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Waves Review (Act. 1-6)

Total questions: 66

Worksheet time: 51mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
If you want to change the pitch of a sound, you have to change the ___
a)
frequency
b)
amplitude
c)
speed
d)
volume
2.
A part in a longitudinal wave where the particles are spread apart
a)
compression
b)
rarefaction
c)
crest
d)
trough
3.
The part of a longitudinal wave where the particles of the medium are close together.
a)
rarefaction
b)
compression
c)
crest
d)
trough
4.
The number of wavelengths that pass a point each second
a)
frequency
b)
wavelength
c)
pitch
d)
amplitude
5.
Material (matter) through which a wave travels
a)
medium
b)
Doppler Effect
c)
sound
d)
pitch
6.

What is A?

a)

crest

b)

trough

c)

compression

d)

rarefaction

7.
A disturbance that travels through a medium as a longitudinal wave
a)
sound
b)
wavelength
c)
pitch
d)
frequency
8.
travels through solids fastest because the molecules are closer together
a)
speed of sound
b)
wavelength
c)
frequency
d)
amplitude
9.

How high or low a sound is; depends on the frequency

a)

pitch

b)

frequency

c)

sound

d)

medium

10.
A wave in which the vibration is in the same direction as that in which the wave is traveling; sound waves
a)
longitudinal wave
b)
ocean wave
c)
transverse wave
d)
mechanical wave
11.
A disturbance that transfers energy from one place to another without transferring energy
a)
wave
b)
trough
c)
pitch
d)
sound
12.

What is transported by a wave?

a)

air

b)

energy

c)

matter

d)

particles

13.

The diagram shows a cartoon of a sound wave produced while a student is speaking.


What happens to the sound wave when the student speaks louder?

a)

The amplitude increases

b)

the wavelength will double

c)

the speed will increase

d)

the amplitude will decrease

14.

A boy has a cork on his fishing line in a lake. His brother throws a rock in the lake near where he is fishing, and the waves created from the rock splashing cause the boy's cork to bob up and down for over a minute. What is the medium for the waves in this scenario?

a)

the cork

b)

the water

c)

the rock

d)

the fishing line

15.

The distance between two corresponding parts of a wave is its

a)

amplitude

b)

frequency

c)

wavelength

d)

velocity

16.

Longitudinal waves have:

a)

crests and troughs

b)

crests and compressions

c)

compressions and rarefactions

d)

troughs and rarefactions

17.

Longitudinal waves move:

a)

at a right angle compared to the direction the wave is traveling

b)

in a circle compared to the direction the wave is traveling

c)

matter

d)

in the same direction as the wave is traveling

18.

How are sound waves like ripples in a pond?

a)

They are both types of electromagnetic radiation.

b)

They travel faster in water than they do in the air.

c)

They radiate outward from a central point.

d)

They have the same wavelengths.

19.

Sound is measured in

a)

pitch

b)

hertz

c)

frequency

d)

decibels

20.
Which travels faster: sound or light waves?
a)
sound
b)
light
21.

What are 2 ways we can protect our ears?

a)

Reduce Reuse Recycle

b)

Earplugs, turning down the volume

22.

Which state of matter do sounds travel fastest in?

a)

Solid

b)

Liquid

c)

Gas

d)

Plasma

23.

Calculate the speed of sound if a sound wave travels 680 m in 2 seconds.

a)

1360 m/s

b)

340 m/s

c)

The speed of sound is always the same

d)

250 m/s

24.

Calculate the speed of sound if a sound wave travels 1020 m in 3 seconds.

a)

3060

b)

365 m/s

c)

340 m/s

d)

250 m/s

25.

This is a picture of:

a)

Audiograss

b)

Audiogran

c)

Audiogram

d)

Selfie

26.

the results from the hearing tests are often displayed in the form of _______________________

a)

an audiologist

b)

an audiogram

27.

a person who can advise patients about their hearing health and recommend any treatment that they might need

a)

a teacher

b)

an audiologist

28.
A part in a longitudinal wave where the particles are spread apart
a)
compression
b)
rarefaction
c)
crest
d)
trough
29.
travels through solids fastest because the molecules are closer together
a)
speed of sound
b)
wavelength
c)
frequency
d)
amplitude
30.
Sound is able to travel faster in solids than in air because the molecules in a solid are
a)
closer together than air molecules
b)
more easily moved than air molecules
c)
moving faster than air molecules moving faster than air molecules
d)
larger than air molecules
31.
Which feature of sound is determined by amplitude?
a)
Pitch
b)
Smoothness
c)
Loudness
d)
A Wave
32.

Waves DO NOT transfer ______?

a)

Matter

b)

Energy

33.

You can't hear sounds in outer space because there is no

a)

medium

b)

light

c)

energy

d)

heat

34.
Which wave in the diagram has the greatest frequency?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
35.
What two factors effect the amount of energy a wave has?
a)
Frequency and wavelength
b)
Frequency and amplitude
c)
Amplitude and rest
d)
Wavelength and crest
36.
Which type(s) of signal(s) can be easily corrected to remove noise?
a)
Analog
b)
Digital
c)
Both
d)
Neither
37.

Binary waves contain data represented with 2 values which are

a)

up or down

b)

0 or 1

c)

happy or sad

d)

right or left

38.

An advantage a digital wave has over an analog wave is

a)

It can be perfectly duplicated.

b)

It is cheaper to make.

c)

It is longer and conserves energy.

d)

It doesn't cause cancer.

39.

What is the main difference between analog and digital technology?

a)

Digital technology reproduces sound more faithfully than analog technology

b)

Analog technology stores information as sound waves; digital technology stores it as strings of ones and zeroes

c)

Analog technology can be used to record sound and images; digital technology can only be used to record sound

d)

Analog technology is based on binary code; digital technology is based on electromagnets

40.

An example of a digital wave looks like

a)
b)
c)
d)
41.

An advantage a digital wave has over an analog wave is

a)

It can be perfectly duplicated.

b)

It is cheaper to make.

c)

It is longer and conserves energy.

d)

It doesn't cause cancer.

42.

Which answer choice explains what analog means?

a)

Electrical

b)

Mechanical / Wind up

c)

Data expressed as single digits usually 0 and 1

d)

Smooth and continuous data

43.

What kind a wave is pictured?

a)

Analog wave

b)

Digital wave

c)

Radio wave

d)

Microwave

44.

What type of wave is pictured?

a)

Transverse wave

b)

Longitudinal wave

c)

Waving goodbye

d)

Stadium wave

45.

What type of wave is pictured?

a)

Transverse wave

b)

Longitudinal wave

c)

Wave, what wave?

d)

Slinky wave

46.

The number of times the wavelength occurs in one second, measured in units called hertz.

a)

Amplitude

b)

Wavelength

c)

Medium

d)

Frequency

47.

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

48.

Which wave has more energy? Why?

a)

Top wave because the amplitude is smaller

b)

Bottom wave because the amplitude is larger

c)

They are the same because the wavelengths are equal

49.

Which transverse wave has the highest frequency?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

50.

The highest point or peak of a transverse wave, point B and F, is the ________________ .

a)

trough

b)

amplitude

c)

crest

51.

_____________ is a measurement of how long or short a wave is. (Point B to Point F or Point D to Point H)

a)

wavelength

b)

amplitude

c)

compression

52.
A wave has frequency of 50 Hz and a wavelength of 10 m. What is the speed of the wave?
a)
0.2
b)
5
c)
500
d)
20
53.

As the frequency of a wave increases, the wavelength

a)

increases

b)

decreases

c)

stays the same

54.

______ and _______ are Inversely Proportional. When a wave's Wavelength is Long, the wave's Frequency is Low and when a wave's Wavelength is Short, the wave's Frequency is High.

a)

Longitudinal Wave and Amplitude

b)

Wavelength and Frequency

c)

Wavelength and Amplitude

d)

Amplitude and Nothing else

55.

Which wave would have more energy, a wave with a high amplitude or low amplitude?

a)

high amplitude

b)

low amplitude

56.
The measurement of the distance the particles move from the resting point of the wave
a)
Wavelength
b)
Frequency
c)
Amplitude
d)
Crest
57.

The measurement of the length of a wave from one point of the wave to the next identical part of the wave (for example, top to top or bottom to bottom)

a)

Crest

b)

Amplitude

c)

Frequency

d)

Wavelength

58.

The number of waves that passes a certain point in a set period of time

a)

Frequency

b)

Amplitude

c)

Wavelength

d)

Amplength

59.
Which vocabulary term is used to identify the distance between points C & G?
a)
Amplitude
b)
Crest
c)
Frequency
d)
Wavelength
60.

Which vocabulary term is used to identify the distance between points C & E?

a)

Amplitude

b)

Crest

c)

Frequency

d)

Wavelength

61.
Top of the wave
a)
Wavelength
b)
Amplitude
c)
Trough
d)
Crest
62.
Bottom of the wave
a)
Crest
b)
Trough
c)
Frequency
d)
Wavelength
63.
The matter (solid, liquid, or gas) through which waves can travel
a)
Medium
b)
Object
c)
Transverse Wave
d)
Wavelength
64.

Which one shows the amplitude of a wave?

a)
b)
c)
65.

As the wavelength increases, the frequency ____

a)

increases

b)

decreases

c)

remain same

d)

none of the above

66.

In a transverse wave, particles vibrate perpendicular to the direction that the wave is traveling

a)

True

b)

False

c)

none of the above