WorksheetsWaves and Sound Test - short
Total questions: 41
Worksheet time: 21mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What letter represents the amplitude?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
2.
What letter represents the wavelength?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
3.
The number of waves that pass a given point each second
a)
frequency
b)
wavelength
c)
wavespeed
d)
period
4.
How often a wave repeats itself
a)
frequency
b)
wavelength
c)
wavespeed
d)
period
5.
Which wave has the highest frequency?
a)
Red (1)
b)
Blue (2)
c)
Green (3)
6.
Which wave has the biggest wavelength?
a)
Red (1)
b)
Blue (2)
c)
Green (3)
7.
Which wave has the biggest amplitude?
a)
Red (1)
b)
Blue (2)
c)
Green (3)
8.
In a transverse wave, the particles move ____ to the wave itself
a)
parallel
b)
perpendicular
9.
When two waves overlap and create a smaller wave it is called...
a)
refraction
b)
reflection
c)
constructive interference
d)
destructive intereference
10.
When two waves overlap and create a larger wave it is called...
a)
refraction
b)
reflection
c)
constructive interference
d)
destructive intereference
11.
What is an example of a longitudinal wave?
a)
light
b)
sound
c)
x-rays
d)
ocean waves
12.
The highest pitched sounds are made by the ____ instruments.
a)
fanciest
b)
smallest
c)
largest
d)
most metallic
13.
A wave that has the shape of a sine or cosine function
a)
harmonic wave
b)
standing wave
c)
periodic wave
d)
sound wave
14.
A wave that repeats itself
a)
harmonic wave
b)
standing wave
c)
periodic wave
d)
sound wave
15.
A wave that appears not to move
a)
harmonic wave
b)
standing wave
c)
periodic wave
d)
sound wave
16.
Which of the following is not a possible instrument?
a)
a pipe open at both ends
b)
a pipe closed at one end
c)
a pipe open at one end
d)
a pipe closed at both ends
17.
A node is created at the
a)
closed end of pipes
b)
open end of pipes
c)
middle of the pipes
d)
radius of the pipes
18.
In a harmonic wave, if the frequency increases, the wavelength
a)
increases
b)
decreases
c)
stays the same
19.
In a harmonic wave, if the wavespeed decreases, the wavelength
a)
increases
b)
decreases
c)
stays the same
20.
This type of a wave must have a medium to travel through
a)
longitudinal
b)
transverse
21.
Light travels through space from the sun to us. Because light travels through space, we know light is what kind of a wave?
a)
longitudinal
b)
transverse
22.
In a thunder storm, why do you see lightning before you hear thunder?
a)
Sound travels faster than light
b)
Light travels faster than sound
c)
Lightning happens first
d)
Lightning happens closest to you
23.
If you have a coke bottle with water in the bottom and you blow across the top, it is the ____ that is vibrating, creating the sound.
a)
column of air
b)
water
c)
glass container
24.
Which is fastest?
a)
light
b)
sound
c)
Tasker driving
d)
Dr. Michalls walking
25.
Why does the doppler effect happen?
a)
The pitch is changing
b)
The size of the object is changing
c)
The source and the observer are moving in the same direction at the same speed
d)
The distance between the source and the observer are changing
26.
What is the unit of frequency?
a)
m/s
b)
s
c)
m
d)
Hz
27.
Waves travel ___ in a heavier medium.
a)
slower
b)
faster
c)
backwards
28.
What equation should you use to solve for the wavespeed of a periodic wave?
a)
d = v/t
b)
d = vt
c)
v = λf
29.
Waves are a way to transport
a)
energy
b)
matter
c)
heat
30.
A wave that has areas of compression and rarefactions
a)
transverse
b)
longitudinal
31.
A wave hits a fixed end and reflects back. The reflected wave is
a)
inverted
b)
upright
c)
faster
d)
slower
32.
When does the speed of a wave change?
a)
when the wave reflects
b)
when the wave changes mediums
c)
when the wave is upright
d)
when the wave is inverted
33.
The material that a wave travels through
a)
medium
b)
small
c)
large
d)
extra large
34.
When the natural frequency of a material is played back to the material, standing waves are produced. This is called
a)
doppler effect
b)
resonance
c)
wave travel
d)
superposition
35.
Opera singers can break glasses with their voices due to
a)
doppler effect
b)
resonance
c)
superposition
d)
reflection
36.
How many waves are picture on string 1?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
1/2
d)
3/2
37.
How many nodes are on string 2?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
38.
A section of a longitudinal wave where the particles are crowded together is called
a)
compression
b)
rarefaction
c)
amplitude
d)
wavelength
39.
A reflection of sound waves
a)
resonance
b)
vibration
c)
echo
d)
doppler effect
40.
Due to the Doppler Effect... When an object is moving away from you, the sound sounds ___ than what it really is.
a)
higher
b)
lower
c)
slower
d)
faster
41.
For sound waves, the frequency refers to the....
a)
pitch
b)
volume
c)
amplitude
d)
length of note
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