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Topic 1 Lessons 1-2 Test

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A wave has to have a medium to travel.

a)

mechanical wave

b)

radio wave

c)

light wave

d)

electromagnetic wave

2.

Every wave transfers ________ from place to place.

a)

matter

b)
energy
c)

color

d)
mass
3.

When external vibrations match an object's natural frequency (the object vibrates)

a)

resonance

b)

absorption

c)

destructive interference

d)

refraction

4.

What kind of wave is this?

a)

electromagnetic wave

b)

transverse wave

c)

mechanical wave

d)

longitudinal wave

5.

This interaction is where a wave bends around a medium

a)

refraction

b)

reflection

c)

diffraction

d)

absorption

6.

What kind of wave is this?

a)

longitudinal wave

b)

transverse wave

c)

mechanical wave

d)

electromagnetic wave

7.

Two waves of similar sizes collide to form a wave with a greater amplitude than the original waves.

a)

Resonance

b)

Reflection

c)

Constructive Interference

d)

Longitudinal Wave

8.

This interaction is where a wave bounces off of a medium.

a)

reflection

b)

refraction

c)

diffraction

d)

absorption

9.

This interaction is where a wave bends in different directions

a)

reflection

b)

diffraction

c)

absorption

d)

refraction

10.

A standing wave is made up of two parts called __________________.

a)
crests and troughs
b)
peaks and valleys
c)
antinodes and nodes
d)
waves and particles
11.

This interaction is where a wave transfers energy to a new medium

a)

refraction

b)

refraction

c)

absorption

d)

reflection

12.

You can measure wavelength in a transverse wave from ______________________.

a)
crest to crest
b)

compression to compression

c)

antinode to node

d)

trough to crest

13.

A wave that doesn't need a medium and can travel through a vacuum

a)

transverse wave

b)

longitudinal wave

c)

electromagnetic wave

d)

mechanical wave

14.

You are watching to see how many times a wave repeats in a second. In one second, the wave repeats four times. What is the frequency?

a)

4 Hz

b)

5,000 Hz

c)

2 Hz

d)

3 Hz

15.

If I know my wave speed of a wave, but I don't know one of the parts (wavelength, frequency), I can still use the equation by changing multiplication into ________________.

a)

multiplication

b)
division
c)
subtraction
d)
addition
16.

Surface waves are a combination of what two waves?

a)

circular and longitudinal

b)

transverse and longitudinal

c)

transverse wave

d)

mechanical and electromagnetic

17.

You can measure wavelength in a longitudinal wave from ________________.

a)
trough to crest
b)
crest to crest
c)
compression to compression
d)
node to node
18.

If I know my wavelength and frequency of a wave, I can find the wave speed using what equation?

a)

Work Done = Force X Distance

b)

Wave Speed = Wavelength X Frequency

c)

Transverse wave

d)

Formula for frequency (f)

19.

Two waves combine to form a wave with a smaller amplitude than the original waves.

a)

4 Hz

b)

Destructive Interference

c)

Refraction

d)

Resonance

20.

The law of reflection states that the angle of incidence ________ the angle of reflection.

a)

is less than

b)

is not related to

c)

is greater than

d)

equals