WorksheetsChapter 15 Sound
Total questions: 22
Worksheet time: 11mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Water waves...
a)
are not mechanical waves.
b)
transport water but not energy.
c)
transport energy but not water.
d)
transport energy and water.
2.
Our eyes can detect light only within a range of _____ of visible light.
a)
periods
b)
frequencies
c)
speeds
d)
mediums
3.
Light waves...
a)
cannot travel through liquids.
b)
are electromagnetic waves.
c)
cannot travel through solids.
d)
require a medium.
4.
A person is standing still and listening to a siren sounding an alarm. The frequency of the sound is 500 Hz. The person begins running toward the sound at a rate of 20 m/s. The frequency of the sound the person hears will
a)
decrease
b)
remain the same
c)
increase
d)
change by 20 Hz.
5.
The _____ is the distance between two neighbouring crests of a wave.
a)
wavelength
b)
frequency
c)
amplitude
d)
period
6.
The speed of a sound wave...
a)
depends on amplitude
b)
depends on the medium
c)
depends on wavelength
d)
none of the above
7.
Sound waves are...
a)
circular waves
b)
longitudinal waves
c)
polarized waves
d)
transverse waves
8.
A wave x meters long has a speed of y meters per second. The frequency of the wave is
a)
y + x.
b)
x/y.
c)
y/x.
d)
yx.
9.
The wavelength of the wave in the diagram above is...
a)
6.0 m
b)
1.5 m
c)
.75 m
d)
3 m
10.
If a transverse wave is moving from right to left, the individual particles in the medium are moving...
a)
left to right
b)
up and down
c)
right to left
d)
none of the above
11.
A man is standing on the shore of a beach, up to his knees in water. Every 5 seconds a wave breaks on him. What is the period of the wave?
a)
5 hertz
b)
.2 hertz
c)
12 waves per minute
d)
5 seconds
12.
The frequency of a sound wave determines...
a)
how loud the sound is.
b)
the pitch of the sound.
c)
the magnitude of the compression.
d)
how fast the sound travels.
13.
The _____ is the time it takes for one full oscillation of a particle in a medium.
a)
period
b)
frequency
c)
amplitude
d)
wave speed
14.
A wave has a period of 0.25 seconds. The frequency of this wave is...
a)
.25 hertz
b)
4 hertz
c)
25 seconds
d)
2 hertz
15.
_____ is the inverse of period.
a)
wavelength
b)
amplitude
c)
frequency
d)
crest
16.
The maximum displacement of a particle by a wave is called...
a)
frequency
b)
amplitude
c)
wavelength
d)
period
17.
The distance from the rest position to a crest or to a trough
a)
amplitude
b)
tall
c)
wave
d)
4 m
18.
The distance from the rest position to a crest or to a trough
a)
amplitude
b)
tall
c)
wave
d)
4 m
19.
A disturbance that carries energy through matter or space
a)
refraction
b)
wave
c)
amplitude
d)
wavelength
20.
The distance from any point on a wave to an identical point on the next wave
a)
crest
b)
wavelength
c)
44 m
d)
photon
21.
The number of wavelengths that pass a point in 1 second
a)
23
b)
frequency
c)
period
d)
amplitude
22.
A longitudinal wave that is caused by vibrations and that travels through a material medium
a)
doppler effect
b)
sound wave
c)
light wave
d)
standing wave
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