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Waves and Sound Review

Total questions: 44

Worksheet time: 1hrs 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What property of this wave is represented by the letter "A"

a)

amplitude

b)

crest

c)

trough

d)

wavelength

2.
What property of the wave is represented by the letter "B"?
a)
amplitude
b)
crest
c)
trough
d)
wavelength
3.
The highest point on a wave is:
a)
the crest
b)
the trough
c)
the top
d)
the coast 
4.
Which vocabulary term is used to identify the distance between points C & G?
a)
Amplitude
b)
Crest
c)
Frequency
d)
Wavelength
5.
When the frequency of a wave increases, what happens to the wavelength?
a)
The wavelength is not directly affected by the frequency of a wave.
b)
The wavelength increases.
c)
The wavelength decreases.
d)
More specific information is needed to form a conclusion about the wavelength.
6.
Which wave in the diagram has the greatest frequency?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
7.
regular disturbances that carry energy through matter or space
a)
crest
b)
energy
c)
wave
d)
trough
8.

Which material does sound travel the fastest?

a)

solid

b)

liquid

c)

gases

9.
What waves have movement that is perpendicular to the direction of the wave?
a)
Transverse wave
b)
longitudinal wave
c)
both
d)
none
10.
Which type of wave has movement that is parallel to the direction of the wave?
a)
transverse wave
b)
longitudinal wave
c)
both
d)
none
11.
Material (matter) through which a wave travels
a)
medium
b)
Doppler Effect
c)
sound
d)
pitch
12.
When a sound is louder what measurement gets bigger?
a)
Frequency 
b)
Amplitude 
c)
Wavelength 
d)
Crest
13.
What does pitch depend on?
a)
amplitude 
b)
frequency
c)
intensity 
d)
volume of sound
14.
Which Type of Wave is pictured here?
a)
Light Wave
b)
Longitudinal Wave
c)
Transverse Wave
d)
Electromagnetic Wave
15.

Frieda the fly flaps its wings back and forth 121 times each second. The period of the wing flapping is

a)

0.008 Hz

b)

0.008 s

c)

121 Hz

d)

121 s

16.

A wave has frequency of 50 Hz and a wavelength of 10 m. What is the speed of the wave?

a)

500 m/s

b)

50 m/s

c)

5 m/s

d)

0.5 m/s

17.

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

18.
Sound travels FASTEST through which of these materials?
a)
Air
b)
Empty space
c)
Metal
d)
Water
19.
What is frequency?
a)
the number of vibrations per second
b)
how high or low a sound is
c)
the loudness or softness of a sound
d)
the back and forth movement of matter
20.
The Tacoma Narrows Bridge collapsed due to 
a)
resonance
b)
frequency modulation
c)
beats
d)
destructive interference
21.
A wave that has a wavelength of 5 meters and a frequency of 60 Hz., what is the speed of the wave?
a)
5m/s
b)
300m/s
c)
30m/s
d)
60m/s
22.
The time needed for a wave to make one complete cycle is its 
a)
frequency
b)
velocity
c)
amplitude
d)
period
23.
When two or more waves are at the same place at the same time, the resulting effect is called 
a)
a standing wave
b)
a doppler wave
c)
a shock wave
d)
interference 
24.
The Doppler effect is the change in observed frequency due to 
a)
the original frequency of the source
b)
the type of medium the is in
c)
the motion of the source or observer
d)
the type of wave
25.
The bottom of the wave is referred to as the _____.
a)
Trough
b)
Amplitude
c)
Crest
d)
Wavelength
26.
—Constructive interference results in —____.
a)
larger amplitude.
b)
larger frequency.
c)
lower amplitude.
d)
lower wavelength
27.

Sound waves travel as ________ waves.

a)

Transverse

b)

Longitudinal

c)

Surface

28.

Sound is made when a source of energy forces the matter to

a)

Vibrate

b)

Move

c)

Stay still

29.

Sound waves travel by causing particles to move close together, called compression, and apart, called ________.

a)

Rarefaction

b)

Surface wave

c)

Compression

30.

The difference between a mechanical wave (like sound) and an electromagnetic wave (like light) is that

a)

mechanical waves can move through a medium and a vacuum (space)

b)

mechanical waves can move through a vacuum (space) only

c)

mechanical waves can move through a medium only

31.

The wavelength of this wave is...

a)

45 ft

b)

9 cm

c)

90 ft

32.

The crest of this wave is...

a)

-9 cm

b)

9 cm

c)

45 ft

d)

90 ft

33.

What is the velocity of the wave if this wave if the student oscillates this wave 3 times per second?

a)

270 ft/s

b)

135 ft/s

c)

27 ft/s

34.
Which wave in the diagram has the greatest wavelength?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
35.
Short sound waves are...
a)
high pitched
b)
low pitched
c)
medium pitched
36.
Long sound waves are...
a)
high pitched
b)
low pitched
c)
medium pitched
37.
When the car moves AWAY from you, its horn seems...
a)
Low pitched
b)
High pitched
c)
Normal
38.
When an ambulance move TOWARD you it sounds ________ pitched. 
a)
high
b)
low
c)
medium
39.
The Doppler effect is seen when a wave-making source moves toward an observer. 
a)
True
b)
False
40.
The Doppler effect occurs when an observer moves towards a wave-making source. 
a)
True
b)
False
41.
The Doppler effect occurs when an observer moves away from a wave-making  source. 
a)
True
b)
False
42.
What can you tell about this object's motion?
a)
Moving to the North (up).
b)
Moving to the South (down). 
c)
Moving to the West (left). 
d)
Moving to the East (right). 
43.
What direction is this object moving?
a)
left
b)
right
c)
up
d)
down
44.
What can you tell about the motion of this object?
a)
Moving left.
b)
Moving right quickly.
c)
Standing still. 
d)
Moving up slowly. 

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