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Waves Vocab Checkpoint

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The number of complete waves that pass a given point in 1 second

a)

Frequency

b)

Period

c)

Velocity

d)

Amplitude

2.

The substance a wave moves through

a)

Node

b)

Antinode

c)

Trough

d)

Medium

3.

When two waves meet and increase the amplitude of in the new wave

a)

Compression

b)

Constructive Interference

c)

Destructive Interference

d)

Simple Harmonic Motion

4.

Type of wave where the medium moves back and forth in the same direction that the wave is moving

a)

Simple harmonic motion

b)

Transverse wave

c)

Longitudinal wave

d)

Standing wave

5.

How often a vibration occurs

a)

Period

b)

Frequency

c)

Amplitude

d)

Wavelength

6.

Type of wave where the motion of the medium is at right angles to the direction the wave is moving

a)

Longitudinal wave

b)

Transverse wave

c)

Standing wave

d)

Rarefaction

7.

The time it takes for one complete forward and backward motion

a)

Frequency

b)

Wavelength

c)

Amplitude

d)

Period

8.

Parts of a standing wave that are stationary (no displacement)

a)

Trough

b)

Crest

c)

Node

d)

Antinode

9.

The result of interference between a wave and it's reflection

a)

Standing wave

b)

Simple harmonic motion

c)

Rarefaction

d)

Compression

10.

Measurement from crest to crest or trough to trough

a)

Wavelength

b)

Amplitude

c)

Velocity

d)

Period

11.

The time it takes for one back and forth swing of a pendulum

a)

Frequency

b)

Velocity

c)

Period

d)

Wavelength

12.

Repetitive movement back and forth through an equilibrium point, so that the maximum displacement on one side of this position is equal to the maximum displacement on the other side

a)

Constructive interference

b)

Destructive interference

c)

Rarefaction

d)

Simple Harmonic Motion

13.

Distance from the midpoint to the crest or trough

a)

Amplitude

b)

Node

c)

Period

d)

Wavelength

14.

This term is measured in seconds

a)

Frequency

b)

Period

c)

Wavelength

d)

Velocity

15.

This term is measured in meters/second

a)

Frequency

b)

Period

c)

Wavelength

d)

Velocity

16.

This term is measured in hertz or cycles/second

a)

Frequency

b)

Period

c)

Wavelength

d)

Velocity

17.

This term is measured in meters

a)

Frequency

b)

Period

c)

Wavelength

d)

Velocity

18.

A pendulum is an example of this term

a)

Longitudinal wave

b)

Transverse wave

c)

Simple harmonic motion

d)

Standing wave

19.

The region of a longitudinal wave in which the molecules or particles are spread apart

a)

Compression

b)

Rarefaction

c)

Crest

d)

Vibration

20.

How quickly a vibration occurs

a)

Period

b)

Frequency

c)

Velocity

d)

Wavelength

21.

Which factors affect the period of a pendulum?

a)

Length of pendulum

b)

Mass of the bob

c)

Angle of displacement

d)

Time of day

22.

A pendulum swings back and forth exactly 10 times in 22 seconds. What is the pendulum's frequency?

a)

0.46 Hz

b)

0.46 s

c)

2.2 Hz

d)

2.2 s

23.

A pendulum swings back and forth exactly 10 times in 22 seconds. What is the pendulum's period?

a)

0.46 Hz

b)

0.46 s

c)

2.2 Hz

d)

2.2 s

24.

Which label represents amplitude?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

25.

If Mrs. Gage has two daughters named Charlie and Casey, what should her 3rd daughter be named when she's born in September?

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