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Unit 11.Quiz 2.LT 1/2/3/4/5

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

[LT 1] Sound needs a medium to travel through.  What is a medium?

a)

solid, liquid, gas

b)

open space

c)

mechanical waves

d)

energy

2.

[LT 1] Which wave in the diagram has the greatest frequency?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

3.

[LT 1] What are the parts of a longitudinal wave?

a)

Compressions and rarefactions

b)

Crests and troughs

c)

Compressions and crests

d)

Rarefactions and troughs

4.

[LT 2] Velocity= ________ ; Wavelength= 0.5 m ; Frequency= 150 Hz

a)

.75 m/s

b)

75 m/s

c)

300 m/s

d)

3.0 m/s

5.

[LT 2] Velocity= 340 m/s ; Wavelength= 10 m ; Frequency= _________

a)

34 m/s

b)

3400 Hz

c)

3.4 Hz 

d)

34 Hz

6.

[LT 2] Velocity= 56 m/s ; Wavelength= _________ ; Frequency= 19 Hz

a)

1064 m

b)

2.95 m

c)

0.34 m

d)

3108 m

7.

[LT 3] Noise cancelling headphones silence outside sounds by listening with a microphone, then playing an opposite sound wave. This is an example of...

a)

Constructive interference

b)

Destructive interference

c)

Standing Waves

d)

Cancelling Interference

8.

[LT 3] When a compression passes through another compression coming from the opposite direction, what occurs?

a)

They counteract and the wave stops.

b)

They combine to create a larger compression.

c)

They combine to create a larger rarefaction.

d)

All options are true.

9.

[LT 3] Using a resonance plate, patterns can be produced by different sound frequencies. These patterns are the result of...

a)

Constructive interference

b)

Destructive interference

c)

Standing Waves

d)

Inverse Waves

10.

[LT 4] Which of the following is an illustration of refraction

a)
b)
c)
d)
11.

[LT 4] Which of the following is an illustration of diffraction

a)
b)
c)
d)
12.

[LT 4] Hearing an echo in a cave is an example of...

a)

Reflection

b)

Refraction

c)

Diffraction

d)

Diffusion

13.

[LT 5] Reorder the following electromagnetic waves in order from MOST energetic to LEAST energetic.

a)

Gamma

b)

X-Ray

c)

UV

d)

Microwaves

e)

Radio

1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
14.

[LT 5] Which wave is used in television remote controls?

a)

Microwaves

b)

Infrared

c)

X-Rays

d)

UV Rays

15.

[LT 5] Which waves are used in airport body scanners?

a)

Radio waves

b)

Ultraviolet rays

c)

X-Rays

d)

Gamma rays