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Waves Review

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The highest point on a wave is:
a)
the crest
b)
the trough
c)
the top
d)
the coast 
2.
The lowest point on a wave is the:
a)
Amplitude
b)
Crest
c)
Trough
d)
Wavelength
3.
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.
4.
When two waves combine to form a new wave with a larger amplitude, it is called 
a)
Diffraction
b)
Destructive Interference
c)
Resonance
d)
Constructive Interference
5.

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

6.
What phenomenon does this image demonstrate?
a)
Constructive interference
b)
Destructive interference
c)
Increasing frequency
d)
Increasing period
7.

Which wave has the shortest wavelength?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

8.

Which wave has highest frequency?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

9.

Which of these waves has the smallest amplitude?

a)

P

b)

Q

c)

S

d)

T

10.

Which statement is correct about the wave shown in the diagram?

a)

It is a transverse wave because the particles are moving perpendicular to the motion of the wave.

b)

It is a transverse wave because the particles are moving parallel to the motion of the wave.

c)

It is a longitudinal wave because the particles are moving perpendicular to the motion of the wave.

d)

It is a longitudinal wave because the particles are moving parallel to the motion of the wave.

11.
What property of this wave is represented by the letter "A"
a)
amplitude
b)
crest
c)
trough
d)
wavelength
12.
What property of the wave is represented by the letter "B"?
a)
amplitude
b)
crest
c)
trough
d)
wavelength
13.
What do waves carry from place to place?
a)
Energy, but not matter or particles
b)
Energy and matter or particles
c)
Matter or particles but not energy
d)
Neither energy nor matter or particles
14.
A wave has wavelength of 10 m and a speed of 340 m/s. What is the frequency of the wave?
a)
34 m/s
b)
3400 Hz
c)
3400 m/s
d)
34 Hz
15.

A guitar string vibrates with a frequency of 320 hz. If the wavelength of the vibration is 0.23 meters what is the speed of the wave?

a)

320.23 m/s

b)

1391.3 hz

c)

73.6 m/hz

d)

73.6 m/s

16.
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
17.
a)
Reflection
b)
Refraction
18.
The material in which a wave passes through is called____
a)
radiation
b)
particles
c)
medium
d)
space
19.
What kind of wave is this?
a)
Transverse
b)
Longitudinal
20.
The type of wave that can travel through either matter or empty space:
a)
Mechanical Waves
b)
Electromagnetic Waves
21.
A periodic wave has a wavelength of 0.75 m and a speed of 25 m/s. What is the wave frequency?
a)
18.75
b)
0.03 m
c)
33.33 m
d)
24.25
22.
Wave particles are perpendicular to the wave direction in ________waves.
a)
Transverse
b)
Longitudinal
23.

What word means the bending of a wave as it passes around a barrier?

a)

Diffraction

b)

Interference

c)

Resonance

d)

Trough

24.

Two students are modeling waves using a length of rope between them, as shown below.

Based on the information above, what will most likely occur when the two waves interact?

a)
b)
c)
d)
25.

What is the amplitude of this wave?

a)

2 meters

b)

4 meters

c)

8 meters

d)

16 meters

26.

What is the wavelength of this wave?

a)

2 meters

b)

4 meters

c)

8 meters

d)

16 meters

27.

A wave has a frequency of 2 Hz and a wavelength of 2 cm. What is its speed in cm/s?

a)

0

b)

1

c)

2

d)

4

28.
If all three are waves of light, which wave has the largest speed?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
None (same speed)
29.
Which wave has the largest frequency?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
None (same frequency)
30.
Velocity= ________
Wavelength= .5m
Frequency= 150 hertz
a)
.75 m/s
b)
75 m/s
c)
300 m/s
31.
Which part of a longitudinal wave is where particles are packed closely together?
a)
compression
b)
rarefaction
c)
crest 
d)
amplitude
32.
The amplitude of a sound is most closely associated  with which of the following?
a)
loudness
b)
pitch
c)
frequency
33.
A 256-hertz vibrating tuning fork is brought near a nonvibrating 256-hertz tuning fork. The second tuning fork begins to vibrate. Which phenomenon causes the nonvibrating tuning fork to begin to vibrate?
a)
diffraction
b)
resonance
c)
refraction
d)
reflection
34.

Based on the image, which box has the lower volume?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

Both are the Same

d)

Does not show volume

35.

As frequency decreases the energy:

a)

Increases

b)

Decreases

c)

Stays the same

36.

The less dense region of a compression wave is called _____.

a)

the rarefraction.

b)

the frequency

c)

the crest

d)

the compression

37.

If a wave has a wavelength of 10 m and a frequency of 10 Hz, what is the wave speed?

a)

1 m/s

b)

20 m/s

c)

0 m/s

d)

100 m/s

38.

All waves need a medium in order to travel.

a)

True

b)

False

39.

Which wave in the diagram has the greatest wavelength?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

40.

Which wave in the diagram has the greatest frequency?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

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