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Modeling waves through various mediums

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Transmitted

a)

A rhythmic disturbance that moves through a medium or vacuum

b)

The material through which the wave travels

c)

When something is passed from one place to another

d)

The pattern of disturbance caused by the movement of energy traveling through a medium such as air, water, or any other liquid or solid matter

2.

A rhythmic disturbance that moves through a medium or vacuum

a)

Wave

b)

Medium

c)

Transmitted

d)

Sound wave

3.

A wave that is carried by vibrations through a physical medium

a)

Sound wave

b)

Medium

c)

Mechanical wave

d)

Wave

4.

Sound is an example of a(n) –

a)

Radio wave

b)

Mechanical wave

c)

Electromagnetic wave

d)

Infrared wave

5.

Soundproof rooms have the ability to –

a)

Absorb electromagnetic waves

b)

Allow any sound to be heard

c)

Absorb sound

d)

Transmit sound

6.

Typically, sound will travel fastest in a –

a)

Liquid

b)

Plasma

c)

Gas

d)

Solid

7.

What is it called when sound waves bounce off a solid surface and return back to the source?

a)

Reflection

b)

Absorption

c)

Refraction

d)

Transmission

8.

Why can’t explosions in space be heard?

a)

Space is a vacuum; no matter is present.

b)

The sound waves bounce back and forth until they lose energy.

c)

The sound waves gain too much energy.

d)

Particles in space absorb the sound waves.

9.

The material through which the wave travels

a)

Wave

b)

Transmitted

c)

Mechanical wave

d)

Medium

10.

The pattern of disturbance caused by the movement of energy traveling through a medium such as air, water, or any other liquid or solid matter

a)

Transmitted

b)

Sound wave

c)

Wave

d)

Medium