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waves

Total questions: 55

Worksheet time: 3hrs 45mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Waves are a transfer of what?
a)
Heat
b)
Light
c)
Energy
d)
Food
2.

What is frequency measured in?

a)

Milliseconds

b)

Miles

c)

Hertz

d)

Kilograms

3.

What is the number of complete waves passing a fixed point in a given amount of time?

a)

Amplitude

b)

Intensity

c)

Wavelength

d)

Frequency

4.

What kind of wave is pictured below?

a)

compressional wave

b)

transverse wave

c)

sound wave

d)

mechanical wave

5.
What property of this wave is represented by the letter "A"
a)
amplitude
b)
crest
c)
trough
d)
wavelength
6.
What property of the wave is represented by the letter "B"?
a)
amplitude
b)
crest
c)
trough
d)
wavelength
7.
Which wave is pictured?
a)
Transverse
b)
Longitudinal
c)
Both
d)
Neither
8.
Which wave in the diagram has the greatest frequency?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
9.
Which wave in the diagram has the greatest wavelength?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
10.
The highest point on a wave is:
a)
the crest
b)
the trough
c)
the top
d)
the coast 
11.
The lowest point on a wave is the:
a)
Amplitude
b)
Crest
c)
Trough
d)
Wavelength
12.
What types of waves carry energy at a right angle or perpendicular to the direction of the energy flow?
a)
Longitudinal waves
b)
Transverse waves
c)
Sound waves
d)
P-waves
13.
The most dense part of a longitudinal wave.
a)
Density
b)
Compression
c)
Rarefaction
d)
Amplitude
14.
Sound is an example of which type of wave?
a)
Transverse
b)
Longitudinal
c)
Both
d)
Neither
15.
The SI unit for frequency is ________.
a)
m
b)
m/s
c)
hertz
d)
s
16.
As the fire truck approached Mary, the pitch of the siren got higher. Once the fire truck passed and moved away, the siren's pitch got lower. This change in pitch is because of a change in the sound wave's
a)
concussion. 
b)
amplitude. 
c)
reflection.
d)
frequency. 
17.
Which of the following can sound travel through?
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gas
d)
all of the above
18.

The distance between two troughs in a wave is:

a)

frequency

b)

wavelength

c)

equilibrium

d)

period

19.
a)
Longitdinal Wave
b)
Transverse Wave
20.
What type of wave is this?
a)
Longitudinal
b)
Transverse
21.
Waves are a transfer of what?
a)
Heat
b)
Light
c)
Energy
d)
Food
22.
Which wave in the diagram has the greatest wavelength?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
23.
Sound is an example of which type of wave?
a)
Transverse
b)
Longitudinal
c)
Both
d)
Neither
24.
 A wave has frequency of 50 Hz and a wavelength of 10 m. What is the speed of the wave?
a)
500 m/s
b)
50 m/s
c)
5 m/s
d)
0.5 m/s
25.
A wave has wavelength of 10 m and a speed of 340 m/s. What is the frequency of the wave?
a)
34 m/s
b)
3400 Hz
c)
3400 m/s
d)
34 Hz
26.
 A wave has frequency of 5 Hz and a speed of 25 m/s. What is the wavelength of the wave?
a)
25 m
b)
125 m
c)
5 m
d)
25 m/s
27.
What is the speed of a 20 Hz with a 4m wavelength?
a)
0.2 m/s
b)
5 m/s
c)
80 m/s
d)
320 m/s
28.

Sound waves cannot travel through:

a)

solids

b)

liquids

c)

gasses

d)

empty space

29.

Sound waves travel slowest in (a)   .

30.

A wave with a greater intensity will produce:

a)

a louder sound

b)

a softer sound

c)

a lower pitch sound

d)

a higher pitch sound

31.

The human ear can detect frequencies between:

a)

20 and 20000 Hz

b)

100 and 200 Hz

c)

1 and 100 Hz

d)

20 and 30 Hz

32.

The number of waves that pass a given point in one second is called the __________.

a)

Wavelength

b)

Amplitude

c)

Frequency

d)

Crest

33.

Which letter represents wavelength?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

34.

Which letter represents the trough?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

35.

Which letter represents the crest?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

36.

Which letter represents the amplitude?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

37.

Which of the following is a mechanical wave?

a)

X-Ray

b)

Gamma Ray

c)

Sound

d)

Light

38.

A wave that can travel without a medium is called an ___________.

a)

Mechanical Wave

b)

Electromagnetic Wave

39.

Which wave has a "Compression"?

a)

Longitudianal wave

b)

Transverse Wave

40.

What is Compression?

a)

Parts of a Longitudinal wave where everything is really close or touching

b)

Parts of a Longitudianal wave where everything is far apart

c)

Parts of a Transverse wave where everything is really close or touching

d)

Parts of a Transverse wave where everything is far apart

41.

What are Mechanical Waves?

a)

Waves that do not need a medium to travel

b)

Waves that require a medium to travel

42.

What are Electromagnetic waves?

a)

Waves that do not need a medium to travel

b)

Waves that require a medium to travel

43.

What is Amplitude?

a)

The height of a wave

b)

The wavelength

c)

The waves resting point

d)

The hight point of a wave

e)

The low point of a wave

44.
When you hear music, what is your ear actually detecting?
a)
notes from the speaker
b)
waves created by vibrations
c)
electrical currents traveling through the air
d)
sound atoms coming from the sound
45.

What is wavelength in this image?

a)

5 cm

b)

10cm

c)

15 cm

d)

0 cm

46.

What is the amplitude for this wave shown in the picture?

a)

5 cm

b)

10 cm

c)

15 cm

d)

0 cm

47.

What is the amplitude of this wave?

a)

40 cm

b)

20 cm

c)

50 cm

d)

25 cm

48.

Based on your findings, which equation could best describe the pendulum’s period?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

49.

Angular velocity of vibrating body attached with horizontal mass spring system is given by:

a)

ω = km\omega\ =\ \frac{k}{m}

b)

ω = km\omega\ =\ \frac{\sqrt{k}}{m}

c)

ω = km\omega\ =\ \sqrt{\frac{k}{m}}

d)

ω = km\omega\ =\ \frac{k}{\sqrt{m}}

50.

The equation of a progressive wave is given by y = 0.1 sin (3x + 10t) where y and x are in meters and t in second. The direction of the wave is

a)

leftwards

b)

rightwards

c)

upwards

d)

downwards

51.

A guitar string vibrates with a frequency of 320 hz. If the wavelength of the vibration is 0.23 meters what is the speed of the wave?

a)

320.23 m/s

b)

1391.3 hz

c)

73.6 m/hz

d)

73.6 m/s

52.
A boy notices that 45 complete waves travel past him in ninety seconds.  What is the frequency of these water waves?
a)
100 m
b)
1 Hz
c)
0.5 Hz
d)
1m/s
53.

After closing a deal with a client, Kent leans back in his swivel chair and spins around with a frequency of 0.5 Hz. What is Kent’s period of spin?

a)

120 s

b)

0.0083 s

c)

0.5 s

d)

2 s

54.

A pendulum makes 33 complete back and forth cycles of vibration in 11 seconds. Its period is

a)

3.0 s

b)

3.0 Hz

c)

0.33 s

d)

0.33 Hz

55.
A tennis coach paces back and forth along the sideline 10 times in 60 seconds.  The frequency of her pacing is:
a)
0.167 Hz
b)
6.0 Hz
c)
0.167 s
d)
6.0 s

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