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Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 1hrs 4mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which one of the following material will reflect sound better?

a)

Thermocole

b)

Curtain made from cloth

c)

Steel

d)

Paper

2.

The velocity of sound in vacuum is

a)

330 m/s

b)

1430 m/s

c)

6100 m/s

d)

0

3.

The human perception of how much energy a sound wave carries

a)

frequency

b)

loudness

c)

distance

4.

Some animals use this to navigate and hunt

a)

frequency

b)

ecolocation

c)

vibration

5.

The total time for sound waves to return to a ship was 8 seconds after being released. What is the depth in meters?


Distance (Depth) = Velocity x (Total time/2)

Velocity of sound in water = 1500 m/s

a)

12,000m

b)

6000m

c)

375m

d)

187.5m

6.

The total time for sound waves to return to a ship was 4.5 seconds after being released. What is the depth in meters?


Distance (Depth) = Velocity x (Total time/2)

Velocity of sound in water = 1500 m/s

a)

6750m

b)

333.33m

c)

667m

d)

3375m

7.

If the depth of the ocean floor is 7500 meters, how long does it take sound waves to reach the bottom of the ocean?


Distance (Depth) = Velocity x (Total time/2)

Velocity of sound in water = 1500 m/s

a)

10sec

b)

5sec

c)

11,250,000sec

d)

0.2sec

8.
A rapid back and forth movement?
a)
Echo
b)
Vibrate
c)
Pitch
d)
Amplitude
9.
Why is the school library covered with carpet?
a)
So everyone can make a lot of noise
b)
to help absorb sounds to keep it quiet
c)
because it looks good
d)
to help absorb sounds so it can stay noisy
10.

______________ sounds have a larger amplitude

a)

quiet

b)

loud

11.

How sound is made?

a)

From vibration that disturbs the surround molecules

b)

Ultrasonic transmission from transmitter

c)

The ossicles detection pass into the inner ear

d)

The ability to perceive sounds by detecting vibrations

12.

Water waves and light waves are both examples to ___

a)

Longitudinal Wave

b)

Transverse Wave

c)

Frequency wave

d)

Sound Wave

13.
Carries energy from one place to another
a)
Waves
b)
Amplitude
c)
Frequency
d)
Crest
14.

As the wavelength increases, the frequency ____

a)

increases

b)

decreases

c)

remain same

d)

none of the above

15.

The lowest point on the transverse wave is called_______

a)

trough

b)

crest

c)

wavelength

d)

frequency

16.

This is the distance from the equilibrium position to the crest or to the trough.

a)

crest

b)

trough

c)

wavelength

d)

amplitude

17.

What do all waves transmit

a)

energy

b)

matter

c)

frequency

d)

water

18.

The height of the peaks above the resting line in a wave illustrated at point B in the image

a)

Amplitude

b)

Trough

c)

Node

d)

Wave

19.

In a transverse wave, the vibrations are (a)   to the direction of the wave.

20.

The vibrations in a longitudinal wave are (a)   to the direction of energy transfer.

21.

The vibrations in a longitudinal wave are (a)   to the direction of energy transfer.

22.
What kind of wave is pictured below?
a)
compressional wave
b)
transverse wave
c)
sound wave
d)
mechanical wave
23.

What type of waves are these?

a)

Transverse waves

b)

Longitudinal waves

24.
How would you describe the movement of a transverse wave?
a)
Up and down
b)
Back and forth
c)
In zigzags
d)
Linear
25.
Which wave travels parallel in relation to a medium?
a)
Transverse
b)
Longitudinal
c)
Both
d)
Neither
26.
Which wave travels parallel in relation to a medium?
a)
Transverse
b)
Longitudinal
c)
Both
d)
Neither
27.

It is an animal that uses echolocation.

a)

Mole

b)

Cachalot

c)

Moth

d)

Oilbird

28.

People who use echolocation.

a)

Blind People

b)

Scientists

c)

Some lucky people

d)

None of the above

29.

Some radar uses.

a)

Vaccines

b)

Cave exploration

c)

Photography

d)

Astronomy

30.

Sonar evolution

a)

Radar

b)

Microbiology

c)

Music

d)

Fishing

31.

Some radar uses.

a)

Vaccines

b)

Cave exploration

c)

Photography

d)

Astronomy

32.
Velocity= ________
Wavelength= .5m
Frequency= 150 hertz
a)
.75 m/s
b)
75 m/s
c)
300 m/s
33.
Velocity= 600 m/s
Wavelength= 2.0m
Frequency= _________
a)
300 hertz
b)
.0033 hertz
c)
3000 hertz
34.
Velocity= 320 m/s
Wavelength= 80 m
Frequency= ___________
a)
4 hertz
b)
.25 hertz
c)
400 hertz
35.
Velocity= ________
Wavelength= 1.2 m
Frequency= 210 hertz
a)
175 m/s
b)
252 hertz
c)
252 m/s
36.
Velocity= _________
Wavelength= 3.0 m
Frequency= 120 hertz
a)
40 m/s
b)
360 m/s
c)
0.025 hertz
37.
Velocity= 12 m/s
Wavelength= __________
Frequency= 600 hertz
a)
7200 m
b)
0.02 m
c)
612 m
38.
Velocity= 190 m/s
Wavelength= _________
Frequency= 1.1875hertz
a)
225.63 hertz
b)
160 hertz
c)
0.00625 hertz
39.
Velocity= 110 m/s
Wavelength= ___________
Frequency= 300 hertz
a)
0.367 m
b)
33,000 m
c)
2.73 m
40.
Velocity= 65 m/s
Wavelength= 6.5 m
Frequency= ____________
a)
422.4 hertz
b)
10 hertz
c)
.10 hertz
41.

The distance between two corresponding points on adjacent waves is...

a)

wavelength

b)

frequency

c)

amplitude

d)

wave velocity

42.

The lowest point on a wave is called a....

a)

anti-node

b)

node

c)

trough

d)

crest

43.

Which of the following is TRUE?

a)

A higher amplitude causes a longer wavelength

b)

A higher frequency causes a shorter wavelength

c)

A faster wave velocity causes a longer wavelength

d)

A lower amplitude causes a slower wave velocity

44.

Which of the following could effect the wave's velocity?

a)

The wave's frequency

b)

The wave's amplitude

c)

The wavelength

d)

The medium the wave is travelling through

45.

The full length of a wave from a crest to a crest is...

a)

frequency

b)

amplitude

c)

node

d)

wavelength

e)

trough

46.
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)
3400 m/s
d)
34 Hz
47.
 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
48.
Which wave in the diagram has the greatest frequency?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
49.
 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
50.

A guitar string vibrates with a frequency of 320 hz. If the wavelength of the vibration is 0.23 meters what is the speed of the wave?

a)

320.23 m/s

b)

1391.3 hz

c)

73.6 m/hz

d)

73.6 m/s

51.
What is the speed of a 20 Hz with a 4m wavelength?
a)
0.2 m/s
b)
5 m/s
c)
80 m/s
d)
320 m/s
52.
What is the frequency of a wave traveling at 300 m/s with a 4 m wavelength?
a)
0.013 Hz
b)
75 Hz
c)
300 Hz
d)
1200 Hz
53.

Review: Frequency and period are reciprocally related. Therefore, if the frequency of a wave is 5 Hz, then the period is__________.

a)

5 sec

b)

1/5 sec

c)

50 sec

d)

1/2 sec

54.

Review: What is the frequency of a wave?

a)

How fast the wave moves from one point to the next

b)

The time it takes for one wave to happen

c)

The length of a wave

d)

How many waves pass a fixed point in 1 second

55.

Review: frequency and period are reciprocally related. Therefore, if the period is 1/2 seconds, then the frequency is ___________.

a)

2 Hz

b)

1/2 Hz

c)

2 sec

d)

5 Hz

56.

 V=fλV=f\lambda  
If the frequency is 5 Hz and the wavelength is 2 m, then what is the wave's velocity?

a)

10 m/s

b)

5/2 m/s

c)

2/5 m/s

d)

7 m/s

57.

 V=fλV=f\lambda  
If the wave velocity is 20 m/s and the wavelength is 2 m, then what is the frequency?

a)

10 Hz

b)

40 Hz

c)

0.1 Hz

58.

 V=fλV=f\lambda   f=1Tf=\frac{1}{T}  
If the time period of a wave is 2 seconds and the wavelength is 4 m long, then what is the wave's velocity?

a)

2 m/s

b)

8 m/s

c)

1/2 m/s

59.

 V=fλV=f\lambda  
If the velocity of the wave is 10 m/s and the frequency is 5 Hz, then what is the wavelength?

a)

2 m

b)

50 m

c)

5 m 

d)

15 m

60.

Which wave has a greater frequency?

a)

A

b)

B