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Physics Funzies Unit 25 Quizizz

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is simple harmonic motion?

a)

A frequency that harmonizes with one another frequency

b)

Back and forth vibratory (or oscillatory) motion

c)

The reflection of a wave

d)

A wave that appears to be stationary

2.

A slinky is an example of what type of wave?

a)

Transverse

b)

Longitudinal

3.

Frequency is ______ related to period

a)

not

b)

directly

c)

inversely

d)

exponentially

4.

Which of the following does NOT impact period?

a)

mass

b)

gravity

c)

length

5.

Frequency is measured in

a)

Decibels

b)

Seconds

c)

Hertz

d)

Meters

6.

"The wave" in a crowd is an example of a ____ wave

a)

Longitudinal

b)

Transverse

7.

The highest point in a wave is called the ______

a)

Amplitude

b)

Trough

c)

Crest

d)

sine

8.

Which kind of wave has in and out motion?

a)

Transverse

b)

Longitudinal

9.

How is amplitude calculated?

a)

The distance from crest to crest

b)

The distance from equilibrium to the crest

c)

The distance from crest to trough

d)

Velocity x 2

10.

True or False: If you dropped a stone into a pond, the resulting waves would push the water away from the stone

a)

True - material travels in waves

b)

False - energy travels in waves

11.

Constructive interference ______

a)

Multiplies

b)

Divides

c)

Adds

d)

Subtracts

12.

Destructive interference _____

a)

Divides

b)

Multiplies

c)

Adds

d)

Subtracts

13.

What is a standing wave?

a)

A wave with a larger vertical component than horizontal

b)

A wave that appears to stay in place

c)

A really big wave

d)

The reflection of a transverse wave

14.

A wave is completely out of phase when _____

a)

oscillation is at right angles the way the wave travels

b)

the crests of two waves pass at the same point

c)

the crest of one wave overlaps with the trough of another

d)

waves overlap in the same space and time

15.

Stationary points in a standing wave are called _______

a)

Nodes

b)

Crests

c)

Anitnodes

d)

Amplitudes

16.

A playground swing swings back and forth once in 2 seconds, what is the period and frequency of the swing?

a)

F = 1 osc/sec

P = 1 sec/osc

b)

F = 2 osc/sec

P = .5 sec/osc

c)

F = .5 osc/ sec

P = 2 sec/osc

d)

F = .25 osc/sec

P = .5 sec/osc

17.

How do you calculate the speed of a wave

a)

v = f/p

b)

v = hf

c)

v = f/λ

d)

v = fλ

18.

What is the Doppler effect?

a)

When waves travel in the same space and time as one another, overlapping

b)

The phenomena of waves approaching at a higher frequency to the observer

c)

The natural back and forth motion or oscillation that traces a sine curve

d)

When waves appear to stay in place

19.

Distance galaxies show a _____ shift

a)

Red

b)

Blue

c)

Green

d)

Yellow

20.

Which of these is NOT an example of a standing wave?

a)

guitar strings

b)

pianos

c)

organ pipes

d)

crowd waves