is called the ______________.

a)

medium

b)

vacuum

c)

black holes

d)

chocolate

6.

___________________ waves make the particles in a medium move parallel to the direction of the wave

a)

Longitudinal

b)

Transverse

c)

Electromagnetic

d)

Right angle

7.
Wave that moves perpendicular to the motion of the wave
a)
transverse
b)
compressional
c)
physical 
d)
chemical
8.
What do we call the part of a compressional wave that is spaced further apart?
a)
rarefaction
b)
compression
c)
energy
d)
work
9.

A disturbance that transfers energy from one place to another is known as:

a)

wave

b)

energy

c)

vacuums

d)

matter

10.
What kind of wave vibrates perpendicular to the direction the wave is traveling is called.....
a)
sound wave
b)
longitudinal
c)
transverse
d)
mechanical
11.
Which is an example of a longitudinal wave?
a)
light wave
b)
sound wave
c)
visible wave
d)
radio wave
12.
What kind of wave is this?
a)
Transverse Wave
b)
Longitudinal Wave
13.
What kind of wave is this?
a)
Transverse
b)
Longitudinal
14.

What kind of wave is this?

a)

Transverse

b)

Longitudinal

15.
A sound wave moving through the air is what kind of wave?
a)
a Longitudinal
b)
water wave
c)
a transverse wave
d)
hand wave
16.

Mechanical waves need a _______ to travel through.

a)

medium

b)

vacuum

c)

plane

d)

force

17.
Which is an example of a medium that waves can travel though?
a)
Water
b)
Energy
c)
Heat
d)
A stadium
18.
What type of medium do earthquakes travel through?
a)
water
b)
air
c)
bubbles
d)
the ground
19.
What kind of wave is this?
a)
Transverse
b)
Longitudinal
c)
Compression
d)
Rarefraction
20.

Which letter is marked at the crests of the wave?

a)

C

b)

A

c)

B

d)

D

21.
Which letter is marked at the troughs of the wave?
a)
C
b)
A
c)
B
d)
D
22.

Which type of wave is produced by movement at cracks in Earth's upper layer?

a)

electromagnetic

b)

seismic

c)

ultraviolet

d)

infrared

23.

The label a represents the ___________ of a transverse wave.

a)

frequency

b)

wavelength

c)

crest

d)

amplitude

24.

The label b represents the ___________ of a transverse wave.

a)

frequency

b)

wavelength

c)

crest

d)

amplitude

25.

In a longitudinal wave, what is the distance from one compression to the next called?

a)

amplitude

b)

frequency

c)

wavelength

d)

crest

26.

_____________ are the areas in which the particles are farthest apart in a longitudinal wave.

a)

Crests

b)

Compressions

c)

Rarefactions

d)

Troughs

27.

If the frequency of a wave increases, what decreases?

a)

wavelength

b)

amplitude

c)

speed

d)

frequency

28.

Waves are measured in wavelengths per ____________.

a)

centimeter

b)

meter

c)

second

d)

minute

29.

If the energy of a wave increases, what also increases?

a)

frequency

b)

amplitude

c)

speed

d)

All of the choices are correct.

30.

The regions of a longitudinal wave where particles are closer together are called ______________________.

a)

compressions

b)

amplitutdes

c)

crests

d)

rarefactions

31.

The distance from one point on a wave to the same point on the next wave is the ___________________.

a)

wave speed.

b)

wave frequency

c)

wave amplitutde

d)

wavelength

32.

Hertz is the SI unit for ____________.

a)

frequency

b)

amplitude

c)

wave speed

d)

wavelength

33.

Amplitude is the maximum distance particles move from their ________________.

a)

last crest

b)

resting position

c)

last wave

d)

last trough

34.

For any wave, the larger the amplitude is, the more _____ the wave carries.

a)

matter

b)

electrons

c)

energy

d)

distance

35.

Longitudinal waves have crests and troughs.

a)

True

b)

False

36.

Transverse waves have crests and troughs.

a)

True

b)

False

37.

Wave speed depends on the type of wave, the __________ and the medium the wave is traveling through.

a)

direction

b)

angle

c)

temperature

d)

speed

38.

Mechanical waves, such as sound, usually travels _________ in solids and _________ in gases.

a)

fastest;slowest

b)

slowest;fastest

c)

hotter;cooler

d)

cooler; hotter

39.

Electromagnetic waves travel fastest through a ______ and slowest through ________.

a)

medium; gases

b)

gases; vacuum

c)

vacuum; gases

d)

vacuum; solids

40.

You can calculate the speed of a wave by multiplying its wavelength by its _________.

a)

wavelength

b)

speed

c)

frequency

d)

amplitude

41.

The SI abbreviation for Hertz is ________.

a)

Hz

b)

hz

c)

hZ

d)

HZ

42.
Which of the following is NOT a cause of a wave changing direction?
a)
Reflection
b)
Refraction
c)
Radiation
d)
Diffraction
43.
Light waves are mechanical waves.
a)
True
b)
False
44.
Refraction causes waves to bounce back off of an object.
a)
True
b)
False
45.
Which form of Interference is occurring in this picture?
a)
Reflection
b)
Refraction
c)
Diffraction
d)
Radiation
46.
Light is the only wave that can be reflected.
a)
True
b)
False
47.
Which of the following is the bending of a wave, which changes its speed.
a)
Reflection
b)
Diffraction
c)
Refraction
d)
Frequency
48.

When a wave bends or spreads past a medium, this is referred to as

a)

Reflection

b)

Refraction

c)

Radiation

d)

Diffraction

49.
When waves meet, and form either a larger or smaller amplitude
a)
Radiation
b)
Interference
c)
Diffraction
d)
Microwaves
50.
The combination of two waves to form a larger amplitude is what type of interference?
a)
Constructive
b)
Destructive
c)
Diffractive
d)
Refractive
51.
Waves can meet and form a smaller amplitude.  If this occurs, it is called
a)
Constructive
b)
Destructive
c)
Diffractive
d)
Refractive
52.
The picture best represents
a)
Refraction
b)
Reflection
c)
Diffraction
d)
Interference
53.
When the two waves in the picture (to the left) meet, they will go through
a)
Reflection
b)
Constructive Interference
c)
Destructive nNterference
d)
Refraction
54.
Standing waves occur when the wave is ______________ at the same frequency.
a)
Reflected
b)
Refracted
c)
Diffracted
d)
none of these
55.
Standing waves resemble _________ waves, but the energy actually does not keep moving in one direction.
a)
Longitudinal
b)
Compressional
c)
Transverse
d)
Medium
56.
When external vibrations match a frequency, amplitude is easily increased because of resonance.
a)
True
b)
False
57.
What is occurring in this gif.?
a)
Refraction
b)
Diffraction
c)
Resonance
d)
Radiation
58.
These waves are experiencing
a)
Reflection
b)
Refraction
c)
Diffraction
d)
Diffusion
59.

What happens when waves slow down and change direction?

a)

refraction

b)

diffraction

c)

absorption

d)

resonance

60.

What is it called when two waves combine to form a new wave?

a)

diffraction

b)

reflection

c)

interference

d)

resonance

61.

What happens when the crests of two waves overlap to form a larger wave?

a)

diffraction interference

b)

resonance

c)

constructive interference

d)

destructive interference

62.

What happens when the crest of one wave overlaps the trough of a different wave?

a)

constructive interference

b)

destructive interference

c)

diffraction interference

d)

resonance

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