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mechanical osilation and sound waves

Total questions: 88

Worksheet time: 1hrs 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Select the example of an electromagnetic wave.

a)

sound

b)

x-rays

c)

seismic (earthquake)

d)

ocean waves

2.

Which wave can NOT travel through a vacuum like outer space?

a)

Electromagnetic

b)

Mechanical

3.

Select the example of a mechanical wave.

a)

sound

b)

x-rays

c)

UV rays

d)

gamma rays

4.

Why do sound waves travel fastest through a solid?

a)

Molecules in a solid are closer together and sound can move from one to another quicker.

b)

Molecules in a solid are farther apart and sound can move from one to another quicker.

5.

What are solids, liquids, and gasses

a)

Energy

b)

Waves

c)

Vibrations

d)

Media

6.

What type of wave is an X ray?

a)

Electromagnetic

b)

Mechanical

7.

Which of the following waves do you think are emitted by the sun?

a)

X ray, gamma ray, and sound wave

b)

UV ray, sound wave, and infrared ray

c)

UV ray, infrared ray, and microwaves

d)

light waves, infrared waves, sound waves

8.

Which type of wave is an ocean wave?

a)

Electromagnetic

b)

Mechanical

9.

Which type of wave has to have mass in order to travel?

a)

Electromagnetic

b)

Mechanical

c)

Both Electromagnetic and Mechanical

10.

Which type of wave can travel through mass and a vacuum?

a)

Electromagnetic

b)

Mechanical

c)

Electromagnetic and Mechanical

11.

What type of wave is sound?

a)

Electromagnetic

b)

Mechanical

c)

Both Electromagnetic and Mechanical

12.

Sonar and echolocation use ----- to detect objects under water.

a)

Refraction

b)

Reflection

13.

Sound waves that are beyond the range of human ear are known as ----

a)

Infrasonic waves

b)

Ultrasonic waves

14.

Sound waves travel the fastest through ---

a)

Liquids

b)

Gases

c)

Solids

15.

The speed of sound depends on these two things:

a)

The type of medium and the temperature of the medium

b)

Speed of the medium and temperature of the medium

c)

Temperature of the medium and sound of the medium

d)

None of the above

16.

The Tacoma Narrows Bridge, musical instruments, and crystal stemware are examples of -----

a)

Frequency

b)

Resonance

c)

Interference

d)

Speed

17.

A wave that can travel through matter and empty space is a:

a)

electromagnetic wave

b)

longitudinal wavy

c)

transverse wave

18.

What does a wave carry from place to place?

a)

energy

b)

matter

c)

people

19.
What kind of wave is pictured?
a)
Transverse
b)
Longitudinal
c)
surface
d)
none of the above
20.
In a longitudinal wave, the parts where the coils are close together are called what?
a)
longitudes
b)
rarefactions
c)
compressions
d)
contractions
21.

Which distance represents the amplitude?

a)

W

b)

X

c)

Y

d)

Z

22.

What do radio waves, microwaves, X-rays, and gamma rays all have in common?

a)

They all have the same wavelength.

b)

They are electromagnetic waves.

c)

They are detected in the same way.

d)

They store the same amount of energy.

23.

(a)   refers to the change in

observed frequency during the relative

motion between a wave source and its

observer.

24.

What is two factors that influence sound intensity?

a)

node and antinode

b)

amplitude and distance

25.

Transverse wave Is defined as a wave in which the direction of vibrations of the particle is (a)   to the direction of the wave propagation (wave speed)

26.

What is Node?

a)

Zero displacement

b)

Back and forth displacement

c)

Maximum displacement

d)

Linear displacement

27.
Sound is an example of which type of wave?
a)
Transverse
b)
Longitudinal
c)
Both
d)
Neither
28.

Water waves and waves on a string is a type of...

a)

Transverse wave

b)

Longitudinal wave

c)

Both of the waves

29.

Mechanical wave is defined as the waves produced by a disturbance in a

medium causes the vibration of particles in the medium to ________________________________

a)

transfer the electromagnetic

b)

transfer the energy.

c)

transfer the heat

30.

What is a rarefaction in a longitudinal wave?

a)

The region in a longitudinal wave where the particles are closest together.

b)

The entire wave.

c)

The region in a longitudinal wave where the particles are furthest apart.

31.

Identify the mechanical wave that the particles vibrate with and up-and-down motion.

a)

transverse

b)

longitudinal

32.

An example of a combined wave...

a)

sound waves

b)

water waves

33.
Sound is produced by
a)
music
b)
vibrations of molecules
c)
Electromagnetic Waves 
d)
Transverse Waves 
34.
A wave with a large wavelength will have a ______ frequency and _____ energy
a)
high, low
b)
high, high
c)
low, high
d)
low, low
35.
As the fire truck approached Mary, the pitch of the siren got higher. Once the fire truck passed and moved away, the siren's pitch got lower. This change in pitch is because of a change in the sound wave's
a)
concussion. 
b)
amplitude. 
c)
reflection.
d)
frequency. 
36.

What is the relationship between frequency and sound?

a)

Frequency affects a sound's volume.

b)

Frequency affects a sound's amplitude.

c)

Frequency affects a sound's loudness.

d)

Frequency affects a sound's pitch.

37.
Sound does not travel in space because
a)
Space is too far away.
b)
There is no matter in space.
c)
Space is the final frontier
d)
Space has planets.
38.

The matter (solid, liquid, or gas) through which mechanical waves travel.

a)

medium

b)

vibration

c)

disturbance

d)

energy

39.
Which wave in the diagram has the greatest wavelength?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
40.

The distance between two corresponding parts of a wave is the ____.

a)

crest

b)

trough

c)

amplitude

d)

wavelength

41.

A low point of a wave is known as a

a)

downside

b)

well

c)

trough

d)

flop

42.

A high point of a wave is known as a

a)

upside

b)

crest

c)

peak

d)

flip

43.

Sound wave A has a lower frequency than sound wave B, but both waves have the same amplitude. What must also be true of these two waves?

a)

Wave A has a lower pitch.

b)

Wave A has a higher pitch.

c)

Wave A is louder.

d)

Wave A is softer.

44.

A student blows a whistle. In which direction do the air particles vibrate with respect to the direction the sound wave travels?

a)

parallel to

b)

perpendicular to

c)

At an unpredictable angle

d)

At a 45° angle to

45.

Which action could a student take to produce a longitudinal wave with a large amplitude?

a)

Drop a pebble in a pond.

b)

Light a candle.

c)

Bang on a drum.

46.

Which phrase describes the way that air particles vibrate with respect to the way a sound wave travels?

a)

parallel to

b)

perpendicular to

c)

equal to

d)

opposite to

47.

When a wave travels through a medium, it causes the medium to vibrate.

a)

True

b)

False

48.

Waves that require a medium are known as

a)

Medium waves

b)

Mechanical waves

c)

Air waves

d)

Heat waves

49.

The material through which a wave travels is?

a)

a rope

b)

water wave

c)

snaves

d)

medium

50.

In science, the ability to do work is defined as

a)

sleep

b)

micronuclearism

c)

energy

d)

synergy

51.

A disturbance involving the transfer of energy

a)

ocean

b)

wavelength

c)

wave

d)

snapes

52.

A wave that vibrates medium at right angles

a)

longitudinal

b)

crest

c)

trough

d)

transverse

53.
a)
Amplitude
b)
Crest
c)
Trough
d)
Wavelength
54.
a)
Frequency
b)
Amplitude
c)
Wavelength
d)
Trough
55.

The material through which a wave travels

a)

Mechanical Wave

b)

Medium

c)

Crest

d)

Trough

56.
Which is true of a mechanical wave?
a)
It must have a medium
b)
It must travel in empty space.
c)
It can travel in a vacuum.
d)
Both sound and light are examples.
57.
Which of these waves cannot travel in a vacuum?
a)
light wave
b)
sound wave
c)
electromagnetic wave
d)
microwave
58.
Energy can be transferred from one medium to another through _________.
a)
vibrations
b)
stacking objects
c)
an ordered sequence
d)
colors
59.
What happens when a mechanical wave travels through a medium?
a)
Waves are transferred
b)
Energy is transferred
c)
Mass is transferred
d)
Particles are transferred
60.
What is the resulting direction of a surface wave?
a)
parallel
b)
circular
c)
opposite
d)
perpendicular
61.
Which type of wave has a wave perpedicular to the disturbance?
a)
surface
b)
mechanical
c)
transverse
d)
longitudinal
62.
A wave has wavelength of 10 m and a speed of 340 m/s. What is the frequency of the wave?
a)
34 m/s
b)
3400 Hz
c)
3400 m/s
d)
34 Hz
63.
 A wave has frequency of 50 Hz and a wavelength of 10 m. What is the speed of the wave?
a)
500 m/s
b)
50 m/s
c)
5 m/s
d)
0.5 m/s
64.
How many waves are in this wave chain?
a)
6
b)
3
c)
4
d)
5
65.
A wave in which the particles of the medium vibrate parallel to the direction of the wave motion
a)
A. mechanical wave
b)
B. surface wave
c)
C. longitudinal wave
d)
D. wave
66.
A wave in which the particles of the medium move perpendicularly to the direction the wave is traveling
a)
A. surface wave
b)
B. transverse wave
c)
C. electromagnetic  wave
d)
D. longitudinal wave
67.
Which of the following can sound travel through?
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gas
d)
all of the above
68.
Which letter(s) represent the crest of the wave?
a)
A
b)
B & D
c)
B & F
d)
F
69.
Which letter(s) represent the trough of the wave?
a)
A
b)
B & D
c)
D
d)
C & G
70.
When the frequency of a wave increases, what happens to the wavelength?
a)
The wavelength is not directly affected by the frequency of a wave.
b)
The wavelength increases.
c)
The wavelength decreases.
d)
More specific information is needed to form a conclusion about the wavelength.
71.
The type of waves that require medium to pass:
a)
Mechanical Waves
b)
Electromagnetic Waves
72.
The number of wavelengths that pass a point each per second is:
a)
frequency
b)
period
c)
longitudinal 
d)
transverse wave 
73.
The lowest point on a wave is the:
a)
Amplitude
b)
Crest
c)
Trough
d)
Wavelength
74.
What property of this wave is represented by the letter "A"
a)
amplitude
b)
crest
c)
trough
d)
wavelength
75.
The highest point on a wave is:
a)
the crest
b)
the trough
c)
the top
d)
the coast 
76.
Amplitude reflects the amount of ____________________ in a wave.
a)
energy
b)
compression
c)
rarefaction
d)
speed
77.
Waves are a transfer of what?
a)
Heat
b)
Light
c)
Energy
d)
Food
78.
What kind of wave is pictured below?
a)
compressional wave
b)
transverse wave
c)
sound wave
d)
mechanical wave
79.

Sonar can make use of

a)

the Doppler effect

b)

ultrasound

c)

infrasound

d)

resonance

80.

The highest-frequency sound human ears can usually hear is about

a)

20 Hz

b)

10,000 Hz

c)

20,000 Hz

d)

30,000 Hz

81.

A large speaker is better than a small speaker for producing sounds with

a)

low frequency

b)

high frequency

c)

low intensity

d)

high intensity

82.

When two waves interfere, the displacement where two troughs meet is

a)

positive

b)

negative

c)

zero

d)

a crest

83.

When a wave bends around an obstacle, it is called

a)

reflection

b)

refraction

c)

diffraction

d)

interference

84.

When a wave is reflected, its speed

a)

increases

b)

increases or deacreses

c)

decreases

d)

is unchanged

85.

For waves moving at a constant speed, if wavelenght is doubled, the frequency is

a)

doubled

b)

halved

c)

unchanged

d)

quadrupled

86.

The height of a wave crest is called

a)

wavelenght

b)

frequency

c)

amplitude

d)

energy

87.

In a transverse wave, the medium vibrates:

a)

at right angles to the wave direction

b)

in the same direction as the wave

c)

in a direction opposite that of the wave

d)

at a 45° angle to the wave direction

88.

Which of the following is NOT true about mechanical waves?

a)

They carry energy

b)

They transfer matter

c)

They can be longitudinal

d)

They require a medium

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