WorksheetsWaves Part I Test Review
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
1. The space through which waves travel. (solid, liquid, or gas)
a)
vacuum
b)
medium
c)
vibration
d)
wave length
2.
2. The space in the universe nearly void of matter, outside celestial bodies and atmospheres.
a)
vacuum
b)
medium
c)
vibration
d)
wave length
3.
3. A wave's movement
a)
vacuum
b)
medium
c)
vibration
d)
wave length
4.
4. The number of repetitions in a wave per unit of time
a)
vibration
b)
volume
c)
frequency
d)
pitch
5.
5. The perception of the power of a sound by the human ear. It is measured in decibels. (how loud or soft a sound is)
a)
vibration
b)
volume
c)
frequency
d)
pitch
6.
6. What part of the waves is letter a ?
a)
wavelength
b)
amplitude
c)
crest
d)
trough
e)
resting point
7.
7. What part of the waves is letter b ?
a)
wavelength
b)
amplitude
c)
crest
d)
trough
e)
resting point
8.
8. What part of the waves is letter c ?
a)
wavelength
b)
amplitude
c)
crest
d)
trough
e)
resting point
9.
9. What part of the waves is letter d ?
a)
wavelength
b)
amplitude
c)
crest
d)
trough
e)
resting point
10.
10. What part of the waves is letter e ?
a)
wavelength
b)
amplitude
c)
crest
d)
trough
e)
resting point
11.
11. A longitudinal wave travels up and down.
a)
True
b)
False
12.
12. An example of a longitudinal wave is sound wave
a)
True
b)
False
13.
13. A transverse wave travels up and down.
a)
True
b)
False
14.
14. An example of a transverse wave is a sound wave.
a)
True
b)
False
15.
15. A radio is playing music loudly. There is a cup right in front of the radio's speaker. Pat touches the cup and feels that it is vibrating. What makes the cup vibrate?
a)
sound
b)
heat
c)
light
d)
cold
16.
16. Michelle and Jasmine are each holding one end of a large wire spring. How could they best use the wire spring to model a wave?
a)
Jasmine could move her end of the spring up and down.
b)
Jasmine could hold her end of the spring up in the air.
c)
Jasmine could slowly pull her end of the spring toward the ground.
d)
Jasmine could stretch the spring as she pulls it away from Michelle.
17.
17. Madeline is playing the guitar. When she moves her fingers across the strings, the strings vibrate. Then sound waves travel through the air to Madeline's ear, and she can hear the guitar. What causes the sound waves that let Madeline hear the guitar?
a)
The vibrating strings make the air around them move.
b)
The vibrating strings send tiny pieces of sound to Madeline's ears.
c)
The vibrating strings turn the air around them into sound.
d)
The vibrating strings make electricity that moves through the air.
18.
18. A buoy is floating in the deep ocean. It is not connected to the floor of the ocean. When a wave passes, the buoy moves up and down. It does not move closer to the coast or farther away from it.
Based on how the buoy moves, which of these is true?
a)
Deep ocean waves cause water to move in the direction of the wave.
b)
Deep ocean waves cause water to move up and down.
c)
Deep ocean waves cause water to move away from the coast.
d)
Deep ocean waves cause water to move toward the coast
19.
19. Jackie and Kim are each holding one end of a rope. Jackie moves her end quickly up and down. The rope moves up and down, as shown below. What are Jackie and Kim modeling when Jackie moves the rope up and down?
a)
a prism
b)
a magnet
c)
a wave
d)
a circuit
20.
20. Jeff's uncle turns up the radio in his car very loud. When the engine is off and the radio is on, Jeff can feel the car vibrate.
Why does the car vibrate?
a)
Sitting still makes the car vibrate.
b)
Sound energy vibrates the car.
c)
Light energy vibrates the car.
d)
Touching the car makes it vibrate.
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