Worksheets3 Waves - Properties, Characteristics, Speed, Interference
Total questions: 37
Worksheet time: 33mins
A pendulum has a string length of 2 meters. What is its period of oscillation?
2.2 seconds
2.5 seconds
2.8 seconds
3.2 seconds
A pendulum has a string length of 140 centimeters. What is its period of oscillation?
2.6 seconds
2.3 seconds
2.1 seconds
1.9 seconds
A pendulum has a PERIOD (time to oscillate ONCE) of 5.5 seconds. What is the LENGTH OF THE STRING?
*Isolate and solve for 'L', then solve.
7.2 meters
7.3 meters
7.7 meters
7.9 meters
A pendulum has a PERIOD (time to oscillate ONCE) of 1.5 seconds. What is the LENGTH OF THE STRING?
*Isolate and solve for 'L', then solve.
0.6 meters
0.9 meters
1.1 meters
1.2 meters
A mechanical wave requires a ________.
Motion
Medium
Vacuum
Car
A wave transfers:
matter
water
energy from one location to another
particles
Which wave is pictured?
Transverse
Longitudinal
Both
Neither
Based on the wave pictured: How many COMPRESSIONS do you witness traveling down/along the slinky?
1
2
3
Zero
Which TYPE of wave is pictured?
*Think Particle Motion to Wave Direction.
Identify the wave measurement.
(*What do we measure from Crest-Crest?)
frequency
amplitude
interference
wavelength
Which of these waves has the highest frequency?
1
2
3
Which of these waves has the greatest AMPLITUDE?
1
2
3
These waves differ in their ___.
amplitude
wavelength
wave type
If more energy is added to a wave, what characteristic changes?
*IF we increase the energy of a wave...what MUST change
Only wavelength
Only wave speed
Only amplitude
Amplitude and/or Frequency
High frequency waves have _________ wavelength.
varying
high
the same
short
A wave has frequency of 5 Hz and a speed of 25 m/s. What is the wavelength of the wave?
25 m
125 m
5 m
25 m/s
A standing wave (from class Wigglers) has a frequency of 15 Hz and a wavelength of 1 meter. What is the SPEED of the wave?
25 m/s
15 m/s
7.5 m/s
5 m/s
A wave has wavelength of 10 m and a speed of 340 m/s. What is the frequency of the wave?
34 m/s
3400 Hz
3400 m/s
34 Hz
Use the picture to solve:
'A' to 'G' is 18 meters
'A' to 'D' is 1.5 seconds
What is the Period of the oscillator?
0.75 seconds
1.5 seconds
3 seconds
4.5 seconds
Use the picture to solve:
'A' to 'G' is 18 meters
'A' to 'D' is 1.5 seconds
What is the SPEED of the wave? (v=d/t or v=f)
1 m/s
1.5 m/s
2 m/s
3 m/s
A mechanical wave cannot travel through...
a vacuum (empty space)
water
air
glass
What type of interference is represented in this diagram?
Constructive
Destructive
What type of interference is represented in the diagram?
Constructive
Destructive
What type of interference do noise cancelling headphones use?
Constructive Interference
Destructive Interference
True or False? Two waves cannot exist in the same space or in the same medium at the same time.
True
False
When a crest and a trough interfere, what occurs?
They combine to create a higher amplitude wave.
They destroy one another
The wave changes into a longitudinal wave.
Review: What is it called when a wave bounces off an object?
Reflection
Refraction
Diffraction
What type of interference is being shown in the picture?
Constructive
Destructive
What type of interference is occurring in the picture?
Constructive
Destructive
