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4-19-24 Ch 9 & 10 quiz

Total questions: 118

Worksheet time: 59mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A ______ is a repeating disturbance that transfers energy through matter or a vacuum. *

a)

medium

b)

frequency

c)

wave

d)

conductor

2.

A ______ is a material through which a wave transfers energy. Mark only one oval.

a)

trough

b)

frequency

c)

substrate

d)

medium

3.

When waves move through a medium, the waves move through the medium and carry the matter toward where the waves are propagating towards Mark only one oval.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

Which types of waves can travel through a vacuum? Mark only one oval.

a)

mechanical

b)

light

c)

sound

d)

seismic

5.

In ______ waves, matter in the medium moves back and forth at right angles to the direction the wave travels.

a)

longitudinal

b)

transverse

c)

sound

d)

light

6.

Also known as compression waves

a)

longitudinal

b)

transverse

c)

sound

d)

light

7.

In ______ waves, matter in the medium moves back and forth along the same direction the wave travels.

a)

longitudinal

b)

transverse

c)

sound

d)

light

8.

Waves on water are examples of what type of waves

a)

Longitudinal

b)

Transverse

c)

Dance Move

d)

John Waves

9.

Sound waves are examples of what type of waves

a)

Longitudinal

b)

Transverse

c)

Dance Move

d)

John Waves

10.

If you squeeze a coil spring and release it. The wave that propagates would be what type?

a)

Longitudinal

b)

Transverse

c)

Dance Move

d)

John Waves

11.

These waves can travel in a vacuum:

a)

Light

b)

Sound

c)

Radio

d)

Mechanical

12.

A seismic wave can be made up of what type(s) of waves?

a)

Longitudinal

b)

Transverse

c)

Dance Move

d)

John Waves

13.

Which is a type of wave?

a)

crest

b)

trough

c)

frequency

d)

seismic

14.

If the sun's light was a mechanical wave, would we expect any changes on earth?

a)

Yes

b)

No

15.

As waves propagate through a medium they lose energy and become less energetic as they move due to loss of energy.

a)

True

b)

False

16.

What are the highest points of a transverse wave called? *

a)

troughs

b)

peaks

c)

summits

d)

crests

17.

What are the lowest points of a transverse wave called?

a)

crests

b)

valleys

c)

troughs

d)

depressions

18.

What is the more dense region of a longitudinal wave called?

a)

Compression

b)

Rarefaction

c)

Wavelength

d)

Period

e)

Amplitude

19.

What is the less dense region of a longitudinal wave called?

a)

Compression

b)

Rarefaction

c)

Wavelength

d)

Period

e)

Amplitude

20.

____ is the distance between one point on a wave and the nearest point just like it.

a)

Compression

b)

Rarefaction

c)

Wavelength

d)

Period

e)

Amplitude

21.

____ is the amount of time it takes one wavelength to pass a point.

a)

Compression

b)

Rarefaction

c)

Wavelength

d)

Period

e)

Amplitude

22.

The ____ of a wave is how many wavelengths pass a fixed point each second.

a)

frequency

b)

amplitude

c)

velocity

d)

compression speed

23.

As frequency increases, wavelength _______.

a)

decreases

b)

increases

c)

remains constant

d)

becomes faster

24.

What is the wavelength of a wave traveling through a rope if the distance from one crest to the next is 1 m?

a)

2 m

b)

1 m

c)

0.5 m

d)

3 m

25.

What is the speed of a wave with a frequency of 50 Hz and a wavelength of 10m?

a)

5 m/s

b)

50 m/s

c)

500 m/s

d)

5000 m/s

26.

What is the speed of a wave with a frequency of 200 Hz and a wavelength of 0.5 m?

a)

100 m/s

b)

400 m/s

c)

200 m/s

d)

50 m/s

27.

What is the frequency of a wave with a speed of 500 m/s and a wavelength of 0.1 m?

a)

50 Hz

b)

500 Hz

c)

5 Hz

d)

5000 Hz

28.

What is the frequency of a wave with a speed of 270 m/s and a wavelength of 10 m?

a)

2700 Hz

b)

27 Hz

c)

2.7 Hz

d)

27,000 Hz

29.

What is the wavelength of a wave with a speed of 30,000 m/s with a frequency of 125 Hz?

a)

240 m

b)

3,750,000 m

c)

76,520 m

d)

12.6 m

30.

What is the wavelength of a wave with a speed of 300,000 m/s with a frequency of 36,000 Hz?

a)

10,800,000,000 m

b)

8.3 m

c)

15,756 m

d)

472,564 m

31.

_____ is a measure of the size of the disturbance from a wave.

a)

Compression

b)

Rarefaction

c)

Wavelength

d)

Period

e)

Amplitude

32.

Longitudinal Waves with large amplitude have...

a)

coils are closer together in compression

b)

coils are farther apart in compression

c)

distance between the rest position and crest/trough is greater

d)

distance between the rest position and crest/trough is smaller

33.

Longitudinal Waves with low amplitude have...

a)

coils are closer together in compression

b)

coils are farther apart in compression

c)

distance between the rest position and crest/trough is greater

d)

distance between the rest position and crest/trough is smaller

34.

Transverse Waves with low amplitude have...

a)

coils are closer together in compression

b)

coils are farther apart in compression

c)

distance between the rest position and crest/trough is greater

d)

distance between the rest position and crest/trough is smaller

35.

Transverse Waves with large amplitude have...

a)

coils are closer together in compression

b)

coils are farther apart in compression

c)

distance between the rest position and crest/trough is greater

d)

distance between the rest position and crest/trough is smaller

36.

Reflection occurs when a wave _____. *

a)

strikes an object and bounces off of it

b)

causes ripples in a pool of water

c)

compresses air particles as it travels

d)

bends and changes speeds as it travels

37.

The beam sticking a mirror is called the _________. Below is a diagram illustrating the concept. Please refer to the diagram to answer the question.

a)

Incident Beam

b)

Reflected beam

c)

angle of reflection

d)

Angle of incidence

38.

The beam that bounces off the mirror

a)

Incident Beam

b)

Reflected beam

c)

angle of reflection

d)

Angle of incidence

39.

The angle formed by the reflected beam and the normal is the______.

a)

Incident Beam

b)

Reflected beam

c)

angle of reflection

d)

Angle of incidence

40.

The angle formed by the incident beam and the normal is the______.

a)

Incident Beam

b)

Reflected beam

c)

angle of reflection

d)

Angle of incidence

41.

The angle formed by the reflected beam and the normal is the______.

a)

Incident Beam

b)

Reflected beam

c)

angle of reflection

d)

Angle of incidence

42.

If you stand next to a swimming pool and see an object under water, it will seem to be _____.

a)

closer to the surface than it really is

b)

farther from the surface than it really is

c)

bent in the middle

d)

moving more than the water around it

43.

The _____ is an imaginary line perpendicular to the surface of a medium where a wave strikes it.

a)

normal

b)

incidence

c)

diffraction grating

d)

interference

44.

According to the law of reflection the angle of incidence is sometimes equal to the angle of reflection.

a)

True

b)

False

45.

____ is the bending of a wave caused by a change in its speed as it travels from one medium to another.

a)

Refraction

b)

Standing Wave

c)

Node

d)

Resonance

46.

If an object is much smaller than the wavelength we would expect diffraction of the wave.

a)

True

b)

False

47.

If an object is much larger than the wavelength we would expect diffraction of the wave.

a)

True

b)

False

48.

____ occurs when waves bend around a barrier.

a)

Reflection

b)

Diffraction

c)

Refraction

d)

Interference

49.

The process in which two waves overlap and form a new wave is called _____. Mark only one oval.

a)

wave joining

b)

interference

c)

refraction

d)

diffraction

50.

Is a process in which waves interact in which the amplitude of the resulting wave increases. Mark only one oval.

a)

Resonance

b)

Constructive Interference

c)

Destructive interference

d)

standing wave

51.

Is a process in which waves interact in which the amplitude of the resulting wave decreases. Mark only one oval.

a)

Resonance

b)

Constructive Interference

c)

Destructive interference

d)

standing wave

52.

Sound waves are longitudinal waves, if the compression of 2 different sound waves overlap we would expect what?

a)

Resonance

b)

Constructive Interference

c)

Destructive interference

d)

Standing wave

53.

________ is a special type of wave pattern that forms when waves equal in wavelength and amplitude but traveling in opposite directions continuously interfere with each other.

a)
Standing Wave
b)

Refraction

c)

Node

d)

Resonance

54.

Locations where the interfering waves always cancel.

a)

Refraction

b)

Standing Wave

c)

Node

d)

Resonance

55.

____ is the process by which an object is made to vibrate by absorbing energy at its natural frequencies.

a)

Refraction

b)

Standing Wave

c)

Node

d)

Resonance

56.

What is the primary misconception about electricity transmission debunked in the video?

a)

Electricity can only travel through wires

b)

Electrons carry energy directly to devices

c)

Electricity is a flow of water

d)

Electricity is generated by electrons

57.

Who developed the equations that govern the behavior of electric and magnetic fields?

a)

Nikola Tesla

b)

James Clerk Maxwell

c)

Isaac Newton

d)

Albert Einstein

58.

How is energy transmitted to the light bulb in the circuit?

a)

By electrons carrying potential energy

b)

Via the electric and magnetic fields around the wires

c)

Through thermal conduction

d)

Through the wires directly

59.

What incorrect view did William Thomson have about electrical signals in submarine cables?

a)

They were carried by electromagnetic fields

b)

They moved like water through a tube

c)

They were unaffected by the iron sheath

d)

They moved like light through a vacuum

60.

What is the correct answer to the giant circuit light bulb question?

a)

1/c seconds

b)

Half a second

c)

One second

d)

Two seconds

61.

What does the electric field in a wire result from?

a)

The resistance of the wire

b)

Both the battery's charge and surface charges on the wire

c)

Only the electrons' movement

d)

Only the battery's charge

62.

What analogy was used to describe the role of the battery in a circuit?

a)

A switch in a light circuit

b)

A generator in a power plant

c)

A shepherd guiding sheep

d)

A pump in a water circuit

63.

What role do surface charges play in a circuit?

a)

They create the electric field in the wire

b)

They resist the flow of electrons

c)

They store energy for later use

d)

They generate magnetic fields

64.

How fast does the change in electric field travel through the circuit?

a)

At the speed of light

b)

At the speed of sound

c)

Instantaneously

d)

At the drift velocity of electrons

65.

What was the purpose of adding capacitors in the circuit diagram?

a)

To reduce the circuit's overall resistance

b)

To store extra electrons

c)

To increase the voltage

d)

To simulate the effect of surface charges

66.

What did the experiment aim to measure?

a)

The capacitance of the circuit

b)

The resistance of the wire

c)

The voltage across a resistor

d)

The speed of electrons

67.

What was the result of the experiment?

a)

No voltage was detected

b)

Voltage appeared almost instantly

c)

Only leakage current was observed

d)

The bulb did not light up

68.

Why are wires more efficient for energy transfer?

a)

They prevent energy loss

b)

They channel the fields effectively

c)

They increase the speed of electrons

d)

They generate more electric fields

69.

What misconception about electric circuits does the Poynting vector challenge?

a)

Energy is only transferred by electrons

b)

Energy flows inside the wires

c)

Magnetic fields do not affect circuits

d)

Electric fields are irrelevant

70.

What does the characteristic impedance of a transmission line depend on?

a)

The battery's voltage

b)

The wire's resistance

c)

The electric field's strength

d)

The inductance and capacitance

71.

Why is the lumped element model used in circuit analysis?

a)

To visualize the electric field

b)

To increase the accuracy of calculations

c)

To simplify complex field interactions

d)

To measure the speed of electrons

72.

What was a key takeaway from the thought experiment?

a)

Wires are unnecessary for circuits

b)

Electric fields are the primary actors in circuits

c)

Batteries supply infinite energy

d)

Electrons move at the speed of light

73.

Sounds are produced by _______.

a)

pitch

b)

frequencies

c)

vibrations

d)

reverberations

74.

What type of waves are sound waves?

a)

longitudinal

b)

transverse

c)

radio

d)

sonar

75.

The two types of regions that make up longitudinal waves are _______.

a)

compressions and rarefactions

b)

compressions and extensions

c)

vibrations and transmissions

d)

compressions and transmissions

76.

The matter through which a sound wave travels is always called _______.

a)

a medium

b)

air

c)

water

d)

atmosphere

77.

Sound waves cannot travel through ________.

a)

solids

b)

a vacuum

c)

liquids

d)

gases

78.

The colder something is the faster sound moves through it.

a)

True

b)

False

79.

In which does sound move the fastest?

a)

solids

b)

a vacuum

c)

liquids

d)

gases

80.

The more dense a substance the faster sound travels.

a)

True

b)

False

81.

The more elastic a substance the slower sound moves through it.

a)

True

b)

False

82.

What is the tough membrane that is about 0.1 mm thick that transmits sound from the outer ear to the middle ear?

a)

eardrum

b)

hammer

c)

anvil

d)

stirrup

e)

cochlea

83.

Which bone is in the middle ear near the eardrum that vibrates and carries sound to the anvil?

a)

eardrum

b)

hammer

c)

anvil

d)

stirrup

e)

cochlea

84.

Which bone in the middle ear is connected to the oval window?

a)

Eardrum

b)

Hammer

c)

Anvil

d)

Stirrup

e)

Cochlea

85.

What is a spiral-shaped structure that is filled with liquid and contains tiny hair cells?

a)

Eardrum

b)

Hammer

c)

Anvil

d)

Stirrup

e)

Cochlea

86.

When someone has hearing loss, it is usually due to what?

a)

Exposure to toxic chemicals

b)

A broken bone in middle ear

c)

Damaged hair cells in cochlea

d)

Ear infection

87.

Humans and birds can regrow hair cells in cochlea.

a)

True

b)

False

88.

_______ is the amount of energy that is transferred across a certain area in a specific amount of time.

a)

Intensity

b)

Frequency

c)

Pitch

d)

Loudness

89.

The human perception of sound volume is ________.

a)

frequency

b)

loudness

c)

pitch

d)

acoustics

90.

If a speaker was very loud we would expect the cone which is the part that produces sound with its vibrations to be

a)

moving quickly a far distance to make a strong compression wave

b)

moving slowly a far distance to make a spread out compression wave

c)

Moving quickly a smaller distance to make a strong compression wave

d)

Moving slowly a smaller distance to make a spread out compression wave

91.

If a speaker was loud we would expect

a)

Tight Compressions

b)

Tight Rarefactions

c)

Tight Troughs

d)

Tight Crests

92.

To deaden sound we would want to employ a material that is ________.

a)

soft

b)

hard

c)

highly elastic

d)

dense

93.

The intensity of sound is measured in units called ________.

a)

decibels

b)

hertz

c)

dopplers

d)

reverberations

94.

If one sound is 30 decibels and the 2nd sound is 50 decibels how much louder is the 2nd sound?

a)

66% louder

b)

10 times louder

c)

20 times louder

d)

100 times louder

95.

The human perception of pitch primarily depends on ________.

a)

frequency

b)

intensity

c)

loudness

d)

resonance

96.

What is the audible frequency range for humans?

a)

20 Hz - 20,000 Hz

b)

30 Hz - 25,000 Hz

c)

18 Hz - 22,000 Hz

d)

10 Hz - 15,000 Hz

97.

Which will you hear as the highest pitch?

a)

sound wave with frequency of 50 Hz

b)

sound wave with frequency of 10,000 Hz

c)

sound wave with frequency of 15,000 Hz

d)

sound wave with frequency of 30,000 Hz

98.

How high or low a sound seems to be is known as what?

a)

Pitch

b)

Loudness

c)

Doppler Effect

d)

Intensity

99.

What is a change in wave frequency due to a wave source moving relative to a wave source called?

a)

Pitch

b)

Loudness

c)

Doppler Effect

d)

Intensity

100.

What are sound waves?

a)

Sound waves are color vibrations that propagate through space.

b)

Sound waves are temperature vibrations that propagate through water.

c)

Sound waves are pressure vibrations that propagate through a material medium, such as air.

d)

Sound waves are light vibrations that propagate through the vacuum.

101.

How is frequency defined in relation to sound waves?

a)

The wavelength of a sound wave

b)

The number of cycles per second that a sound wave completes in its back-and-forth motion.

c)

The amplitude of a sound wave

d)

The speed of propagation of a sound wave

102.

The speed of sound at ground level is approximately 761 mph. If you are moving at 770 mph and 3 feet behind you an avalanche happens, do you hear the sound?

a)

Yes, the sound reaches us with an extreme doppler shift

b)

Yes, the sound reaches us

c)

No, the sound is not moving fast enough to catch us

d)

No, we are deaf

103.

If a car has a siren and it is moving sufficiently fast enough toward us, is it possible for us NOT to hear the siren?

a)

No, sirens are within our hearing range and we would hear the sound

b)

Yes, it is moving away from us

c)

Yes, if fast enough the doppler effect could shift the frequency high enough for it to be about 20,000 Hz

d)

No, the sound is not moving fast enough to catch us

104.

What is the difference between music and noise?

a)

Music has a wider range of frequencies than noise.

b)

Noise has a greater intensity than music.

c)

Music follows a specified pattern of sounds and pitches; noise has no pattern.

d)

It is strictly a matter of opinion.

105.

The ________ is the frequency at which a material tends to vibrate when it is disturbed.

a)

quality

b)

natural frequency

c)

pitch

d)

resonance

106.

________ is the ability of a medium to vibrate by absorbing energy at its natural frequency.

a)

Resonance

b)

Overtone

c)

Quality

d)

Reverberation

107.

What describes the differences among sounds of the same pitch and loudness?

a)

reverberation

b)

sound quality

c)

resonance

d)

acoustics

108.

A(n) ________ is a vibration whose frequency is a multiple of the fundamental frequency.

a)

natural frequency

b)

overtone

c)

resonant frequency

d)

reverberation

109.

________ is a hollow chamber filled with air that amplifies sound when the air inside of it vibrates.

a)

natural frequency

b)

overtone

c)

resonant frequency

d)

resonator

110.

The echoing effect produced by many reflections of sound is called ________.

a)

resonance

b)

reverberation

c)

intensity

d)

rarefaction

111.

In __________, the length of the vibrating tube of air determines the pitch of the sound produced.

a)

Percussion instruments

b)

String instruments

c)

Key instruments

d)

Wind and brass instruments

112.

In __________, tightening or loosening of the membrane determines the pitch of the sound produced.

a)

Percussion instruments

b)

String instruments

c)

Key instruments

d)

Wind and brass instruments

113.

The study of sound is __________.

a)

sonar

b)

acoustics

c)

linguistics

d)

ultrasonics

114.

The process of locating objects by emitting sounds and interpreting the reflected sound waves is _______.

a)

resonance

b)

radar

c)

ultrasound

d)

echolocation

115.

If moths were covered in sound deadening material this would help them avoid detection via echolocation

a)

True

b)

False

116.

_______ is a system that uses the reflection of underwater sound waves to detect objects.

a)

Radar

b)

Reverberation

c)

Sonar

d)

Ultrasound

117.

Ultrasonic waves have ______ than the sound waves that humans can detect with their ears.

a)

lower frequencies

b)

higher frequencies

c)

longer wavelengths

d)

higher speeds

118.

What techniques use ultrasound? (Check all that apply)

a)

Music

b)

Sonar

c)

Ultrasound

d)

Bat Echolocation