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Review Waves

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
A ______ is a disturbance that transfers energy without transferring the matter with it.
a)
wave
b)
trough
c)
pitch
d)
sound
2.
Material (matter) through which a wave travels
a)
medium
b)
Doppler Effect
c)
sound
d)
pitch
3.
The time required for one wavelength to pass a given point
a)
amplitude
b)
wavelength
c)
wave period
d)
frequency
4.
The number of wavelengths that pass a point each second
a)
frequency
b)
wavelength
c)
pitch
d)
amplitude
5.
A unit of frequency equal to one cycle per second
a)
Hertz
b)
wave speed
c)
wavefront
6.

Which is correct

a)

T = 1 x f

b)

T = f

c)

T = 1/ f

d)

T = f / 1

7.

A sound wave of frequency of 333 Hz has a period of

a)

0.003 seconds

b)

1 second

c)

333 seconds

8.

A wave takes 0.25 seconds to pass a point. What is the frequency of the wave?

a)

0.25 Hz

b)

0 Hz

c)

4 Hz

9.

10 waves pass a point in 5 seconds. What is the period of the wave?

a)

0.5 s

b)

50s

c)

2s

10.

20 waves pass a point in 10 seconds. What is the frequency of the wave?

a)

0.2 Hz

b)

2 Hz

c)

200 Hz

11.

What property of this wave is represented by the letter "A"

a)

amplitude

b)

crest

c)

trough

d)

wavelength

12.
What property of the wave is represented by the letter "B"?
a)
amplitude
b)
crest
c)
trough
d)
wavelength
13.
The lowest point on a wave is the:
a)
Amplitude
b)
Crest
c)
Trough
d)
Wavelength
14.

The highest point on a wave is the:

a)

Amplitude

b)

Crest

c)

Trough

d)

Wavelength

15.
Which wave in the diagram has the greatest frequency?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
16.
Which wave in the diagram has the greatest wavelength?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
17.
When the frequency of a wave increases, what happens to the wavelength?
a)
The wavelength is not directly affected by the frequency of a wave.
b)
The wavelength increases.
c)
The wavelength decreases.
d)
More specific information is needed to form a conclusion about the wavelength.
18.
What type of wave is shown in the graph?
a)
medium
b)
longitudinal
c)
transverse
d)
electromagnetic
19.
A wave in which the particles of the medium move perpendicularly to the direction the wave is traveling.
a)
longitudinal wave
b)
crest
c)
trough
d)
transverse wave
20.
Which of the following is an example of a transverse wave?
a)
Sound
b)
Light
c)
Water
d)
Light & water
21.
A wave in which the vibration is in the same direction as that in which the wave is traveling; sound waves
a)
longitudinal wave
b)
ocean wave
c)
transverse wave
d)
mechanical wave
22.
The part of a longitudinal wave where the particles of the medium are close together.
a)
rarefaction
b)
compression
c)
crest
d)
trough
23.

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

a)

rarefaction

b)

compression

c)

crest

d)

trough

24.
Which of the following is an example of a longitudinal wave?
a)
Sound
b)
Light
c)
Water
d)
Light and Water
25.
When a wave strikes and object and bounces off. (example echo)
a)
medium
b)
refraction
c)
reflection
d)
interference
26.
When a wave bends as it passes through at an angle from one medium to another. 
a)
medium
b)
refraction
c)
reflection
d)
interference
27.

The bending of waves around a barrier is called?

a)

diffraction

b)

interference

c)

reflection

d)

refraction

28.

The interaction of two or more waves is

a)

diffraction

b)

interference

c)

reflection

d)

refraction

29.

The diagram shows

a)

Constructive Interference

b)

Destructive Interference

30.

The diagram shows

a)

Constructive Interference

b)

Destructive Interference

31.

This standing wave has

a)

4 nodes and 5 antinodes

b)

4 nodes and 3 antinodes

c)

5 nodes and 4 antinodes

d)

5 nodes and 8 antinodes

32.

What is the Equation for Wave Speed?

a)

Wave Speed = Wave Length x Frequency

b)

Wave Speed = Wave Length / Frequency

c)

Wave Speed = Frequency / Wave Length

33.
A wave has wavelength of 10 m and a speed of 340 m/s. What is the frequency of the wave?
a)
34 m/s
b)
3400 Hz
c)
3.4 Hz 
d)
34 Hz
34.

A wave has frequency of 5 Hz and a speed of 25 m/s. What is the wavelength of the wave?

a)

25 m

b)

125 m

c)

5 m

d)

25 m/s

35.

A wave has frequency of 50 Hz and a wavelength of 10 m. What is the speed of the wave?

a)

500 m/s

b)

50 m/s

c)

5 m/s

d)

0.5 m/s

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