Mechanical and Sound Waves Test****

1. The formation of a standing wave requires 13. A disturbance sends ripples across water in a tub. These ripples are
A. the traveling of a wave for a long distance an example of a
B. constructive interference between two waves of slightly A. rarefaction
different frequencies B. longitudinal wave
C. that refraction and diffraction occur at the same time in a wave C. compression
D. interference between incoming and reflected waves D. surface wave
2. In which medium does sound travel the fastest? 14. In an earthquake, a P wave is a longitudinal wave. It moves through
F. salt water soil and rock as a
G. fresh water F. wave line
H. air G. series of faults
J. cast iron H. series of compressions and rarefactions
3. When a sound source approaches you, the pitch you hear is J. series of crests and troughs
A. lower than the source is stationary 15. A period is the length of time it takes for
B. higher than when the source is stationary A. a disturbance to start a wave
C. the same as when the source is stationary B. two complete wavelengths to pass a fixed point
D. first higher and then lower than the pitch of the source when C. a wave to travel the length of a rope
stationary D. one complete wavelength to pass a fixed point
4. The part of the ear that sends coded nerve signals to the brain is 16. A wave has a wavelength of 15 m and a frequency of 4.0 hertz.
F. the outer ear What is its speed?
G. the inner ear F. 60 m/s
H. the middle ear G. 3.80 m/s
J. the eardrum H. 60 Hz/s
5. A wave on a rope has a wavelength of 2.00 m and a frequency of J. .27 m/s
2.00 Hz. What is the speed of the wave? 17. To what is amplitude related?
A. 2.00 m/s A. the amount of energy carried by the wave
B. 4.00 Hz B. the maximum displacement from the rest position
C. 4.00 m/s C. neither A nor B
D. 2.00 Hz D. both A and B
6. A motorboat is tied to a dock with its motor running. The spinning 18. How does reflection differs from refraction and diffraction?
propellor makes a surface wave in the water with a frequency of 4 F. Reflection is the only property in which the wave does not
Hz and wavelength of 0.10 m. What is the speed of the wave? continue moving forward
F. 0.80 m/s G. Reflection is the only property that involves a change in the
G. 0.80 Hz wave
H. 0.40 m/s H. Reflection affects all types of mechanical waves, but refraction
J. 0.40 Hz and diffraction do not
7. What is the wavelength of a earthquake wave if it has a speed of 5 J. Reflection is the only property that changes the direction of a
m/s and a frequency of 10 Hz? wave.
A. 2 m 19. For refraction to occur in a wave, the wave must
B. 2 Hz A. strike an obstacle larger than the wavelength
C. 0.50 m B. change direction within a medium
D. 0.50 Hz C. enter a new medium at an angle
8. The pitch of a sound wave detected by humans ears is determined D. enter a new medium head-on
by the waves 20. What is a mechanical wave?
F. speed F. energy through a medium
G. amplitude G. a disturbance in energy
H. frequency H. a disturbance in matter that carries energy through a medium
J. loudness from one place to another
9. The loudness of a sound wave detected by human ears is mostly J. a medium traveling through a vibration in a wave pattern
determined by the waves 21. Mechanical waves require matter to travel through.
A. speed A. true
B. amplitude B. false
C. frequency 22. What are the 3 main types of mechanical waves?
D. velocity F. transverse, longitudinal, surface
10. Resonance is created when G. transverse, ocean, surface
F. an object is forced to vibrate at its natural frequency H. electromagnetic, longitudinal, surface
G. an object is forced to vibrate at any old frequency J. transverse, electromagnetic, sound
H. a grape is dried and then covered with chocolate milk 23. A transverse wave causes the medium to vibrate in what direction?
11. A mechanical wave generally does NOT A. the same direction as the direction of the wave
A. move the medium from one place to another B. the opposite direction of the direction of the wave
B. move through a medium C. in a circular motion
C. move through solids D. at a right angle to the the direction of the wave
D. disturb the medium 24. What is compression?
12. Transverse and longitudinal waves both F. the large amount of space between waves
F. have compressions and rarefactions G. the area where the particles in a medium are spread out
G. transfer energy through a medium H. the rest position in a longitudinal wave
H. move at right angles to the vibration of the medium J. an area where the particles in a medium are spaced close
J. are capable of moving the medium a long distance together
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25. What is the formula for finding the speed of waves?
A. speed = wavelength / frequency
B. speed = wavelength x frequency
C. speed = frequency / wavelength
D. frequency = speed x wavelength
26. What kind of relationship does wavelength and frequency have?
F. directly proportional
G. indirectly proportional
H. inversely proportional
J. they are not related
27. What is interference?
A. when one wave hits another wave at right angles
B. when exactly four waves travel in opposite directions
C. when two or more waves move in the same direction
D. when two or more waves overlap and combine together
28. Which of the following units is used to state frequency?
F. second
G. meters
H. newtons
J. hertz
29. If you wished to find the speed of a wave, you would accomplish
this by measuring its
A. amplitude and period
B. wavelength and amplitude
C. wavelength and frequency
D. frequency and amplitude
30. In a standing wave, the region that vibrates very little or not at all is
called
F. a node
G. an antinode
H. the Doppler region
31. Sound travels by means of a __________ wave.
A. transverse
B. longitudinal
C. surface
D. token
32. What is the opposite of compression?
F. a rarefaction
G. a reflection
H. a vibration
J. a detraction
33. Which wave will probably be diffracted the most?
A. a longitudinal wave
B. the wave with the highest amplitude
C. the wave with the longest wavelength
D. the wave that strikes a solid barrier with the slowest speed