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Grade 11 Physics Term 1 Review

Total questions: 27

Worksheet time: 1hrs 2mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which will heat up faster?

a)

copper

b)

granite

c)

iron

d)

basalt

2.
What property of this wave is represented by the letter "A"
a)
amplitude
b)
crest
c)
trough
d)
wavelength
3.
The highest point on a wave is:
a)
the crest
b)
the trough
c)
the top
d)
the coast 
4.
The lowest point on a wave is the:
a)
Amplitude
b)
Crest
c)
Trough
d)
Wavelength
5.
What types of waves carry energy at a right angle or perpendicular to the direction of the energy flow?
a)
Longitudinal waves
b)
Transverse waves
c)
Sound waves
d)
P-waves
6.
Which wave is pictured?
a)
Transverse
b)
Longitudinal
c)
Both
d)
Neither
7.
Sound is an example of which type of wave?
a)
Transverse
b)
Longitudinal
c)
Both
d)
Neither
8.

A wave source operating at a frequency of 500Hz emits waves of wavelength 0.4m. How long does it take for the waves to travel 8000m?

a)

4s

b)

16s

c)

40s

d)

125s

9.

Which of the following is always true of a ray of light reflected at a plane mirror?

a)

sin i= 1sin r\sin\ i=\ \frac{\text{1}}{\text{sin r}}  

b)

i+r=90°i+r=90\degree  

c)

i and r are in different planes

d)

i=r

10.

Two notes are played on a guitar. The notes have the same loudness but the second note has a lower pitch. Which of the following is true of the second note when compared to the first.

a)

The second note has a higher amplitude and the same frequency as the first.

b)

The second note has a lower amplitude and the same frequency as the first.

c)

The second note has the same amplitude and a lower frequency than the first.

d)

The second note has the same amplitude and a higher frequency than the first.

11.

Which of these statements about sound is true?

a)

Sound cannot travel through a vacuum

b)

Sound can travel through liquids only

c)

Sound travels through gases only

d)

Sound cannot travel through solids.

12.

If the loudness of a sound increased,

a)

the amplitude of the sound would increase

b)

the frequency of the note would increase

c)

the speed of the sound through air would increase

d)

the wavelength of the note would increase

13.

A fishing boat has an echo sounder which measures the depth of a shoal of fish directly beneath it. The time taken between transmitting and receiving a pulse of sound is 0.03s. Sound travels at 1200m/s in sea water. What is the depth of the shoal of fish below the fishing boat?

a)

6m

b)

18m

c)

24m

d)

60m

14.

A wave of frequency 100 Hz travels at a speed of 5m/s. What is its wavelength?

a)

0.05m

b)

0.5m

c)

5m

d)

500m

15.

Which of the following best describes the range of sound frequencies which a normal young person can hear?

a)

2Hz to 20Hz

b)

20Hz to 20 kHz

c)

2kHz to 20kHz

d)

200kHz to 2 MHz

16.

Which of the following is true about the speed of sound?

a)

Sound travels more quickly through gases than through liquids

b)

Sounds travels at a constant speed through all materials

c)

Sound travels more quickly through a vacuum than through solids

d)

Sound travels more slowly through liquids than through solids.

17.

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

18.
Which wave has the largest wavelength?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
None (same wavelength)
19.
Light behaves like both a particle and a ______.
a)
Mass
b)
Wave
c)
Current
20.
The wave-particle duality of light describes light as...
a)
a wave only
b)
a particle only
c)
both a wave and a particle
d)
neither a wave nor a particle
21.

Youngs double slit relies on the _______ of light.

a)

dampening

b)

interference

c)

refraction

d)

reflection

22.

This image depicts which of the following wave behaviors?

a)

Reflection

b)

Refraction

c)

Diffraction

d)

Resonance

23.

The image of the two waves depicts

a)

Constructive interference

b)

Destructive interference

24.

The photoelectric effect helped to explain how light is a ....

a)

particle

b)

wave

25.

Transverse and longitudinal waves both

a)

have compressions and rarefactions

b)

transfer energy through a medium

c)

move at right angles to the vibration of the medium

d)

are capable of moving the medium a long distance

26.

A period is the length of time it takes for

a)

A disturbance to start a wave

b)

two complete wavelengths to pass a fixed point.

c)

a wave to travel the length of a rope.

d)

one complete wavelength to pass a fixed point.

27.

A sound wave is an example of a

a)

transverse wave.

b)

longitudinal wave.

c)

standing wave.

d)

surface wave.