WorksheetsWaves and Sound
Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 18mins
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Class
Date
1.
What is a wave?
a)
A - An irregular transfer of energy
b)
B - An irregular transfer of matter
c)
C - A regular pattern of motion that transfers energy
d)
D - A regular pattern of motion that transfers matter
2.
In what ways can you observe a wave?
a)
A - You can see waves
b)
B - You can feel waves
c)
C - You can hear waves
d)
D - All of the above
3.
What is a medium?
a)
A - A substance through which a wave travels
b)
B - Another term for equilibrium
c)
C - The highest or lowest point on a wave
d)
D - A regular and repeating vibration
4.
Where is the rest position on the wave below?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
5.
What is a mechanical wave?
a)
A - A wave that transfers matter
b)
B - A wave produced by magnets or electricity
c)
C - A wave produced by a moving or vibrating object
d)
D - A type of light wave
6.
Which statement correctly describes a mechanical wave?
a)
A - A mechanical wave requires a medium to travel through.
b)
B - A mechanical wave can travel through a vacuum.
c)
C - Light is a type of mechanical wave.
d)
D - A mechanical wave transfers matter.
7.
As a transverse wave moves across a medium (left or right), particles in the medium will:
a)
A - move up only
b)
B - move down only
c)
C - move up and down
d)
D - move left and right
8.
As a longitudinal wave moves across a medium (left or right), particles in the medium will:
a)
A - move up only
b)
B - move down only
c)
C - move up and down
d)
D - move left and right
9.
How do particles of a medium move as a surface wave passes through it?
a)
A - Parallel to the motion of the wave
b)
B - Perpendicular to the motion of the wave
c)
C - In a circular motion
d)
D - Particles do not move in the medium
10.
What is amplitude?
a)
A - The height of a wave
b)
B - The length of one complete wave
c)
C - The time it takes to complete one wave
d)
D - The number of times a wave cycles in one second
11.
For mechanical waves, amplitude is related to:
a)
A - the speed of a wave
b)
B - the energy of a wave
c)
C - the frequency of a wave
d)
D - the size of a wave
12.
What is wavelength?
a)
A - The height of a wave
b)
B - The length of one complete wave
c)
C - The time it takes to complete one wave
d)
D - The number of times a wave cycles in one second
13.
What is frequency?
a)
A - The height of a wave
b)
B - The length of one complete wave
c)
C - The time it takes to complete one wave
d)
D - The number of times a wave cycles in one second
14.
What is pitch?
a)
A - The loudness of sound
b)
B - The highness or lowness of sound
c)
C - The speed of sound
d)
D - The amplitude of sound
15.
Pitch is related to:
a)
A - The speed of sound
b)
B - The frequency of sound
c)
C - The amplitude of sound
d)
D - The loudness of sound
16.
What is volume?
a)
A - The loudness of sound
b)
B - The highness or lowness of sound
c)
C - The speed of sound
d)
D - The amplitude of sound
17.
What determines the loudness of sound?
a)
A - The speed of sound
b)
B - The frequency of sound
c)
C - The pitch of sound
d)
D - The amplitude of sound
18.
Is the following an illustration of a transverse or longitudinal wave?
a)
transverse
b)
longitudinal
19.
Is the following an illustration of a transverse or longitudinal wave? Justify your answer.
a)
Transverse
b)
Longitudinal
20.
What is an electromagnetic wave?
a)
A - A wave created by electric fields
b)
B - A wave created by magnetic fields
c)
C - A wave that carries electromagnetic energy
d)
D - All of the above
21.
How many wave cycles are shown in the graph below?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
22.
Which letter correctly labels the amplitude of a longitudinal wave?
HINT: amplitude on a longitudinal wave is illustrated by increasing or decreasing the density of a compression
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
23.
What happens when a wave reflects?
a)
A - It bends as it enter a new medium
b)
B - It splits into smaller waves
c)
C - It bounces off the surface of a barrier
d)
D - It bends to move around a barrier
24.
What is an echo?
a)
A - The reflection of light
b)
B - The reflection of sound
c)
C - The refraction of light
d)
D - The diffraction of light
25.
The arrow represents a wave. What wave behavior explains what is happening in the illustration?
a)
A - Reflection
b)
B - Refraction
c)
C - Diffraction
d)
D - Amplification
26.
Why does a wave refract?
a)
A - The amplitude of the wave changes
b)
B - The phase of the wave changes
c)
C - The speed of the wave changes
d)
D - The type of wave changes
27.
Why do waves diffract?
a)
A - They bend to get around small barriers
b)
B - They slow down to pass through a new medium
c)
C - They bounce off an object’s surface
d)
D - They speed up in a vacuum
28.
A wave completes two wave cycles in one second. What is its frequency?
(a)
29.
Which picture shows a transverse wave with an amplitude of two meters and a wavelength of one meter?
a)
Option 1
b)
Option 2
c)
Option 3
d)
Option 4
30.
Which pictures show how this wave would reflect off a hard and/or shiny surface?
a)
Option 1
b)
Option 2
c)
Option 3
d)
Option 4
31.
Which picture shows how the wave will diffract as it encounters the small opening in the barrier?
a)
Option 1
b)
Option 2
c)
Option 3
d)
Option 4
32.
What happens to sound waves produced by a moving object?
a)
A - The sound waves get distorted
b)
B - The sound waves get louder
c)
C - The sound waves get quieter
d)
D - Sound waves are destroyed
33.
How does sound produced by an object moving towards you change?
a)
A - The frequency increases
b)
B - The frequency decreases
c)
C - The frequency increases then decreases
d)
D - The frequency doesn’t change
34.
How does sound produced by an object moving away from you change?
a)
A - The frequency increases
b)
B - The frequency decreases
c)
C - The frequency increases then decreases
d)
D - The frequency doesn’t change
35.
How does the frequency of sound produced by a moving car change for the driver and passengers within the car?
a)
A - The frequency increases
b)
B - The frequency decreases
c)
C - The frequency increases then decreases
d)
D - The frequency doesn’t change
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