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Mechanical wave

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 5hrs 47mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Waves that require a medium are known as

a)

Medium waves

b)

Mechanical waves

c)

Air waves

d)

Heat waves

2.

The material through which a wave travels is?

a)

a rope

b)

water wave

c)

snaves

d)

medium

3.

In science, the ability to do work is defined as

a)

sleep

b)

micronuclearism

c)

energy

d)

synergy

4.

A disturbance involving the transfer of energy

a)

ocean

b)

wavelength

c)

wave

d)

snapes

5.

A wave that vibrates medium at right angles

a)

longitudinal

b)

crest

c)

trough

d)

transverse

6.

A repeated back and forth up and down motion

a)

sensation

b)

creation

c)

vibration

d)

the nation

7.

The high point of a transverse wave is called a

a)

crest

b)

peak

c)

gnarly wave

d)

sloth

8.

A wave that vibrates the medium in the same direction it travels

a)

transverse

b)

longitudinal

c)

latitudinal

d)

wave

9.

A low point of a transverse wave is known as a

a)

downside

b)

well

c)

trough

d)

flop

10.

An area where coils are close together

a)

compression

b)

compressor

c)

conductor

d)

composer

11.

An area where coils are far apart

a)

rarefaction

b)

raresteak

c)

rarefind

d)

faction

12.

What is the distance between the top of the wave and the resting point called?

a)

Wavelength

b)

Amplitude

c)

Frequency

d)

Speed

13.

3 waves pass a specific point every second, what is the frequency of the wave?

a)

1 hz

b)

1 m/s

c)

3 hz

d)

3 m/s

14.

How is wavelength related to frequency?

a)

Directly - if one gets larger, so does the other

b)

Inversely - if one gets larger, the other gets smaller

c)

They are not related to each other

15.

What type of wave vibrates 90 degrees from its direction of travel?

a)

Transverse

b)

Longitudinal (Compression)

c)

Surface

d)

Crowd

16.

What type of wave vibrates in the same direction that it travels?

a)

Transverse

b)

Longitudinal (Compression)

c)

Surface

d)

Crowd

17.

What determines the speed of a mechanical wave?

a)

Amplitude

b)

Medium

c)

Type of wave

d)

Mr. Greening's mood

18.

What do we call the dense compressions that occur in longitudinal waves?

a)

Compressions

b)

Rarefactions

c)

Crests

d)

Troughs

19.

What are the less dense areas of a compression wave?

a)

Compressions

b)

Rarefactions

c)

Crests

d)

Troughs

20.

What is a crest?

a)

The top of a transverse wave

b)

The bottom of a transverse wave

c)

The compressed points in a longitudinal wave

d)

The less dense regions of a compression wave

21.

Where can we find the trough of a transverse wave?

a)

The top of the wave

b)

The bottom of the wave

c)

The dense points in a compression wave

d)

The less dense points in a longitudinal wave

22.

How is speed, wavelength, and frequency related?

a)

Frequency = wavelength x speed

b)

Speed = wavelength x frequency

c)

Wavelength = speed x frequency

23.

If the distance from one compression to the next in a compression wave is 5 cm, what is the wavelength?

a)

3 m

b)

3cm

c)

5 m

d)

5 cm

24.

If a wave has a wavelength of 2 m and a frequency of 2 hz, what is the speed of the wave?

a)

2 m/s

b)

4 m/s

c)

6 m/s

d)

8 m/s

25.

If a wave starts vibrating faster, what is increasing?

a)

Speed

b)

Wavelength

c)

Frequency

d)

Amplitude

26.

If a wave starts to vibrate in high waves, what is increasing?

a)

Speed

b)

Wavelength

c)

Frequency

d)

Amplitude

27.

What does increasing the amplitude of a wave mean for the energy carried by the wave?

a)

More energy

b)

Less energy

c)

The same energy

d)

No energy

28.

What is the medium for waves you see at the beach?

a)

Ropes

b)

Sand

c)

Water

d)

Pepsi

29.

What is the definition of parallel?

a)

the matter through which a mechanical wave travels

b)

two lines that will never touch

c)

the particles of a medium that travel parallel to a wave

d)

two lines that meet at a right angle

30.

What is the definition of perpendicular?

a)

the matter through which a mechanical wave travels

b)

two lines that will never touch

c)

the particles of a medium that travel parallel to a wave

d)

two lines that meet at a right angle

31.

What is a medium?

a)

the matter through which a mechanical wave travels

b)

two lines that will never touch

c)

the particles of a medium that travel parallel to a wave

d)

two lines that meet at a right angle

32.

What is a longitudinal wave?

a)

the matter through which a mechanical wave travels

b)

two lines that will never touch

c)

the particles of a medium that travel parallel to a wave

d)

two lines that meet at a right angle

33.

What is a transverse wave?

a)

the particles of a medium that travel perpendicular to a wave

b)

the particles of a medium that are fast

c)

the particles of a medium that travel parallel to a wave

d)

the particles of a medium that you can touch

34.

What type of wave is this?

a)

Transverse

b)

Longitudinal

c)

Surface

d)

Hair wave

35.

What type of wave is this?

a)

Transverse

b)

Longitudinal

c)

Surface

d)

Hair wave

36.

What type of wave is this?

a)

Transverse

b)

Longitudinal

c)

Surface

d)

Hair wave

37.

At which point is the Rarefaction located?

a)

A

b)

C

c)

D

d)

E

e)

F

38.

At which point is the Crest located?

a)

A

b)

C

c)

D

d)

E

e)

F

39.

At which point is the Wavelength located?

a)

A

b)

C

c)

D

d)

E

e)

F

40.

At which point is the Wavelength located?

a)

B

b)

D

c)

E

d)

F

e)

G

41.

At which point is the Trough located?

a)

B

b)

D

c)

E

d)

F

e)

G

42.

At which point is the Compression located?

a)

B

b)

D

c)

E

d)

F

e)

G

43.

At which point is the Amplitude located?

a)

B

b)

D

c)

E

d)

F

e)

G

44.

What are the parts of the wave equation?

(Check all that apply)

a)

f = Frequency

b)

v = Velociraptor

c)

λ = Speed

d)

λ = Wavelength

e)

v = Velocity

45.

What are the units of the wave equation?

(Check all that apply)

a)

λ = Heat in degrees farenheight

b)

v = Height in feet (ft)

c)

λ = Distance in Meters (m)

d)

Velocity = Speed

e)

f = Frequency in Herts (Hz)

46.

What is the wave equation?

a)

λ = 2 + 5

b)

v = λ x f

c)

λ = wave + speed

d)

v = y + f

e)

f = h x v

47.

What are the parts of a longitudinal wave? (a)  

Choose from the below words
Compressions and rarefactions
Crests and troughs
Compressions and crests
Rarefactions and troughs
48.

Which components are included in all transverse waves?

a)

Wavelength, crest, trough, amplitude, and frequency

b)

Amplitude, energy, wavelength, and direction

c)

Frequency, energy, amplitude, and speed

d)

Direction, speed, wavelength, and energy

49.

What is the definition of frequency in the context of waves?

a)

The speed at which a wave travels through a medium

b)

The number of waves that pass a fixed point in one second

c)

The height of a wave from crest to trough

d)

The distance between two consecutive crests or troughs of a wave

50.

What is meant by the term 'hertz' in the study of waves?

a)

The amplitude of a wave

b)

The speed of a wave

c)

The unit of frequency of a wave

d)

The wavelength of a wave