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Waves Quiz Review

Total questions: 64

Worksheet time: 2hrs 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What do all waves transfer?

a)

Matter

b)

Heat

c)

Electricity

d)

Energy

2.

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

3.

What is the frequency of this wave? You must count the number of complete waves.

a)

1 Hz

b)

5 Hz

c)

10 Hz

4.

What is frequency measured in?

a)

Milliseconds

b)

Miles

c)

Hertz

d)

Kilograms

5.

Period of a wave refers to...

a)

how long it takes for the event to repeat.

b)

how strong a wave is.

c)

how long a wave is.

d)

how much energy a wave has.

6.

Which type of waves have the longest wavelength?

a)

Visible light

b)

Radio waves

c)

X-rays

d)

Gamma-Rays

7.

Wavelengths are usually measured in ....

a)

seconds

b)

Hz

c)

inches

d)

meters

8.

Shorter wave lengths can carry more energy. Which of these probably carries the MOST energy:

a)

Infrared light

b)

Visible light

c)

X-rays

d)

UV light

9.

What does #1 represent?

a)

Period

b)

Frequency

c)

Wavelength

d)

Amplitude

10.

What does #2 represent?

a)

Period

b)

Frequency

c)

Wavelength

d)

Amplitude

11.

Examples of this type of waves include water waves, waves on a string/jump rope, and light waves.

a)

transverse

b)

longitudinal

12.

Examples of _____ waves include sound waves and earthquake P-waves.

a)

transverse

b)

longitudinal

13.

_______ is the distance between waves, measured from one crest to the next crest.

a)

Wavelength

b)

Frequency

c)

Amplitude

14.

The _______ is the highest point on a transverse wave, and the ____ is the lowest point.

a)

Trough, Crest

b)

Crest, Trough

c)

Compression, Rarefaction

d)

Rarefaction, Compression

15.

The _______ is the size or height of a wave, measured from the equilibrium to the crest or trough.

a)

Amplitude

b)

Wavelength

c)

Frequency

16.

The _______ of a wave is how many waves pass a given point every second.

a)

Frequency

b)

Wavelength

c)

Amplitude

17.

Frequency is measured in _______.

a)

Hertz (Hz)

b)

Meters per second

c)

Meters

d)

Newtons

18.

Frequency is how many waves pass a point in 1 second. If 100 waves pass a given point in 4 seconds, what is the wave's frequency?

a)

25 Hz

b)

100 Hz

c)

4 Hz

d)

400 Hz

19.

Waves that can travel through empty space are called _____ waves. Waves that require a medium to travel, such as air or water, are called _____ waves.

a)

mechanical, electromagnetic

b)

electromagnetic, mechanical

c)

crest, trough

d)

compressional, rarefactional

20.
The type of waves that require medium to pass:
a)
Mechanical Waves
b)
Electromagnetic Waves
21.
When the frequency of a wave increases, what happens to the wavelength?
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.
22.
A mechanical wave cannot travel through...
a)
a vacuum(empty space).
b)
water.
c)
air. 
d)
glass.
23.
Which wave in the diagram has the greatest frequency?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
24.
Which of the following can sound travel through?
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gas
d)
all of the above
25.

Electromagnetic waves include the following except

a)

radio waves

b)

X-rays

c)

ocean waves

d)

microwaves

26.
What kind of wave is pictured below?
a)
compressional wave
b)
transverse wave
c)
sound wave
d)
mechanical wave
27.
Which type of wave is pictured here?
a)
Longitudinal
b)
Transverse
c)
Light 
d)
Electromagnetic
28.

High pitched waves would have wavelengths that are...

a)

at a rarefaction

b)

far apart

c)

close together

d)

at the trough

29.

What type of interference is represented in this diagram?

a)

Constructive

b)

Destructive

30.

What type of interference is represented in the diagram?

a)

Constructive

b)

Destructive

31.

What type of interference do noise cancelling headphones use?

a)

Constructive Interference

b)

Destructive Interference

32.

True or False? Two waves cannot exist in the same space or in the same medium at the same time.

a)

True

b)

False

33.

Through which material does sound travel slowest?

a)

Water

b)

Paper

c)

Aluminum

d)

Air

e)

None of the above

34.

When a crest and a trough interfere, what occurs?

a)

They combine to create a higher amplitude wave.

b)

They counteract and the wave either lessens or stops completely.

c)

The wave changes into a longitudinal wave.

35.

When 2 waves temporarily interfere with each other then resume their course of movement, which of the following is true?

a)

They take on and keep a new amplitude based on the result of the interference until the end of the movement.

b)

They are not affected by the interference and maintain their original amplitude throughout the movement.

c)

Both waves are always counteracted and cease to exist.

d)

They temporarily take on a new amplitude due to the interference but resume their original amplitude until the end of the movement.

36.

What will be the result after these two waves overlap?

a)

A taller wave

b)

A shorter wave

c)

A wave with no amplitude

d)

3 waves

37.

Two wave pulses with equal positive amplitudes travel on a cord approaching each other. What is the result of the oscillations when the pulses reach the same point?

a)

It is constructive interference with twice the amplitude

b)

It is destructive interference with zero amplitude

c)

It is constructive interference with slightly greater amplitude

d)

It is constructive interference with the negative amplitude

e)

The standing wave is produced

38.

Which of the following is the speed of a wave traveling with a wavelength λ, frequency f, and period T?

a)

v=λfv=\frac{\lambda}{f}

b)

v=fλv=\frac{f}{\lambda}

c)

v=λ⋅fv=\lambda\cdot f

d)

v=f⋅Tv=f\cdot T

e)

v=fTv=\frac{f}{T}

39.

What is the amplitude of this wave?

a)

3

b)

-3

c)

6

d)

4

40.

What is the wavelength of this wave?

a)

3

b)

10

c)

4

d)

8

41.

What happens to the frequency of a wave when the amplitude is tripled?

a)

the frequency is tripled

b)

the frequency is a third of what it was

c)

amplitude does not affect frequency

42.

What would happen to the wavelength if the frequency was doubled?

a)

the wavelength would be halved

b)

the wavelength would be doubled

c)

the wavelength would stay the same

d)

frequency does not affect wavelength

43.

What is the correct equation for calculating frequency?

a)

wavelength / velocity

b)

velocity / wavelength

c)

wavelength x velocity

44.

What is the correct equation for calculating wavelength?

a)

velocity / frequency

b)

frequency / velocity

c)

velocity x frequency

45.

What is the relationship between frequency and energy?

a)

frequency increases, energy decreases

b)

frequency increases, energy increases

c)

frequency decreases, energy increases

d)

there is no relationship between frequency and energy

46.

Which radiation type has the highest frequency?

a)

gamma rays

b)

x rays

c)

microwaves

d)

radio waves

47.

Which radiation type has the lowest frequency?

a)

gamma rays

b)

x rays

c)

microwaves

d)

radio waves

48.

Which radiation type has the shortest wavelength?

a)

gamma rays

b)

x rays

c)

microwaves

d)

radio waves

49.

Which radiation type has the longest wavelength?

a)

gamma rays

b)

x rays

c)

microwaves

d)

radio waves

50.

What is a medium?

a)

the matter through which a mechanical wave travels

b)

two lines that will never touch

c)

the particles of a medium that travel parallel to a wave

d)

two lines that meet at a right angle

51.

What type of wave is this?

a)

Transverse

b)

Longitudinal

c)

Surface

d)

Hair wave

52.
Which wave in the diagram has the greatest wavelength?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
53.
 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
54.
 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
55.
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
56.
If 10 waves pass every second, what is the frequency?
a)
10 Hz
b)
0.1 Hz
57.
A wave has a wavelength of 2 meters and a frequency of 1.5 Hz.What is its speed?
a)
0.75
b)
3
c)
1.33
d)
3.5
58.
A wave is 8 meters long and has a frequency of 3 Hz. Find its speed.
a)
.375
b)
8
c)
2.67
d)
24
59.
A sound wave has a λ of 170m. The speed of sound travels at 343 m/s. What is the frequency?
a)
0.5
b)
2.01
c)
513
d)
58.310
60.
A wave has a period of 4 seconds. Find its frequency.
a)
4
b)
0.25
61.
A kangaroo completes 3 hops in 4 seconds.  What is the frequency of the hops?
a)
0.75
b)
1.33
c)
7
d)
12
62.

A wave has frequency of 400 Hz and a wavelength of 20 m. What is the speed of the wave?

a)

20 m/s

b)

200 m/s

c)

8000 m/s

d)

800 m/s

63.

A wave has frequency of 2 Hz and a speed of 30 m/s. What is the wavelength of the wave?

a)

60 m

b)

.07 m

c)

15 m

d)

30 m

64.

A wave has wavelength of 20 m and a speed of 400 m/s. What is the frequency of the wave?

a)

20 Hz

b)

20 m/s

c)

20 m

d)

20 s

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