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Waves in Communication

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which is point C on the speaker diagram?

a)

Permanent Magnet

b)

Cone

c)

Electromagnet

d)

Transistor

2.

Sound waves can travel through all except:

a)

Gases

b)

Liquids

c)

Solids

d)

Outer Space

3.

Which wave has the highest frequency?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

4.

Which wave had the highest amplitude?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

They are the same

5.

______ waves have to travel through a medium such as a solid, liquid or gas.

a)

Mechanical waves

b)

Electromagnetic waves

c)

Electrical waves

d)

Molecules

6.

On a transverse wave which is represented by point B?

a)

Wavelength

b)

Crest

c)

Amplitude

d)

Trough

7.

At what points would you measure the wavelength of a sound wave?

a)

Crest to Crest

b)

Rarefaction to Compression

c)

Compression to Compression

d)

Rarefaction to Rarefaction

8.

Radio Waves are an example of _________ waves.

a)

mechanical

b)

electromagnetic

c)

light

d)

sound

9.

the number of waves that pass a certain point per second.

a)

wave speed

b)

frequency

c)

amplitude

d)

wave cycle

10.

Frequency is always measured in _________

a)

kilometers

b)

Hertz

c)

centimeters

11.

What is transferred from one point to another in a wave?

a)

Matter

b)

Light

c)

Energy

d)

Magnetism

12.

The electromagnet in a microphone converts the vibrations from sound waves into ______

a)

different amplitudes of sound

b)

electric energy

c)

digital data

13.
Which wave is pictured?
a)
Transverse
b)
Longitudinal
c)
Both
d)
Neither
14.
Light is an example of which type of wave?
a)
Transverse
b)
Longitudinal
c)

Mechanical

15.

Fluctuating electrical impulses cause the strength of the ____________ to change. This causes the diaphragm and speaker to move at different speeds

a)

air molecules

b)

permanent magnet

c)

electromagnet

d)

modulation

16.

Which is point A on the speaker diagram?

a)

Permanent Magnet

b)

Resistor

c)

Electromagnet

d)

Transistor