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Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 27mins
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Class
Date
1.
A wave carries...?
a)
energy only
b)
matter only
c)
the matter carries the energy
d)
neither
2.
The lowest part of the wave is?
a)
trough
b)
crest
c)
point of origin
d)
compression point
3.
The highest point of a wave is?
a)
crest
b)
trough
c)
point of origin
d)
comppression point
4.
What is the measure of how many waves pass a point in a certain amount of time?
a)
frequency
b)
wavelength
c)
midpoint
d)
crest and trough
5.
The action of a wave bouncing off a surface is called __________________.
a)
rarefaction
b)
refraction
c)
reflection
d)
diffraction
6.
Amplitude reflects the amount of ____________________ in a wave.
a)
energy
b)
compression
c)
rarefaction
d)
speed
7.
A _____________________ is the distance between a point on one wave and the identical point of the next wave.
a)
amplitude
b)
wavelength
c)
frequency
d)
compression
8.
Which wave has a greater frequency?
a)
A
b)
B
9.
Sound is caused by?
a)
force
b)
vibrations
c)
instruments
d)
medium
10.
What is vibration?
a)
how loud a sound is
b)
the back and forth movement of matter
c)
how high or low a sound is
d)
the loudness or softness of a sound
11.
Sound is a form of?
a)
energy
b)
pitch
c)
volume
d)
matter
12.
This is what you get when sound waves are reflected, or bounce back, off of a hard surface.
a)
Amplitude
b)
Pitch
c)
Volume
d)
Echo
13.
How does a sound wave interact with a human ear?
a)
vibrates the ear drum
b)
bounces off the ear canal
c)
rotates the ear drum
d)
vibrates the ear canal
14.
A wave that can only travel through matter is called:
a)
solid waves
b)
longitudinal waves
c)
transverse waves
d)
mechanical waves
15.
True or false: In Longitudinal (or Compression) waves particles move back and forth in a wave.
a)
true
b)
false
16.
True or false: In Transverse waves particles travel side to side in a wave.
a)
true
b)
false
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