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INT Unit 3 Review

Total questions: 41

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A particle in this type of wave will move in which direction?

a)

Up and down

b)

Left and right

c)

Up and right

d)

Left and down

2.

A sound wave is an example of a(n) ____ wave.

a)

electromagnetic

b)

transverse

c)

longitudinal

d)

circular

3.

Which color has the lowest frequency?

a)

Red

b)

Green

c)

Yellow

d)

Purple

e)

Blue

4.

Which color has the shortest wavelength?

a)

Red

b)

Green

c)

Yellow

d)

Purple

e)

Blue

5.

Identify a WAVELENGTH

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

6.

Identify the AMPLITUDE

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

7.

Which letter represents a CREST?

a)

B

b)

D

c)

G

d)

E

8.

This is the relaxed area of a longitudinal wave.

a)

compression

b)

rarefaction

c)

crest

d)

trough

9.

Transverse wave with a higher frequency

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

10.

Longitudinal wave with a longer wavelength

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

11.

Determine the amplitude of this wave.

a)

6 sec

b)

3 cm

c)

6 cm

d)

4 sec

e)

-5 cm

12.

Determine the period for this wave.

a)

4 sec

b)

10 sec

c)

4 cm

d)

-1 sec

13.

Which statement is true about the waves?

a)

String A has a shorter wavelength than String B.

b)

String A has a higher frequency than String B.

c)

String A has a smaller amplitude than String B.

d)

String A has more wavelengths than String B

14.

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of all waves?

a)

Wavelengths

b)

Frequency

c)

Amplitude

d)

Requires a Medium

15.

What happens to the speed of an earthquake as it oves from to LAND (solid) to WATER (liquid)?

a)

It speeds up (increases velocity)

b)

It slows down (decreases velocity)

c)

It doesn't change speed (velocity)

d)

It stops

16.

How do people hear sound from one end of the room to another?

a)

Vibrations travel through the floor

b)

Vibrations travel through the air

c)

Vibrations bounce off the walls

d)

No vibrations occur

17.

TRUE OR FALSE: A medium is required for all mechanical waves.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

18.

This illustration best depicts which of the following behaviors?

a)

Reflection

b)

Refraction

c)

Diffraction

d)

Resonance

19.

This image best depicts which of the following wave behaviors?

a)

Reflection

b)

Refraction

c)

Diffraction

d)

Resonance

20.

This image depicts which of the following wave behaviors?

a)

Reflection

b)

Refraction

c)

Diffraction

d)

Resonance

21.

Definition: When one object vibrating at the same natural frequency of a second object forces that second object into vibrational motion.

a)

Reflection

b)

Refraction

c)

Diffraction

d)

Resonance

22.

The image depicts which of the following wave behaviors?

a)

Resonance

b)

Doppler Effect

c)

Interference

d)

Polarization

23.

The two blue and purple waves will undergo _________________ when they meet.

a)

Constructive interference

b)

Destructive interference

24.

The image of the two waves depicts

a)

Constructive interference

b)

Destructive interference

25.

The two categories of waves are

a)

Mechanical

b)

Physical

c)

Electromagnetic

d)

Love

26.

Light waves and sound waves are similar in that...

a)

They are both longitudinal waves

b)

They are both transverse waves

c)

They both transmit energy

d)

They both can travel through space.

27.
What is represented by the blue lines?
a)
Trough
b)
Crest
c)
Wavelength
d)
Amplitude
28.
What is represented by the letter 'x'?
a)
Crest
b)
Compression
c)
Rarefaction
d)
Wavelength
29.
Distance from an 'x' to an 'x' is a________
a)
wavelength
b)
amplitude
c)
rarefaction
d)
compression
30.

What does a wave carry from place to place?

a)

energy

b)

matter

c)

people

31.

The number of waves that pass somewhere in a second is:

a)

amplitude

b)

frequency

c)

wavelength

32.

A wave that can travel through matter and empty space is a:

a)

electromagnetic wave

b)

longitudinal wavy

c)

transverse wave

33.

What is a wave ?

a)

a disturbance that transfers matter

b)

a disturbance that transfers energy

c)

a disturbance that transfers both matter and energy

34.

What is the matter that a wave moves through?

a)

a vessel

b)

a vacuum

c)

a medium

35.

What type of wave is this?

a)

Transverse

b)

Longitudinal

c)

Surface

d)

Electromagnetic

36.

What type of wave is this?

a)

Longitudinal

b)

Surface

c)

Mechanical

d)

Transverse

37.

Amplitude (in cm): Wave A: 3 cm, Wave B: 2 cm

a) Type of Interference? b) Resulting wave amplitude?

a)

Constructive; 1 cm

b)

Constructive; 5 cm

c)

Destructive; 1 cm

d)

Destructive; 5 cm

38.

Amplitude (in cm): Wave A: 4 cm, Wave B: -1 cm

a) Type of Interference? b) Resulting wave amplitude?

a)

Constructive; 3 cm

b)

Constructive; 5 cm

c)

Destructive; 3 cm

d)

Destructive; 5 cm

39.

Calculate the wave speed (velocity) of a wave that travels 10 meters in 5 seconds.

v=d/t, d=vt, t=d/v

a)

50 m/sec

b)

5 m/sec

c)

2 m/sec

d)

-5 m/sec

40.

Calculate the wavelength of a wave traveling 12 m/sec that has a frequency of 2 Hz (or 1/sec).

v=fλ, f=v/λ, λ=v/f

a)

24 m

b)

10 m

c)

6 m

d)

-10 m

41.

If the laser is refracted, which organism will it hit?

a)

Crab

b)

Fish

c)

Bird

d)

Seaweed