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Test 2 Part 1 Review

Total questions: 36

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A wave is a disturbance that transfers ________ from one place to another.

a)

Matter

b)

Mass

c)

Energy

2.

The number of waves passing a given point each second is:

a)

Frequency

b)

Wave speed

c)

Wavelength

d)

Amplitude

3.

As wavelength decreases, the crests of the wave:

a)

become wider

b)

become shorter

c)

get closer together

d)

get farther apart

4.
When a sound is louder what measurement gets bigger?
a)
Frequency 
b)
Amplitude 
c)
Wavelength 
d)
Crest
5.
Sound waves are ALWAYS what type of wave?
a)
Transverse
b)
Longitudinal 
c)
Depends 
d)
always different
6.
All waves carry
a)
energy
b)
light 
c)
matter
d)
particles
7.
This is the unit used to measure the volume of a sound. 
a)
Decibel
b)
Medium
c)
Vibration
d)
Oscilloscope
8.
Which type of wave has a wave perpedicular to the disturbance?
a)
surface
b)
mechanical
c)
transverse
d)
longitudinal
9.
To identify the amplitude in a longitudinal wave, you would measure areas of 
a)
reflection
b)
compression
c)
crests
d)
refraction
10.
Sound has to travel through a 
a)
crest
b)
medium
c)
frequency
d)
box
11.
As frequency _____, pitch _____.
a)
rises, falls
b)
decreases, increases
c)
increases, decreases
d)
increases, increases
12.
Sound waves are _____ waves
a)
transverse
b)
high
c)
longitudinal
d)
low
13.

When frequency increases

a)

diffraction increases.

b)

amplitude increases

c)

wavelength decrease

d)

wavelength increases

14.

The lowest point of a transverse wave is the

a)

trough

b)

crest

c)

amplitude

d)

rest

15.

_______ refers to the highest point or peak of a wave.

a)

Crest

b)

Trough

c)

Wavelength

d)

Amplitude

16.
What kind of wave is pictured?
a)
Transverse
b)
Longitudinal
c)
surface
d)
none of the above
17.

A push or a pull that starts, stops or changes the direction of an object

a)

force

b)

energy

c)

gravity

d)

motion

18.

The pressed together regions of particles in a sound wave are called ____.

a)

rarefactions

b)

compressions

c)

frequencies

d)

wavelengths

19.

An area that is more separate...

a)

compression

b)

expansion

c)

rarefaction

d)

reflection

20.

Plucking a guitar string creates a wave whose motion is perpendicular to the downward force on the strings. This is an example of a _____.

a)

Transverse

b)

Logitudinal

c)

microwave

d)

Light Wave

21.

An ocean wave crashes when its height (also called its _____________) is more than seven times greater than its wavelength.

a)

Crest

b)

Trough

c)

Frequency

d)

Amplitude

22.

A guitar produces sound waves when a string is plucked and it vibrates. The measure of the number of the string's vibrations in 1 second is called ____________.

a)

Wave length

b)

Amplitude

c)

Frequency

d)

Speed

23.
High frequency waves have _________ wavelengths.
a)
varying
b)
long
c)
the same
d)
short
24.
Which wave has a greater frequency?
a)
A
b)
B
25.
Which wave in the diagram has the greatest wavelength?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
26.
Which letter(s) represent the crest of the wave?
a)
A
b)
B & D
c)
B & F
d)
F
27.

A wave with a large wavelength will have a ______ frequency and _____ energy

a)

high, low

b)

high, high

c)

low, high

d)

low, low

28.

High frequency waves have _________ wavelength.

a)

varying

b)

long

c)

the same

d)

short

29.

In order to calculate speed of a wave that is traveling, you multiply...

a)

wavelength x frequency

b)

frequency x amplitude

c)

amplitude x wavelength

30.

What is the relation between the frequency of electromagnetic waves and their wavelength?

a)

Higher frequency= Higher wavelength

b)

Higher frequency= Lower wavelength

c)

Lower frequency = Lower wavelength

31.

What numbers should be labeled rarefaction in the longitudinal wave?

a)

1 and 3

b)

2 and 4

c)

1 and 2

d)

3 and 4

32.

Sound waves can travel through all of the following EXCEPT

a)

a vacuum (empty space)

b)

air

c)

water

d)

steel

33.
a)
Longitdinal Wave
b)
Transverse Wave
34.
a)
Longitudinal Wave
b)
Transverse Wave
35.
a)
A is compression
b)
A is the trough
c)
A is the rarefraction
36.
a)
B is called rarefaction
b)
B is called compression
c)
B is called the crest

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