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WorksheetsWaves Test Review
Total questions: 27
Worksheet time: 25mins
Refraction occurs when a wave changes its ________ as it passes through a different medium.
color
frequency
intensity
speed
Houses with carpet are much quieter than houses with tile or hardwood floors because of sound wave ________________
absorption
diffraction
reflection
refraction
Which is an example of a compressional wave?
X-ray
gamma ray
Sound Waves
Water Wave
Increasing the amplitude of a sound wave will make it _______
louder
have a higher pitch
travel faster
produce beats
The picture to the right shows which wave behavior?
absorption
reflection
An echo is an example of sound wave
absorption
reflection
The speed of light is 300,000,000 m/s. If its frequency is 41,100 Hz, what is its wavelength? (round to nearest whole number)
Give a real-world example of this type of wave.
Water waves in a small tank are .075 m long. They pass a given point at a rate of 21 waves every three seconds. What is the speed of the water waves? What is the period of these water waves? (4 pts)
Label the following points
Amplitude
Wavelength
Crest
Trough
_____ waves have vibrations that run parallel to the direction the wave travels, and _____ waves have vibrations that run perpendicular to the direction the wave travels.
transverse, longitudinal
longitudinal, transverse
A wave that has the vibration perpendicular to the direction of the wave is called:
Longitudnal Wave
Transverse Wave
Why does the straw appear to be bent?
light is reflected
light is absorbed
light is turned
light is refracted
Light travels fastest in ________________
Solids
Liquids
Gases
A vacuum
You stand on the sidewalk next to the street. A fire truck is away from you. The frequency of the siren on the fire truck is 600 Hz.
What should you hear?
Frequency higher than 600 Hz
Frequency lower than 600 Hz
Exactly 600 Hz
No sound, silence.
According to the Law of Reflection, the angle of (a) is the same as the angle of reflection.
A (a) is a solid, liquid, or gas that a wave travels through.
Match the following numbers to the part of the wave.
longitudinal
Wave type
rarefaction
15
compression
16
Does Wave A or Wave B have more frequency?
(Wave A has 3 waves and Wave B has 5 waves)
Wave A
Wave B
Which of the following is an example of Longitudinal waves?
Water Wave
Seismic Waves
Sound Waves
Light Waves
Which of the following is an example of Transverse waves?
Sounds Waves
Light Waves
Water Waves
The particles of matter move perpendicular (at a right angle) to the wave direction in this type of wave
Transverse
Longitudinal
Compression
Surface
Amplitude tells you how much ______________ a wave is carrying.
baggage
weight
energy
The image of the two waves depicts
Constructive interference
Destructive interference
The image depicts which of the following wave behaviors?
Resonance
Doppler Effect
Interference
Polarization
What type of interference do noise cancelling headphones use?
Constructive Interference
Destructive Interference
