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WorksheetsGrade 11 Physics Term 1 Review
Total questions: 27
Worksheet time: 1hrs 2mins
Which will heat up faster?
copper
granite
iron
basalt
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?
4s
16s
40s
125s
Which of the following is always true of a ray of light reflected at a plane mirror?
sin i= sin r1
i+r=90°
i and r are in different planes
i=r
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.
The second note has a higher amplitude and the same frequency as the first.
The second note has a lower amplitude and the same frequency as the first.
The second note has the same amplitude and a lower frequency than the first.
The second note has the same amplitude and a higher frequency than the first.
Which of these statements about sound is true?
Sound cannot travel through a vacuum
Sound can travel through liquids only
Sound travels through gases only
Sound cannot travel through solids.
If the loudness of a sound increased,
the amplitude of the sound would increase
the frequency of the note would increase
the speed of the sound through air would increase
the wavelength of the note would increase
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?
6m
18m
24m
60m
A wave of frequency 100 Hz travels at a speed of 5m/s. What is its wavelength?
0.05m
0.5m
5m
500m
Which of the following best describes the range of sound frequencies which a normal young person can hear?
2Hz to 20Hz
20Hz to 20 kHz
2kHz to 20kHz
200kHz to 2 MHz
Which of the following is true about the speed of sound?
Sound travels more quickly through gases than through liquids
Sounds travels at a constant speed through all materials
Sound travels more quickly through a vacuum than through solids
Sound travels more slowly through liquids than through solids.
What is a wave ?
a disturbance that transfers matter
a disturbance that transfers energy
a disturbance that transfers both matter and energy
Youngs double slit relies on the _______ of light.
dampening
interference
refraction
reflection
This image depicts which of the following wave behaviors?
Reflection
Refraction
Diffraction
Resonance
The image of the two waves depicts
Constructive interference
Destructive interference
The photoelectric effect helped to explain how light is a ....
particle
wave
Transverse and longitudinal waves both
have compressions and rarefactions
transfer energy through a medium
move at right angles to the vibration of the medium
are capable of moving the medium a long distance
A period is the length of time it takes for
A disturbance to start a wave
two complete wavelengths to pass a fixed point.
a wave to travel the length of a rope.
one complete wavelength to pass a fixed point.
A sound wave is an example of a
transverse wave.
longitudinal wave.
standing wave.
surface wave.
