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Lesson Review on Wave transmission and Properties

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does a wave carry from place to place?

a)

energy

b)

matter

c)

people

2.

Which is not a primary color of light?

a)

Red

b)

Green

c)

Blue

d)

Yellow

3.
If you want to change the pitch of a sound, you have to change the ___
a)
frequency
b)
amplitude
c)
speed
d)
volume
4.
The speed of a sound wave depends on
a)
the frequency
b)
the medium
c)
both air temperature and medium
d)
the air temperature
5.
A part in a longitudinal wave where the particles are spread apart
a)
compression
b)
rarefaction
c)
crest
d)
trough
6.
A disturbance that travels through a medium as a longitudinal wave
a)
sound
b)
wavelength
c)
pitch
d)
frequency
7.
What is B?
a)
crest
b)
trough
c)
compression
d)
rarefaction
8.
A disturbance that travels through a medium as a longitudinal wave
a)
sound
b)
wavelength
c)
pitch
d)
frequency
9.
A tuning fork starts to vibrate when a certain note is played on the piano, This is an example of _______.
a)
resonance
b)
refraction
c)
diffraction
d)
reflection
10.
What occurs when vibrations traveling through an object match the object's natural frequency?
a)
reflection
b)
diffraction
c)
resonance
d)
refraction
11.

The two forms that waves can take are...

a)

Transverse

b)

Circular

c)

Diamond

d)

Longitudinal

12.

Light waves and sound waves are similar in that...

a)

They are both longitudinal waves

b)

They are both transverse waves

c)

They both transmit energy

d)

They both can travel through space.

13.
the response to amplify sound
a)
decibel
b)
sonar
c)
resonance 
14.
Constructive interference will cause the wave to 
a)
Increase its displacement
b)
Decrease its displacement 
c)
Make its displacement stay the same
15.
If two sound waves differ in intensity, the wave that is more intense sounds________
a)
softer
b)
louder
c)
higher pitch
d)
lower pitch