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Review of Waves

Total questions: 103

Worksheet time: 1hrs 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
a)

absorption

b)

diffraction

c)

reflection

d)

refraction

e)

transmission

2.
What is a medium?
a)
something between a small and a large?
b)
the substance through which a wave can travel
c)
a pattern of vibration that simulates when a wave is standing still
d)
the distance from any point on a wave to an identical point on the next wave
3.

This image depicts which of the following wave behaviors?

a)

Reflection

b)

Refraction

c)

Diffraction

d)

Resonance

4.

The two blue and purple waves will undergo _________________ when they meet.

a)

Constructive interference

b)

Destructive interference

5.
Refraction occurs when _____________
a)
the wave's speed changes by entering a new medium
b)
a wave bounces off of a boundary
c)
waves parts meet each other
d)
waves bend around a barrier
6.
What is the main difference between refraction and diffraction?
a)
refraction is a phenomenon that affects light; diffraction is a phenomenon that affects sound
b)
refraction involves the bending of light; diffraction involves the bending and spreading of light, usually around an obstacle
7.

Look at the diagram. At which positions will the overlapping waves have the most constructive interference?

a)

Positions #1 & #5

b)

Positions #2 & #3

c)

Positions #3 & #4

d)

Positions #4 & #5

8.

What will be the result after these two waves overlap?

a)

A taller wave

b)

A shorter wave

c)

A wave with no amplitude

d)

3 waves

9.
What type of wave behavior is pictured above?
a)
Refraction
b)
Reflection
c)
Absorption
d)
Diffraction
10.

The distance traveled by a wave in one period is called?

a)

Frequency

b)

Period

c)

Speed of wave

d)

Wavelength

e)

Amplitude

11.

Which of the following is the speed of a wave traveling with a wavelength λ, frequency f, and period T?

a)

v=λfv=\frac{\lambda}{f}

b)

v=fλv=\frac{f}{\lambda}

c)

v=λ⋅fv=\lambda\cdot f

d)

v=f⋅Tv=f\cdot T

e)

v=fTv=\frac{f}{T}

12.

The frequency of a wave is doubled when the wavelength remains the same. What happens to the speed of the wave?

a)

It doubles

b)

It quadruples

c)

Remains unchanged

d)

It is cut to one-half

e)

It is cut to one-fourth

13.

The frequency of a wave increases when the speed remains the same. What happens to the distance between two consecutive crests?

a)

It increases

b)

It decreases

c)

Stays unchaged

d)

It increases first and then decreases

e)

It decreases first and then increases

14.

Which of the following statements is true about transverse waves?

a)

They always have the same frequencies

b)

They always have the same velocities

c)

They always have the same wavelengths

d)

They always travel through a dense medium

e)

The particles vibrate in perpendicular direction with respect to the wave motion

15.

Which of the following statements is true about longitudinal waves?

a)

They always have the same frequencies

b)

They always have the same velocities

c)

They always have the same wavelengths

d)

They always travel through a dense medium

e)

The particles vibrate along the same direction as the wave motion

16.

A wave travels on a string of length L, linear density µ, and tension T. Which of the following is true?

a)

The wave speed is inversely proportional to the tension T

b)

The wave speed is directly proportional the linear density µ

c)

The wave speed increases with increasing tension T

d)

The wave speed increases with increasing linear density

e)

The wave speed only depends on the length of the string

17.

A wave pulse travels a long a thin part of a horizontal cord and reaches another part of the cord which is much thicker and heavier. Which of the following is true about the reflected and transmitted pulse by the boundary in the cord

a)

Reflected Pulse: Upright; Transmitted Pulse: Upright

b)

Reflected Pulse: Inverted; Transmitted Pulse: Inverted

c)

Reflected Pulse: Upright; Transmitted Pulse: Inverted

d)

Reflected Pulse: Inverted; Transmitted Pulse: Upright

e)

Reflected Pulse: Zero Amplitude; Transmitted Pulse: Zero Amplitude

18.

A wave pulse travels a long a heavy part of a horizontal cord and reaches another part of the cord which is much thinner and lighter. Which of the following is true about the reflected and transmitted pulse by the boundary in the cord

a)

Reflected Pulse: Upright; Transmitted Pulse: Upright

b)

Reflected Pulse: Inverted; Transmitted Pulse: Inverted

c)

Reflected Pulse: Upright; Transmitted Pulse: Inverted

d)

Reflected Pulse: Inverted; Transmitted Pulse: Upright

e)

Reflected Pulse: Zero Amplitude; Transmitted Pulse: Zero Amplitude

19.

Two wave pulses with equal positive amplitudes travel on a cord approaching each other. What is the result of the oscillations when the pulses reach the same point?

a)

It is constructive interference with twice the amplitude

b)

It is destructive interference with zero amplitude

c)

It is constructive interference with slightly greater amplitude

d)

It is constructive interference with the negative amplitude

e)

The standing wave is produced

20.

Two wave pulses one with a positive amplitude the other with equal negative amplitude travel on a cord approaching each other. What is the result of the oscillations when the pulses reach the same point?

a)

It is constructive interference with twice the amplitude

b)

It is destructive interference with zero amplitude

c)

It is constructive interference with slightly greater amplitude

d)

It is constructive interference with the negative amplitude

e)

The standing wave is produced

21.

What is the amplitude of oscillations?

a)

0.5 cm

b)

1 cm

c)

2 cm

d)

5 cm

e)

20 cm

22.

What is the wavelength of the wave?

a)

0.5 cm

b)

1 cm

c)

2 cm

d)

5 cm

e)

20 cm

23.

What is the amplitude of oscillations?

a)

1 cm

b)

2 cm

c)

4 cm

d)

6 cm

e)

8 cm

24.

What is the amplitude of oscillations?

a)

1 cm

b)

2 cm

c)

4 cm

d)

6 cm

e)

8 cm

25.

What is the wavelength of the wave?

a)

1 cm

b)

2 cm

c)

4 cm

d)

6 cm

e)

8 cm

26.

A stretched string of length L = 2 m resonates in two loops. What is the wavelength of the wave?

a)

1m

b)

2m

c)

3m

d)

4m

e)

6m

27.

A stretched string of length L = 6 m resonates in three loops. What is the wavelength of the wave?

a)

1m

b)

2m

c)

3m

d)

4m

e)

6m

28.

A stretched string of length 8 m vibrates at a frequency of 50 Hz producing a standing wave pattern with 4 loops. What is the speed of wave?

a)

50 m/s

b)

100 m/s

c)

150 m/s

d)

200 m/s

e)

250 m/s

29.

A guitar string resonates at a frequency of 500 Hz forming a standing wave pattern with 5 loops. What is the fundamental frequency?

a)

100 Hz

b)

200 Hz

c)

300 Hz

d)

400 Hz

e)

500 Hz

30.

A guitar string resonates at a fundamental frequency of 300 Hz. Which of the following frequencies can set the string into resonance?

a)

30 Hz

b)

100 Hz

c)

400 Hz

d)

500 Hz

e)

600 Hz

31.

What is being transferred with a wave?

a)

medium

b)

energy

c)

matter

d)

Chicken

32.

Longitudinal waves have:

a)

crests and troughs

b)

crests and compressions

c)

compressions and rarefactions

d)

troughs and rarefactions

33.

Transverse waves have:

a)

crests and troughs

b)

troughs and rarefactions

c)

compressions and contractions

d)

rarefactions and crests

34.

What happens to the frequency of a wave when the amplitude is tripled?

a)

the frequency is tripled

b)

the frequency is a third of what it was

c)

amplitude does not affect frequency

35.

What would happen to the wavelength if the frequency was doubled?

a)

the wavelength would be halved

b)

the wavelength would be doubled

c)

the wavelength would stay the same

d)

frequency does not affect wavelength

36.

What would happen to the frequency is the wavelength was tripled?

a)

the frequency would be a third of what it was

b)

the frequency would be 3 times larger

c)

the frequency would stay the same

d)

the wavelength does not affect the frequency of a wave

37.
Which wave has a greater frequency?
a)
A
b)
B
38.
Which wave in the diagram has the greatest frequency?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
39.
Which wave in the diagram has the greatest wavelength?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
40.

Standing waves are created by

a)

Two identical waves reflecting off each other

b)

Two identical waves being diffracted together

c)

Two identical waves move through each other in opposite directions

d)

Two identical waves are diffracted from two identical sources

41.

In the diagram which letters represent the nodes

a)

A B C

b)

A C E

c)

B D

d)

B D E

e)

A C D

42.
The moving black dot is called:
a)
a node
b)
an anti-node
c)
an anti-amplitude
d)
the wangy bit
43.
The stationary dot is called:
a)
a node.
b)
an anti-node.
c)
the amplitude.
d)
the not moving bit.
44.
Which harmonic is shown?
a)
1st
b)
2nd
c)
3rd
d)
4th
45.

How many antinodes does this standing wave have?

a)

5

b)

6

c)

7

d)

8

46.

The first harmonic has

a)

1 antinode

b)

1 node

c)

2 antinodes

d)

no nodes

47.

The second harmonic on a string fixed at both ends shows

a)

A wavelength

b)

Half a wavelength

c)

Two wavelengths

48.

The third harmonic on a string fixed at both ends shows

a)

A wavelength and a half

b)

Half a wavelength

c)

Two wavelengths

d)

A wavelength

49.
A wave in which the particles of the medium move perpendicularly to the direction the wave is traveling
a)
A. surface wave
b)
B. transverse wave
c)
C. electromagnetic  wave
d)
D. longitudinal wave
50.
When a guitar is tuned to adjust its pitch, what is it that is changed?
a)
The wavelength of the fundamental.
b)
The frequency of the fundamental.
c)
The amplitude of the fundamental.
51.
When two waves combine to form a new wave with a smaller amplitude, it is called 
a)
Refraction
b)
Constructive Interference
c)
Resonance
d)
Destructive Interference
52.

The figure represents a string of length L, fixed at both ends, vibrating in several harmonics. Which string shows the 4th harmonic?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

e)

E

53.

The figure represents a string of length L, fixed at both ends, vibrating in several harmonics. Which string shows the 3rd harmonic?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

e)

E

54.

The figure shows several modes of vibration of a string fixed at both ends. The mode of vibration that represents the fifth harmonic is

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

e)

None of these is correct.

55.
The interaction between two waves that meet is called
a)
refraction
b)
reflection
c)
diffreaction
d)
interference
56.
The speed of a wave is its wavelength multiplied by its
a)
Vibration
b)
Frequency
c)
Amplitude
d)
Reflection
57.
Why do you see lightning from a distant storm before you hear thunder?
a)
Your eyes react faster than your ears
b)
Light travels faster than sound
c)
The thunder is produced after the lightening
58.
Waves combine to produce a smaller or zero-amplitude wave in a process called
a)
Destructive Interference
b)
Reflection
c)
Refraction
d)
Constructive Interference
59.
As the frequency of a wave traveling at constant speed increases, its ____________________ decreases.
a)
wavelength
b)
amplitude
c)
speed
d)
reflection
60.
           In a longitudinal wave moving along a spring, areas where the coils are farthest apart are called ____________________.
a)
interference
b)
Compression
c)
Rarefraction
d)
Diffraction
61.
           In ____________________ interference, the energy of the combined wave is greater than the energy of each of the two waves.
a)
constructive
b)
destructive
c)
rarefraction
d)
combination
62.
           Nodes are points on a standing wave where the amplitude of the wave is maximum.
a)
True
b)
False(Zero)
63.
Which of the following is true about waves?
a)
When wavelength increases frequency increases
b)
When wavelength decreases, frequency increases
c)
When wavelength decreases, frequency decreases
64.
Which picture best shows the law of reflection?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
65.
Which of the following is NOT true?
a)
Radio waves have lowest frequency
b)
Ultraviolet waves have highest energy
c)
Gamma waves have highest frequency
d)
Radio waves have longest wavelengths
66.
What is the top of a wave called?
a)
Crest
b)
Trough
c)
Amplitude
d)
Wavelength
67.
What is the bottom of a wave called?
a)
Crest
b)
Trough
c)
Amplitude
d)
Wavelength
68.
Which of the following has the lowest frequency?
a)
Gamma  Rays
b)
Ultra Violet
c)
Radio 
d)
Visible light
69.
What type of waves don't require a medium?
a)
Electromagnetic Waves
b)
Seismic  Waves
c)
Mechanical Waves
d)
Ocean Wave
70.
What is the bending of waves called?
a)
Refraction
b)
Diffraction
c)
Wave
d)
Medium
71.
When light, sound, or heat bounces off a surface that does not go through.
a)
Interference
b)
Doppler Effect
c)
Reflection
d)
Refraction
72.

How is the Electromagnetic Spectrum organized?

a)

By Size and Power

b)

Wavelength and Amplitude

c)

Wavelength and Frequency

d)

By Thermal Energy

73.

What does the letter "V" represent on the wave.

a)

Crest

b)

Trough

c)

Wavelength

d)

Amplitude

74.

What does the letter "U" represent on the wave.

a)

Crest

b)

Trough

c)

Wavelength

d)

Amplitude

75.

What does the letter "M" represent on the wave.

a)

Crest

b)

Trough

c)

Wavelength

d)

Amplitude

76.

What does the letter "N" represent on the wave.

a)

Crest

b)

Trough

c)

Wavelength

d)

Amplitude

77.
†If 10 waves pass one point every 16.0 seconds, what is the frequency of the wave?
a)
10 Hz
b)
1.6 Hz
c)
0.625 Hz
d)
0.312 Hz
78.

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

79.
What phenomenon does this image demonstrate?
a)
Constructive interference
b)
Destructive interference
c)
Increasing frequency
d)
Increasing period
80.

Which statement is correct about the wave shown in the diagram?

a)

It is a transverse wave because the particles are moving perpendicular to the motion of the wave.

b)

It is a transverse wave because the particles are moving parallel to the motion of the wave.

c)

It is a longitudinal wave because the particles are moving perpendicular to the motion of the wave.

d)

It is a longitudinal wave because the particles are moving parallel to the motion of the wave.

81.
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
82.

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

83.
Which region corresponds to the rarefaction?
a)
W
b)
X
c)
Y
d)
Z
84.
What happens to the sound wave when the student speaks louder?
a)
The speed will increase
b)
The amplitude decreases
c)
The amplitude increases
d)
The wavelength will double
85.

Compared to wave A, which wave has the same wavelength but a smaller amplitude?

a)

only B

b)

only C

c)

only D

d)

both B & C

86.

Compared to wave A, which wave has a shorter wavelength but the same amplitude?

a)

only B

b)

only C

c)

only D

d)

both B & C

87.

Which wave has the same frequency as wave A?

a)

only B

b)

only C

c)

only D

d)

both B & C

88.

Compared to wave A, which waves have greater frequencies?

a)

B & C

b)

B & D

c)

C & D

d)

all three waves

89.

If the time for the wave train shown is 1 second, the period of the wave would be

a)

¼ s

b)

⅓ s

c)

½ s

d)

⅔ s

90.

What is the wavelength of a wave that has a frequency of 3.7 Hz and a speed of 22 m/s?

a)

0.2 meters

b)

5.9 meters

c)

81.4 meters

d)

0.3 meters

91.

The speed of sound at room temperature is 346 m/s. A sound wave has a frequency of 925 Hz. What is its wavelength as it travels?

a)

2.7 meters

b)

0.4 meters

c)

320,050 meters

d)

1.5 meters

92.
One end of the rope is vibrated to produce a wave with a wavelength of .25 m.  The Frequency of the wave is 3.0 Hz.  What is the speed of the wave?
a)
3.00 m/s
b)
2.50 m/s
c)
.75 m/s
d)
1.25 m/s
93.
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
94.
 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
95.
If two sound waves differ in intensity, the wave that is more intense sounds________
a)
softer
b)
louder
c)
higher pitch
d)
lower pitch
96.
Which wave behavior do noise cancelling headphones use?
a)
diffraction
b)
refraction
c)
constructive interference
d)
destructive interference
97.
In a standing wave, destructive interference creates points of zero amplitude called nodes. Which letters represent this.
a)
A,E,F
b)
B,D,F
c)
B,C,D
d)
A,C,F
98.
In a standing wave, constructive interference creates larger amplitudes.  The points of maximum amplitude are antinodes.  The letters for these are?
a)
B,C,D
b)
A,E,F
c)
A,C,F
d)
B,D,E
99.
Resonance occurs when
a)
an object is forced to vibrate at its natural frequency.
b)
sound changes speed in going from one medium to another.
c)
the amplitude of a wave is amplified.
d)
sound makes multiple reflections
100.
The medium (or tension) through which a wave travels affects its...
a)
Wavelength
b)
Speed
c)
Amplitude
101.
Sound travels fastest through what type of medium?
a)
pond water
b)
cold air
c)
iced tea
d)
wooden desk
102.
What is "?" ?
a)
rarefaction
b)
compression
c)
expansion
d)
reflection
103.
The image describes what kind of interference?
a)
constructive 
b)
destructive 
c)
both, resulting in a beat
d)
none, resulting in a beat

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