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PHYSIC SPM FORM 4 WAVES ( REVISIION)

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Definition: Crest

a)

The highest point of a transverse wave

b)

The lowest point of a transverse wave

c)

The center of a transverse wave

d)

The distance between two points on a wave

2.

Definition: Trough

a)

The center of a wave

b)

The resting position of a wave

c)

The lowest point of a transverse wave

d)

The highest point of a transverse wave

3.

What is the frequency of a wave?

a)

Number of oscillations produced in a certain amount of time

b)

The distance the wave oscillates from it's resting position

c)

The lowest point of a transverse wave

d)

Resting point of a wave - no wave movement

4.

What is the amplitude of a wave?

a)

Where there is no wave movement

b)

The distance the wave oscillates from it's resting position

c)

A disturbance that transfers energy from one place to another

d)

The distance between two corresponding parts of a wave

5.

What is a medium?

a)

The lowest point of a transverse wave

b)

The size of a wave

c)

The middle of a wave

d)

Matter through which a wave travels

6.

What type of matter can waves travel through?

a)

Solid

b)

Liquid

c)

Gas

d)

All of the Above

7.

How do you measure wavelength?

a)

transverse and longitudinal

b)

The distance between two corresponding parts of a wave

c)

Crest to Trough

d)

From resting position, up to crest

8.

What parts of the wave can be used to help measure the wavelength? Hint: There are two correct answers

a)

Crest to crest

b)

Trough to trough

c)

Resting position to wavelength

d)

Amplitude + Frequency

9.

There are two types of mechanical waves:

a)

EM and Compressional

b)

Compressional and Longitudinal

c)

Transverse and Longitudinal

d)

Transverse and Electromagnetic

10.

E/M is short for:

a)

Electromagician

b)

Electromatter

c)

Electromagnetic

d)

Electromagnificent

11.

What is an example of a transverse wave?

a)

X-Ray

b)

Light Waves

c)

Slinky

d)

Water waves

12.

What is an example of a longitudinal wave?

a)

X-Ray

b)

Light Waves

c)

Slinky

d)

Water waves

13.

Sound waves are what type of waves?

a)

E/M

b)

Longitudinal

c)

Transverse

14.

Light waves are ____________ waves.

a)

Transverse

b)

Compressional

c)

Longitudinal

d)

Electromagnetic

15.

What is the only type of EM waves the human eye can see?

a)

Radio waves

b)

Light waves

c)

Visible light

d)

Gamma ray waves

16.

What type of waves require a medium?

a)

Mechanical waves

b)

Electromagnetic waves

c)

EM waves

d)

All waves

17.

Gamma rays are used in the medical community for what type of treatment?

a)

Cancer

b)

Dental

c)

Plastic Surgery

d)

Reproduction

18.
Which wave in the diagram has the greatest frequency?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
19.
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.
20.

All waves carry ______________.

a)

Sound

b)

Light

c)

Water

d)

Energy

21.
When two waves combine to form a new wave with a larger amplitude, it is called 
a)
Diffraction
b)
Destructive Interference
c)
Resonance
d)
Constructive Interference
22.
What phenomenon does this image demonstrate?
a)
Constructive interference
b)
Destructive interference
c)
Increasing frequency
d)
Increasing period
23.

Look at the diagram. At which positions will the overlapping waves have the most constructive interference?

a)

Positions #1 & #2

b)

Positions #2 & #3

c)

Positions #4 & #5

d)

Positions #6 & #7

24.
The time needed for an object to complete one full cycle of simple harmonic motion is the ____ .
a)
period
b)
frequency
c)
harmonic
d)
amplitude
25.
The number of complete oscillations a wave makes each second is the ____ of the wave.
a)
fortitude
b)
amplitude
c)
period
d)
frequency
26.
When a pendulum swings, the highest velocity is observed ...
a)
as it crosses equilibrium
b)
when it is farthest from equilibrium
c)
½ way between the highest and lowest point
d)
to be constant as the pendulum swings.
27.
Increasing the energy of a wave increases the wave's ___.
a)
wavelength
b)
frequency
c)
period
d)
amplitude
28.
What does pitch depend on?
a)
amplitude 
b)
frequency
c)
intensity 
d)
volume of sound
29.
If the distance represented by the letter A were increased, how would it change the way the sound was heard?
a)
The sound would be higher. 
b)
The sound would be lower. 
c)
The sound would be softer. 
d)
The sound would be louder. 
30.
Select the correct order of waves on the EMS 
a)
Radio, Micro, Infra, Visible, Ultra, X-ray, Gamma
b)
Gamma, X-ray, Ultra, Vis, Infra, Micro, Radio
c)
Vis, Micro, Infra, Ultra, X-ray, Gamma, Radio
d)
Micro, Radio, Vis, Infra, Ultra, X-ray, Gamma
31.
The _______________ determines the color of visible light. 
a)
wavelength
b)
speed
c)
amplitude
d)
light
32.

Diagram below shows water waves passing a block of rock in a river.

Which phenomenon explains the propagation of waves at X?

a)

Reflection

b)

Refraction

c)

Diffraction

d)

Interference

33.

Diagram below shows water waves propagating in an area of different depths.

Which of the following diagrams shows the propagation of the waves correctly?

a)
b)
c)
d)
34.

Which of the following characteristics of waves, changes when the waves are reflected?

a)

Direction of propagation

b)

Wavelength

c)

Frequency

d)

Speed

35.

Which of the following statements is true about electromagnetic waves?

a)

They are longitudinal waves

b)

They are waves that require a medium to travel

c)

The velocity of the waves is influenced by the wavelength

d)

They consist of both magnetic fields and electric fields

36.
Why would a wave change direction?
a)
Because it kept traveling through the same medium
b)
Because it went from one medium to another
c)
the amplitude was too large
d)
the frequency was too small
37.

Diagram below shows water waves propagating through a perspex block in a ripple tank.

Which wave pattern is observed when the waves pass through the perspex block?

a)
b)
c)
d)
38.

Diagram below shows a sound wave reflected from a concrete wall.

Which comparison is correct about the reflected sound wave and the incident sound wave?

a)

The wavelength of the incident wave is shorter than the reflected wave

b)

The speed of the incident wave and the reflected wave is the same

c)

The frequency of the incident wave is less than the reflected wave

d)

The angle of incidence of the incident wave is greater than the angle of reflection of the reflected wave

39.

Which diagram shows the production of a longitudinal wave?

a)
b)
c)
d)
40.

Diagrams 25 show a waveform of sound waves from a piano. Which statements is true?

a)

P has a higher pitch than Q

b)

R is louder than Q

c)

R has the highest pitch

d)

P has the highest loudness

41.

What is the common characteristic of all electromagnetic-waves?

a)

Same frequency

b)

Same wavelength

c)

Requires medium for propagation

d)

Propagates with the same velocity in vacuum

42.

When a system is forced to oscillate at a frequency equivalent to its natural frequency by an external force. This phenomenon is called

a)

damping

b)

resonance

c)

real oscillation

43.

Diagram 25 shows water waves moving towards a harbour.

Which statement about the waves arriving at Y is correct?

a)

The speed increases

b)

The wavelength increases

c)

The frequency decreases

d)

The wave energy decreases

44.

Sound that produced from an ambulance is low frequency.

The purpose is, to make sound waves

a)

easily refracted

b)

easily diffracted

c)

experience interference

d)

produces louder sounds

45.

Which one is waves that cannot travel through vaccum?

a)

Gamma ray

b)

Ultraviolet ray

c)

Radio waves

d)

Ultrasonic waves

46.

Which of the following colours have the shortest wavelength?

a)

Violet

b)

Blue

c)

Green

d)

Red

47.

The Diagram 18 shows wave fronts that move towards the beach from the sea. It is observed that the sea is calmer at the bay than at the cape.

The phenomena seen in diagram is

a)

refraction

b)

reflection

c)

diffraction

d)

interference

48.

Which of the properties of a wave remains unchanged when a wave is refracted?

a)

Frequency

b)

speed

c)

Wavelength

d)

Direction of propagation

49.

Water waves will be bent _________ the normal when traveling from a deep region to a shallow region.

a)

towards

b)

away

c)

unchanged

50.

Which properties of waves changes when a wave undergoes diffraction?

a)

Frequency

b)

Direction on propagation

c)

Speed

d)

Wavelength