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Unit 7 Test

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 36mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

You give your brother a push on a swing and he moves forward. He swings back and forth for a little bit, but

eventually comes to a stop. This is because of

a)

Amplitude

b)

Damping

c)

Density

d)

Weight

2.

The wave in the picture is a _________ wave.

a)

Plane

b)

Transverse

c)

Longitudinal

d)

Circular

3.

The wave in the picture is a _________ wave.

a)

Plane

b)

Transverse

c)

Longitudinal

d)

Circular

4.

A wave has a period of 6 s. What is the frequency?

a)

6 s

b)

0.16 s

c)

0.16 Hz

d)

6 Hz

5.

A wave has a frequency of 50 Hz. What is the period?

a)

50 s

b)

0.02 s

c)

50 Hz

d)

0.02 Hz

6.

A wave takes 10 s for one cycle to go by. What is the frequency of this wave?

a)

10 s

b)

0.1 s

c)

10 Hz

d)

0.1 Hz

7.

A wave takes 7 s for one cycle to go by. What is this wave’s period?

a)

7 s

b)

0.14 s

c)

7 Hz

d)

0.14 Hz

8.

A wave makes 5 cycles in one second. What is the wave’s period?

a)

5 s

b)

0.2 s

c)

5 Hz

d)

0.2 Hz

9.

A train of waves is moving at a speed of 30 m/s. The frequency of the waves is 10 Hz. What is the

wavelength?

a)

300 m

b)

30 m

c)

3 m

d)

0.1 m

10.

A series of waves has a speed of 20 m/s and a wavelength of 10 m. What is the frequency of the waves?

a)

0.5 Hz

b)

30 Hz

c)

2 Hz

d)

15 Hz

11.

A traveling wave has a frequency of 500 Hz and a wavelength of 0.05 m. What is the speed of the wave?

a)

10,000 m/s

b)

25 m/s

c)

250 m/s

d)

100 m/s

12.

A series of waves traveling has a wavelength of 20 m and a period of 5 s. What is the velocity of the waves?

a)

0.25 m/s

b)

15 m/s

c)

100 m/s

d)

4 m/s

13.

Which letter correctly labels the wavelength?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

14.

Which letter correctly labels the amplitude?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

15.

Which letter correctly labels the crest?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

16.

Which letter correctly labels the trough?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

17.

Which person hears a higher frequency?

a)

A

b)

B

18.

Which person hears a lower frequency?

a)

A

b)

B

19.

What harmonic is shown in the image?

a)

2nd

b)

4th

c)

6th

d)

8th

20.

Using the image, how long is one wavelength?

a)

36 m

b)

18 m

c)

12 m

d)

6 m

21.

What harmonic is shown in the image?

a)

3rd

b)

5th

c)

7th

d)

9th

22.

Using the image, how long is one wavelength?

a)

28 m

b)

14 m

c)

4 m

d)

8 m

23.

Which of the following shows a wave with an amplitude of 3 cm and a wavelength of 6 cm?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

24.

Which of the following shows a wave with an amplitude of 2 cm and a wavelength of 5 cm?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

25.

A water wave makes 30 cycles in 5 s.

Show your work on a piece of paper; we will turn it in on Remind or Flipgrid. Be sure to include all of your units!


a. What is the wave’s period?

b. What is the wave’s frequency?

c. If the wavelength is 0.5 m, what is the wave’s velocity?

(a)