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WorksheetsQuiz - Intro to Mechanical Waves
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 7mins
Through which of these media do sound waves travel the fastest?
rock
hot air
seawater
foam
Mei knows the wavelength and the frequency of a wave. How will she use this information to calculate the speed of the wave?
Add frequency and wavelength.
Divide frequency by wavelength.
Divide wavelength by frequency.
Multiply wavelength and frequency.
A wave passes through a medium. The particles in the medium change their position. Which statement best describes how the position of a particle changes as the wave progresses?
The particle moves in one direction, then the opposite, and returns to its original position.
The particle moves perpendicular to the direction of the wave into a new position.
The particle moves parallel with the direction of the wave into a new position.
The particle vibrates continually around its original position.
A few boys are sledding on snow in their favorite park. They notice that it is harder to hear someone shouting from the top of the hill to the bottom than it is in the summertime. What factor is most likely affecting the sound of their shouting?
altitude
frequency
pressure
temperature
Waves that require a medium are known as
Medium waves
Mechanical waves
Air waves
Heat waves
The material through which a wave travels is?
a rope
water wave
snaves
medium
