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Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 25mins
What are waves?
Disturbances that carry energy
Rhythmic disturbances that carry energy
Rhythmic disturbances that do not carry energy
Rhythmic disturbances that carry matter
The highest point on a transverse wave is the
Trough
Amplitude
Rest
Crest
The lowest point on a transverse wave is the
Crest
Rest
Trough
Medium
What are mechanical waves?
Waves that need energy to transfer matter (medium)
Waves that need matter (medium) to transfer energy
A wave with a frequency of 20 Hz has a wavelength of 5.1 meters. At what speed is the wave traveling?
101.1 m/s
102.1 meters
102 meters
102 m/s
Name three wave properties that can be measured
Amplitude
Trough
wavelength
Frequency
Frequency
The amount of matter (medium) in a wave passing a point in a given time
The energy transfer
The number of waves passing a point in a given time
Rhythmic disturbances
When a wave bounces off a material and goes in a new direction is known as
Refraction
Reflection
Diffraction
Period
the amount of matter it takes a wave to carry
the amount of energy it takes a wave to pass
the amount of time it takes a wave to pass
the amount of waves that pass in a given time
When a wave is absorbed by a material and may disappear is known as
Diffraction
Refraction
Absorb
Absorption
The highest point on a transverse wave is the
Trough
Amplitude
Rest
Crest
The speed of a wave is 34 m/s and it's frequency is 40 Hz. What is it's wavelength?
0.85 meters
0.8 meters
1.8 meters
1.85 meters
When a wave bounces off a material and goes in a new direction is known as
Refraction
Reflection
Diffraction
A wave has a wavelength of 32.1 meters and a speed of 5.6 m/s. What is the frequency? Round to two decimal places
0.17 Hz
0.175 Hz
0.174 Hz
0.1744 Hz
Every object has its own resonant frequency
True
False
Low frequency means
long wavelength
small wavelength
High frequency means
long wavelength
small wavelength
Longitudinal waves are
perpendicular
parallel
diagonal
Transverse waves are
Parallel
Perpenducular
Diagonal
A wave is going 29 m/s and has frequency of 3.4 Hz. What is its wavelength? Round to two decimal places
8.52 meters
8.53 meters
9.0 meters
8.529 meters
When two or more waves overlap and combine to form a new wave
Wave refraction
Wave overlapping
Wave interference
Wave absorption
The speed of sound depends on the
Amplitude
Frequency
Medium
Temperature
A wave with a frequency of 17 Hz has a wavelength of 12.5 meters. What is the wave's speed?
212.5
212.5 m/s
121.5 m/s
121.5
A pitch depends on
temperature
amplitude
frequency of vibration
speed of sound
What is the most common unit of sound levels?
decimal
decibel
desivel
pitch
