WorksheetsWAVES TEST STUDY GUIDE
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 20mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is a wave?
a)
a movement of matter
b)
a disturbance that carries energy
c)
the process of electrons being transferred
d)
large fluctuations in force
2.
Types of waves that require a medium to travel through?
a)
Electromagnetic
b)
Mechanical
3.
Why do waves move fastest through solid mediums and slowest in gases?
a)
because the particles are moving faster
b)
because the particles are moving slower
c)
because the particles are closer together
d)
because the particles are farther apart
4.
What property of a wave is represented by letter A?
a)
Wavelength
b)
Amplitude
c)
Speed
d)
Frequency
5.
What property of a wave is represented by letter B?
a)
Wavelength
b)
Amplitude
c)
Trough
d)
Frequency
6.
What property of a wave is represented by letter C and is measured per second?
a)
Amplitude
b)
Speed
c)
Frequency
d)
crest
7.
What part of a wave is represented by letter D?
a)
Crest
b)
Compression
c)
Rarefaction
d)
Trough
8.
What part of a wave is represented by letter E?
a)
Crest
b)
Compression
c)
Rarefaction
d)
Trough
9.
Which of the following can act as a medium for a wave?
a)
Solids
b)
Liquids
c)
Gases
d)
All answers are correct
10.
When the frequency of a wave decreases .
a)
the wavelength increases.
b)
the wavelength decreases.
c)
the wavelength increases and then decreases.
d)
the wavelength remains the same.
11.
Mechanical waves can travel through empty space and do not require a medium through which to travel.
a)
True
b)
False
12.
A transverse wave moves the medium perpendicular (right angle) to the direction in which the wave travels.
a)
True
b)
False
13.
As amplitude increases, energy increases.
a)
True
b)
False
14.
In transverse waves, what is the distance between 2 consecutive crests or 2 troughs?
a)
amplitude
b)
wavelength
c)
crest
d)
trough
15.
What is the unit of measurement for wavelength?
a)
Decibels
b)
Meters
c)
Hertz
d)
Meters/Seconds
16.
The number of complete wavelengths that pass a point in a given time (1 second) is called?
a)
amplitude
b)
frequency
c)
decibels
d)
energy
17.
What is the unit of measurement for frequency?
a)
Decibels
b)
Meters
c)
Hertz
d)
Meters/Seconds
18.
What is the unit of measurement for speed/velocity?
a)
Decibels
b)
Meters
c)
Hertz
d)
Meters/Seconds
19.
A wave in which the vibration of the medium is parallel to the direction the wave travels is called?
a)
surface wave
b)
transverse wave
c)
wavelength
d)
longitudinal wave
20.
The area in a longitudinal wave in which the particles are closest together is called?
a)
crest
b)
trough
c)
rarefaction
d)
compression
21.
The area in a longitudinal wave in which the particles are farthest apart is called?
a)
crest
b)
trough
c)
rarefaction
d)
compression
22.
The highest point of a transverse wave is called?
a)
crest
b)
trough
c)
rarefaction
d)
compression
23.
The lowest point of a transverse wave is called?
a)
crest
b)
trough
c)
rarefaction
d)
compression
24.
All sound waves are what kind of waves?
a)
transverse
b)
longitudinal
c)
surface
d)
gnarly
25.
The higher the frequency, the the pitch of the sound we hear.
a)
lower
b)
higher
26.
If the frequency of a wave is 150 Hz and it has a wavelength of 3 m, what is its velocity?
a)
450 m/s
b)
75 m/s
c)
450 Hz
d)
75 m
27.
If a wave is traveling at 60 m/s and has a wavelength of 10 m, what is its frequency?
a)
600 Hz
b)
60 Hz
c)
6 Hz
d)
.6 Hz
28.
If a wave is traveling at 60 m/sec and has a frequency of 20 Hz, what is its wavelength?
a)
30 m
b)
33 m
c)
3 m
d)
.3 m
29.
The velocity of a wave with a frequency of 20Hz and a wavelength of 10m is
a)
2 m/s
b)
200 m/s
c)
2 m
d)
200 m
30.
Waves that are continuous and transmit signals that get weaker over long distances are
a)
digital
b)
analog
31.
Waves that encode information into a series of 1's and 0's ((binary) are
a)
digital
b)
analog
32.
Which signal type is more reliable?
a)
digital
b)
analog
33.
Which signal type is more susceptible to interference?
a)
digital
b)
analog
34.
Radio waves are an example of which kind of wave?
a)
Electromagnetic
b)
Longitudinal
c)
Mechanical
d)
Transverse
35.
Sound waves can be heard in space.
a)
True
b)
False
36.
All electromagnetic waves have the same .
a)
frequency & wavelength
b)
speed and amplitude
c)
pitch and sound
d)
energy
37.
Which color of visible light has the longest wavelength?
a)
Orange
b)
Violet
c)
Red
d)
Green
38.
If a wave's speed is 30 m/s and it has a wavelength of 15 m, what is its frequency?
a)
450 Hz
b)
450 m
c)
2 Hz
d)
2 m/s
39.
All of the following are examples of analog signals EXCEPT?
a)
human voice speaking
b)
music from speakers
c)
fiber optics
d)
music from a guitar
40.
All of the following are examples of digital signals EXCEPT?
a)
computers
b)
CDs
c)
DVDs
d)
a dog barking
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