WorksheetsPHY 3 Waves and Wave Interactions Review
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 9mins
A substance through which a wave can travel is a
longitudinal wave.
vibration.
medium.
rarefaction.
A wave can make a leaf bob up and down on the water, but it cannot move the leaf toward the shore. This is because waves transfer only
mattter.
energy.
media.
crests.
Which of the following is NOT a property of a wave?
refraction
amplitude
frequency
wavelength
If a wave was traveling at a certain speed and its frequency is cut in half, what would happen to the wavelength of the wave?
The wavelength would be halved.
The wavelength would produce a standing wave.
The wavelength would remain the same.
The wavelength would be doubled.
How do waves transfer energy?
through ocean waves
by the vibration of particles in a medium
through compression
by a combination of waves
A section of a longitudinal wave where the particles are crowded together is called a
rarefaction.
compression.
vibration.
surface wave.
When the crest of one wave overlap the crests of another wave or waves, which of the following occurs?
diffraction
destructive interference
constructive interference
resonant frequencies
After collecting data, you can analyze it by
sending it out to other scientists for review.
posting it on a Web site and asking for analysis.
running the experiments again until it makes sense.
doing calculations and organizing the results into graphs.
A conclusion at the end of a scientific investigation
can be that your results either support or do not support your hypothesis.
can be that your results have proven your hypothesis beyond any doubt.
usually will not give you any guidance in deciding what to do next.
is usually the final word on the subject until someone proves otherwise.
Once you’ve asked questions and formed a hypothesis, you are ready to
formulate a scientific theory.
draw conclusions.
analyze data.
conduct experiments.
A periodic disturbance in a solid, liquid, or gas as energy is transmitted through a medium
Mechanical Wave
Transverse Wave
Surface Wave
Wave
A physical environment in which phenomena occur.
Wave
Electromagnetic Wave
Medium
Longitudinal Wave
A wave that requires a medium through which to travel.
Mechanical Wave
Transverse Wave
Longitudinal Wave
Electromagnetic Wave
A wave that does not require a medium.
Mechanical Wave
Transverse Wave
Electromagnetic Wave
Medium
A wave in which the particles of the medium move perpendicularly to the direction the wave is traveling.
Transverse Wave
Longitudinal Wave
Surface Wave
Medium
A wave in which the particles of the medium vibrate parallel to the direction of the wave motion.
Wave
Electromagnetic Wave
Medium
Longitudinal Wave
A transverse wave and a longitudinal wave that combine at or near the boundary between two media.
Mechanical Wave
Transverse Wave
Surface Wave
Wave
Which of the following wave interactions occurs when waves combine and the resulting wave has a smaller amplitude than the individual waves had?
regular reflection
constructive interference
diffuse reflection
destructive interference
