WorksheetsSound Waves
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 7mins
What is transported by a wave?
air
energy
matter
particles
A transverse wave is traveling through an unknown medium as shown in the diagram. How are the particles of the medium vibrating?
parallel to the y-axis
parallel to region R
Parallel to the x-axis
Parallel to Region Q
What kind of wave requires the particles of a medium to vibrate and transfer energy?
infrared light wave
Radio Wave
Seismic Wave
Visible light wave
An undersea earthquake centered 1000 miles off the coast of Hawaii creates a tsunami headed toward the Hawaiian coast. This tsunami encounters a fishing boat 500 miles from the coast. What will happen to the boat?
The tsunami will pick up the boat at its current position and carry the boat on its crest all the way into the coast.
The tsunami will carry the boat toward the coast for many miles, but because the boat is so large, the wave canot carry it all the way to shore.
The boat will be lifted up as the wave passes beneath it, and then be pushed many miles from the coast.
The boat will bob up and down as the wave passes beneath it, but the wave will not carry the boat either toward or away from shore.
A student listed some properties of waves.
Which properties did the student list incorrectly?
3 and 2
4 and 1
2 and 4
1 and 3
Examine the wave.
Which region on this wave would correspond to rarefaction?
W
X
Y
Z
The diagram shows a cartoon of a sound wave produced while a student is speaking.
What happens to the sound wave when the student speaks louder?
The amplitude increases
the wavelength will double
the speed will increase
the amplitude will decrease
This diagram shows two different ways to represent longitudinal waves.
Which letter corresponds to rarefaction in the waves?
Z
X
W
Y
What type of waves might experience rarefaction?
rope rays
x-rays
Sound Waves
infrared rays
Two sound waves of different frequencies interfere and produce a resulting waveform shown with four points (W, X, Y, and Z) marked on the new wave.
At which point will the sound be the loudest ?
W
X
Y
Z
