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Quizizz Savvas S2 T3 L1 & 2 Waves

Total questions: 59

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

This picture is an example of which type of wave?

a)

transverse wave

b)

electromagnetic wave

c)

ocean wave

d)

longitudinal wave

2.

What does a wave carry from place to place?

a)

energy

b)

matter

c)

people

d)

air

3.

How do you calculate the speed (velocity) of a wave?

a)

v = λ / f

b)

f = λ / f

c)

λ = f • v

d)

v = λ • f

4.

What kind of wave is pictured?

a)

compressional wave

b)

transverse wave

c)

sound wave

d)

longitudinal wave

5.
Amplitude reflects the amount of ____________________ in a wave.
a)
energy
b)
compression
c)
rarefaction
d)
speed
6.

Frequency is measured in SI units called _____________.

a)

hertz

b)

seconds

c)

m/s

d)

m

7.
Which letter(s) represent the trough of the wave?
a)
A
b)
B & D
c)
D
d)
C & G
8.

Which of the following can sound travel through?

a)

solid

b)

liquid

c)

gas

d)

Sound can travel through all of these

9.
A wave in which the particles of the medium move perpendicularly to the direction the wave is traveling
a)
A. surface wave
b)
B. transverse wave
c)
C. electromagnetic  wave
d)
D. longitudinal wave
10.

A wave in which the particles of the medium vibrate parallel to the direction of the wave motion

a)

A. mechanical wave

b)

B. surface wave

c)

C. longitudinal wave

d)

D. transverse wave

11.

How many complete waves are in this wave chain?

a)

6

b)

3

c)

4

d)

5

12.

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

HMMMM: Do you know the formula to calculate the speed of a wave?

a)

500 m/s

b)

50 m/s

c)

5 m/s

d)

0.5 m/s

13.
This is an example of which type of wave behavior?
a)
Reflection
b)
Refraction
c)
Diffraction
d)
Interference
14.
This is an example of which type of wave behavior?
a)
Reflection
b)
Refraction
c)
Diffraction
d)
Interference
15.
This is an example of which type of wave behavior?
a)
Reflection
b)
Diffraction
c)
Constructive Interference
d)
Destructive Interference
16.

The ___________________ of waves change when the waves move from one medium to another.

a)

frequency

b)

amplitude

c)

speed

d)

compression

17.
What property of the wave is represented by the letter "B"?
a)
amplitude
b)
crest
c)
trough
d)
wavelength
18.
Which letter(s) represent the crest of the wave?
a)
A
b)
B & D
c)
B & F
d)
F
19.
Which wave in the diagram has the greatest frequency?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
20.

which material does sound travel the fastest?

a)

solid

b)

liquid

c)

gases

d)

vacuum

21.
What are the spaced out sections of this wave called?
a)
Reflections
b)
Rarefactions
c)
Compressions
d)
Wavelengths
22.

When the frequency of a wave increases, what happens to the wavelength if the medium is unchanged?

a)

The wavelength is not directly affected by the frequency of a wave.

b)

The wavelength gets larger.

c)

The wavelength gets smaller.

d)

More specific information is needed to form a conclusion about the wavelength.

23.

A mechanical wave cannot travel through...

a)

a vacuum (empty space).

b)

water.

c)

air.

d)

glass.

24.

The diagram shows four waves drawn to the same scale

a)

The amplitude of wave P is the same as the amplitude of wave R.

b)

The amplitude of wave S is double the amplitude of wave Q.

c)

The wavelength of wave Q is double the wavelength of wave P.

d)

The wavelength of wave S is the same as the wavelength of wave Q.

25.

Which of the following is NOT a mechanical wave?

a)

surface wave

b)

electromagnetic wave

c)

transverse wave

d)

longitudinal wave

26.

The part of a longitudinal wave where the particles are close together.

a)

amplitude

b)

compression

c)

frequency

d)

rarefaction

27.

The lowest point on a transverse wave is called ____

a)

rarefaction

b)

crest

c)

trough

d)

compression

28.

The number of wavelengths that pass a point each per second is:

a)

frequency

b)

wave speed

c)

amplitude

d)

trough

29.
Which wave has the largest wavelength?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
None (same wavelength)
30.
Which wave has the largest frequency?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
None (same frequency)
31.

The full range of frequencies of electromagnetic radiation is called

a)

visible light.

b)

radio waves.

c)

the electromagnetic spectrum.

d)

invisible radiation.

32.

What type of interference do noise cancelling headphones use?

a)

Constructive Interference

b)

Destructive Interference

33.

Which diagram shows the wavelength of a wave?

a)
b)
c)
34.

You can't hear sounds in outer space because there is no

a)

medium

b)

light

c)

energy

d)

heat

35.

What type of interference is represented in this diagram?

a)

Constructive

b)

Destructive

36.
How would a person measure the wavelength on this sound wave?
a)
dense to less dense
b)
trough to crest
c)
compression to compression
d)
beginning of illustration to the end
37.
Light travels in ___________ lines
a)
wavy
b)
bent
c)
straight
d)
backwards
38.

If the angle of incidence is 30 degrees, what is the angle of reflection?

a)

30

b)

60

c)

90

d)

none of the above

39.

In the diagram, which letter represents the angle of incidence?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

40.

The picture shows which type of reflection?

a)

Specular

b)

X-ray

c)

Diffuse

d)

Normal

41.

An imaginary line that is drawn at a right angle (90 degrees) to a mirror (Green line)

a)

Reflection Ray

b)

Normal

c)

Incidence Ray

d)

Light Ray

42.

Why does the straw appear to be bent?

a)

light is reflected

b)

light is absorbed

c)

light is turned

d)

light is refracted

43.
The illustration shows a light ray striking an object.
In the illustration, the light ray striking the object is-
a)
absorbed
b)
stopped
c)
reflected
d)
refracted
44.

What is the angle of incidence?

a)

The angle at which light bends in water.

b)

The angle at which light hits a surface.

c)

The angle at which light is absorbed by an object.

d)

The angle at which light bounces off a surface.

45.

What type of interference is represented in the diagram?

a)

Constructive

b)

Destructive

46.

Two waves E and G are shown. The waves have the same speed.

Which statement is correct?

a)

Wave E has a greater amplitude than wave G.

b)

Wave E has a greater intensity than wave G.

c)

Wave E has a smaller frequency than wave G.

d)

Wave E has a smaller wavelength than wave G.

47.

What would you call this?

a)

Reflection

b)

Diffraction

c)

Refraction

d)

Friction

48.

What would you call this?

a)

Refraction

b)

Diffraction

c)

Bends

d)

Reflection

49.

Which of the following are properties of waves?

a)

Amplitude

b)

Wavelength

c)

Frequency

d)

These are all properties of waves.

50.

A wave hits a medium and transfers its energy to the particles of that medium.

a)

reflection

b)

absorption

c)

refraction

d)

propagation

51.

a form of electromagnetic radiation that doesn't require a medium to pass through

a)

sound wave

b)

light wave

c)

transverse wave

d)

compressional wave

52.

Standing waves are created by

a)

Two identical waves reflecting off each other

b)

Two identical waves being diffracted together

c)

Two identical waves move through each other in opposite directions

d)

Two identical waves are diffracted from two identical sources

53.
The moving black dot is called:
a)
a node
b)
an anti-node
c)
an anti-amplitude
d)
the wangy bit
54.
The stationary dot is called:
a)
a node.
b)
an anti-node.
c)
the amplitude.
d)
the not moving bit.
55.
What occurs when vibrations traveling through an object match the object's natural frequency?
a)
reflection
b)
diffraction
c)
resonance
d)
refraction
56.
When 2 waves meet and there amplitude increases it is known as what?
a)
Constructive Interference
b)
Amplitude Addition
c)
Positive Interference
d)
Destructive Interference
57.

The energy of a wave is equal to the _____.

a)

amplitude

b)

amplitude / frequency

c)

amplitude2

d)

hertz

58.

Which symbol represents the wavelength of a wave?

a)

v

b)

λ

c)

f

d)

Hz

59.

In which type of wave is an object on the surface moving in a circular motion?

a)

longitudinal wave

b)

surface wave

c)

transverse wave

d)

mechanical wave