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Crave the Wave Quiz #2

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A weight hanging on a relaxed spring has what kind of energy?

a)

Potential energy (spring)

b)

Potential energy (gravity)

c)

Kinetic energy (movement)

d)

Kinetic energy (rotational)

2.

A weight hanging on a stretched spring has what kind of energy?

a)

Potential energy (spring)

b)

Thermal energy

c)

Kinetic energy (movement)

d)

Kinetic energy (rotational)

3.

What is the relationship between distance and force for Hooke’s Law?

a)

parabolic

b)

exponential

c)

linear

d)

square root

4.

“The height of a wave from the center position.”

a)

Amplitude

b)

Frequency

c)

Wavelength

d)

Velocity

5.

“The distance of one cycle of a wave.”

a)

Amplitude

b)

Frequency

c)

Wavelength

d)

Velocity

6.

“One Joule per Second”

a)

Newton

b)

Hertz

c)

Einstein

d)

Watt

7.

A simple pendulum with a 1m string has a period of how many seconds?

a)

1 sec

b)

2 sec

c)

4 sec

d)

0.001 sec

8.

A simple pendulum has a period of 1 second.  If the string length is made four times longer, the period increases by what factor? 

a)

Double

b)

Half

c)

Quadruple

d)

One-fourth

9.

The period of a simple pendulum is affected by what?

a)

mass

b)

angle of release

c)

length of the string

d)

type of the string

10.

A wave on a string has 10W of power.  If the amplitude is doubled, the power increases by what factor?

a)

Double

b)

Half

c)

Quadruple

d)

One-fourth

11.

“In an isolated system, energy cannot be created or destroyed, only converted from one form to another.”

a)

Caloric Theory

b)

Conservation of Mass

c)

Conservation of Energy

d)

Mass Energy Equivalency

12.

The unit of energy is named after? 

a)

A scientist

b)

A teacher

c)

A brewer

d)

A lawyer