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WorksheetsWaves Test - HS Physics
Total questions: 28
Worksheet time: 24mins
Definition: Crest
The highest point of a transverse wave
The lowest point of a transverse wave
The center of a transverse wave
The distance between two points on a wave
Definition: Trough
The center of a wave
The resting position of a wave
The lowest point of a transverse wave
The highest point of a transverse wave
What is the frequency of a wave?
# of oscillations produced in a certain amount of time
The distance the wave oscillates from it's resting position
The lowest point of a transverse wave
Resting point of a wave - no wave movement
What is the amplitude of a wave?
Where there is no wave movement
The distance the wave oscillates from it's resting position
A disturbance that transfers energy from one place to another
The distance between two corresponding parts of a wave
What is a medium?
The lowest point of a transverse wave
The size of a wave
The middle of a wave
Matter through which a wave travels
What type of matter can waves travel through?
Solid
Liquid
Gas
All of the Above
ex. police car siren sounding lower pitch after the car passes
What type of interference is represented in this diagram?
Constructive
Destructive
What type of interference is represented in the diagram?
Constructive
Destructive
Solve this problems using the equation: C = λ x ν
If an AM radio station broadcasts at 9.95 x 102 kHz, what is the wavelength of this radiation? (Convert to Hz first).
6.59 x 10-28 m
1.01 x 10-6 m
3.32 x 10-3 m
301 m
Solve this problems using the equation: C = λ x ν
A microwave oven emits radiation at a wavelength of 5.00 x 10-1cm. What is the frequency of this radiation?
(Convert to m first).
6.67 x 10-7 Hz
2.00 Hz
1.50 x 106 Hz
6.00 x 1010 Hz
Lightning strikes, You hear the thunder 14 seconds later. How far away was the lightning strike? c = 3 x 10^8 m/s, speed of sound = 343 m/s, 1 mile = 1609 m
4802 m
480 m
600 m
2 miles
Sound is produced by -----
Heat energy
Low temperatures
Vibrations
Friction
True or False: Sound needs a medium.
True
False
Areas of increased pressure on a sound wave are known as a ----
Rarefaction
Compression
Frequency
Amplitude
The distance from the beginning of one compression to the beginning of the next compression is called a -----
Rarefaction
Frequency
Wavelength
Compression
The unit for measuring frequency is the ---
Joule
Hertz
Gram
Newton
The Tacoma Narrows Bridge, musical instruments, and crystal stemware are examples of -----
Frequency
Resonance
Interference
Speed
Sound waves travel the fastest through ---
Liquids
Gases
Solids
