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Sound and Wave Behaviors

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
An example of this is an echo
a)
refraction
b)
reflection
c)
transmission
d)
absorption
2.
What is the name of a material in which waves, like sound waves, seismic waves, and waves in a slinky 
a)
Vacuum
b)
Medium
c)
Mechanical
d)
Space
3.

This image depicts which of the following wave behaviors?

a)

Reflection

b)

Refraction

c)

Diffraction

d)

Resonance

4.

Definition: When one object vibrating at the same natural frequency of a second object forces that second object into vibrational motion.

a)

Reflection

b)

Refraction

c)

Diffraction

d)

Resonance

5.

The image depicts which of the following wave behaviors?

a)

Resonance

b)

Doppler Effect

c)

Interference

d)

Polarization

6.

The two blue and purple waves will undergo _________________ when they meet.

a)

Constructive interference

b)

Destructive interference

7.

Definition: the change in direction of a wave passing from one medium to another

a)

Reflection

b)

Refraction

c)

Diffraction

d)

Polarization

8.

Definition: The spreading out of waves as they pass through an opening or around objects.

a)

Reflection

b)

Refraction

c)

Diffraction

d)

Resonance

9.

Light waves and sound waves are similar in that...

a)

They are both longitudinal waves

b)

They are both transverse waves

c)

They both transmit energy

d)

They both can travel through space.

10.
Which wave behavior do noise cancelling headphones use?
a)
diffraction
b)
refraction
c)
constructive interference
d)
destructive interference
11.
The high or low pitch of a sound is related to the ___________ of the wave
a)
decibel
b)
amplitude
c)
frequency
d)
rest position
12.
How loud or soft a sound is, is related to the _____________ of the wave
a)
amplitude
b)
frequency
c)
wave length
d)
rest position
13.
The changing pitch of a police siren as the car moves past you
a)

sound interfernce

b)

Doppler effect

c)

constructive interference

d)

destructive interference

14.

The medium and temperature through which a wave travels affects its...

a)

Wavelength

b)

Speed

c)

Amplitude

15.
A guitarist strums two strings on a guitar. The first string vibrates more quickly than the second string. What is true about the pitch of the string?
a)
The first string has a higher pitch than the second string
b)
The second string has a higher pitch that the first string.
c)
The first string and the second string have the same pitch.
d)
The pitch of the second string depends on the pitch of the first string.
16.

Sound travels fastest through what type of medium?

a)

pond water

b)

cold air

c)

iced tea

d)

wooden desk

17.
What is "?" ?
a)
rarefaction
b)
compression
c)
expansion
d)
reflection
18.

This type of wave occurs when wave motion moves perpendicular to the medium.

a)

Transverse Wave

b)

Longitudinal Wave

c)

Surface Wave

d)

Tidal Wave

19.
This is an example of which type of wave behavior?
a)
Reflection
b)
Refraction
c)
Diffraction
d)
Interference
20.
This is an example of which type of wave behavior?
a)
Reflection
b)
Refraction
c)
Diffraction
d)
Interference
21.
Amplitude reflects the amount of ____________________ in a wave.
a)
energy
b)
compression
c)
rarefaction
d)
speed
22.
What are the spaced out sections of this wave called?
a)
Reflections
b)
Rarefactions
c)
Compressions
d)
Wavelengths
23.
When the frequency of a wave increases, what happens to the wavelength if the medium is unchanged?
a)
The wavelength is not directly affected by the frequency of a wave.
b)
The wavelength increases.
c)
The wavelength decreases.
d)
More specific information is needed to form a conclusion about the wavelength.
24.
A mechanical wave cannot travel through...
a)
a vacuum(empty space).
b)
water.
c)
air. 
d)
glass.
25.

This type of wave occurs when wave motion moves parallel to the medium.

a)

Transverse Wave

b)

Longitudinal Wave

c)

Surface Wave

d)

Tidal Wave

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