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WorksheetsU7 - Waves
Total questions: 24
Worksheet time: 12mins
Guitar strings form ______ waves when they're plucked.
longitudinal
standing
transverse
Sound waves are ______________.
longitudinal
standing
transverse
Water waves are ______________.
longitudinal
standing
transverse
In transverse waves, the medium's particles move ____________ to the wave's motion.
parallel
perpendicular
In longitudinal waves, the medium's particles move ____________ to the wave's motion.
parallel
perpendicular
When two waves of different frequencies/pitches superimpose, they create a pattern of alternating strong/loud sounds and soft/quiet sounds called ______.
beats
echo
nodes
Which option shows one full wavelength of a standing wave?
Waves carry...
energy only
energy and matter
matter only
Which wave has more energy?
top wave
bottom wave
same energy
Which wave has a higher frequency?
top wave
bottom wave
same frequency
Which wave has a greater amplitude?
top wave
bottom wave
same amplitude
Which wave has a longer wavelength?
top wave
bottom wave
same wavelength
As wavelength increases, frequency ___________.
decreases
increases
stays the same
As frequency increases, wavelength ___________.
decreases
increases
stays the same
As frequency increases, energy ___________.
decreases
increases
stays the same
As energy increases, frequency ___________.
decreases
increases
stays the same
Sound CAN'T travel _______________.
through the air
through solids
through liquids
in a vacuum (empty space)
What will be the result at the moment that these two waves superimpose?
one very tall wave
two very tall waves
zero amplitude
one very small wave
What will be the result at the moment that these two waves superimpose?
one very tall wave
two very tall waves
zero amplitude
one very small wave (pointing downward)
What will be the result at the moment that these two waves superimpose?
one very tall wave
two very tall waves
zero amplitude
one very small wave
As an object emitting a sound gets closer to you, the frequency of its sound appears to...
decrease
increase
stay the same
As an object emitting a sound gets closer to you, its apparent pitch...
decreases
increases
stays the same
As an object emitting a sound moves away from you, its apparent pitch...
decreases
increases
stays the same
As an object emitting a sound moves away from you, the frequency of its sound appears to...
decrease
increase
stay the same
