Waves

Multiple Choice Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question and place that answer on your scantron. DO NOT WRITE ON THIS TEST DO NOT WRITE ON THIS TEST 1. The source of all wave motion is a a. region of variable high and low pressure.

b. vibration.

c. movement of matter.

d. harmonic object.

2. The time needed for a wave to make one complete cycle is its a. frequency. b. velocity. c. amplitude. d. period. e. wavelength. 3. The distance between successive identical parts of a wave is called its a. frequency. b. period. c. velocity. d. amplitude. e. wavelength. 4. The Hertz is a a. special radio wave.

b. type of car.

c. unit of period.

d. unit of wavelength.

e. unit of frequency.

5. A wave created by shaking a rope up and down is called a a. Doppler wave. b. standing wave. c. longitudinal wave. 6. Which of the following is NOT a transverse wave? a. light. b. radio wave. c. sound. d. all of the above. 7. Sound is an example of a a. longitudinal wave. b. constructive wave.

d. constructive wave.

e. transverse wave.

e. none of the above

c. Doppler wave.

d. transverse wave.

e. standing wave.

8. When two or more waves are at the same place at the same time, the resulting effect is called a. a standing wave. b. a Doppler wave. c. a shock wave. d. interference. e. a period. 9. Where can you touch a standing wave on a rope without disturbing the wave? a. At a node b. At any place along the wave c. At an antinode 10. If you double the frequency of a vibrating object, its period a. halves. b. is quartered. c. doubles. 11. You dip your finger repeatedly into water and make waves. If you dip your finger more frequently, the wavelength of the waves a. lengthens. b. stays the same. c. shortens. 12. Two waves arrive at the same place at the same time exactly in step with each other. Each wave has an amplitude of 2.5 m. The resulting wave has an amplitude of a. 0.6 m. b. 1.3 m. c. 2.5 m. d. 5.0 m. e. 10.0 m. 13. The period of an ocean wave is 10 seconds. What is the waves frequency? a. 0.10 Hz b. 5.0 Hz c. 10.0 Hz d. 20.0 Hz e. 30.0 Hz 14. A certain ocean wave has a frequency of 0.07 hertz and a wavelength of 10 meters. What is the waves speed? a. 0.07 m/s b. 0.70 m/s c. 1.0 m/s d. 10 m/s e. 143 m/s

15. A weight on the end of a spring bobs up and down one complete cycle every 4.0 seconds. Its frequency is a. 0.25 hertz. b. 4.0 hertz. c. none of the above. 16. A weight suspended from a spring bobs up and back down again over a distance of 3.00 meters in 10.00 seconds. Its frequency is a. 0.10 hertz. b. 3.0 hertz. c. 10.0 hertz. d. none of the above 17. A cork floating in a pool oscillates up and down three complete cycles in 1 second as a wave passes by. The wave's wavelength is 2 meters. What is the wave's speed? a. 1 m/s b. 2 m/s c. 6 m/s d. 12 m/s e. More than 12 m/s 18. Radio waves travel at the speed of light, 300,000 km/s. The wavelength of a radio wave received at 200 megahertz is a. 0.7 m. b. 1.5 m. c. 6.7 m. d. 15 m. 19. If you increase the frequency of a wave, how the wave speed change if the medium does not change? a. it increases b. it decreases c. it stays the same d. none of these 20. If you increase the frequency of a wave, how the wave speed change if the medium changes and is more tense ( more tension)? a. it increases b. it decreases c. it stays the same d. none of these 21. When a wave reflects off a hard rigid barrier it reflects on the a. same side b. opposite side 22. When a wave reflects off a non rigid boundary (free end reflection) it reflects on the a. same side b. opposite side 23. The number of wave cycles per unit of time is called a. wavelength b. frequency c. period d. none of these 24. The equation for wave speed is a. speed =frequency/wavelength d. speed = wavelength x period

b. speed = frequency x wavelength

c. speed = frequency x period

True/False Indicate whether the statement is true or false. 25. The time for a complete to and fro swing of a pendulum is its frequency. 26. The amplitude of a wave is the vertical distance from the midpoint to either the crest or the trough of the wave. 27. The distance between successive identical parts of a wave is its displacement. 28. The number of times a wave vibrates each second is its period. 29. A wave on a rope whose motion is at right angles to the direction of wave propagation is a longitudinal wave.

30. Sound waves are examples of longitudinal waves. 31. The unit of the period of a wave is the hertz. 32. When the high part of one wave fills in the low part of another wave, constructive interference occurs. 33. Nodes in a standing wave normally remain stationary. 34. If you tie a rope to a wall and shake the free end up and down just right, the reflected wave will be in and out of phase with the incident wave at fixed places along the rope and can form a standing wave. 35. The highest point on a wave is called a crest 36. The lowest point on a wave is called a crest 37. The distance between successive points on a wave is called its amplitude

Waves Answer Section

MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. ANS: KEY: 2. ANS: KEY: 3. ANS: KEY: 4. ANS: KEY: 5. ANS: KEY: 6. ANS: KEY: 7. ANS: KEY: 8. ANS: KEY: 9. ANS: KEY: 10. ANS: KEY: 11. ANS: KEY: 12. ANS: KEY: 13. ANS: KEY: 14. ANS: KEY: 15. ANS: KEY: 16. ANS: KEY: 17. ANS: KEY: 18. ANS: KEY: 19. ANS: 20. ANS: 21. ANS: 22. ANS: 23. ANS: 24. ANS: B PTS: 1 wave | motion D PTS: 1 time | period BLM: knowledge E PTS: 1 distance | wavelength E PTS: 1 Hertz | unit BLM: knowledge E PTS: 1 transverse | wave C PTS: 1 transverse | wave A PTS: 1 sound | wave BLM: knowledge D PTS: 1 interference BLM: knowledge A PTS: 1 node | standing A PTS: 1 frequency | vibrate | period C PTS: 1 frequency | wavelength D PTS: 1 amplitude | interference A PTS: 1 period | frequency B PTS: 1 wavelength | speed A PTS: 1 spring | frequency A PTS: 1 weight | spring | distance C PTS: 1 cycle | speed | wavelength B PTS: 1 wave | radio | hertz C PTS: 1 A PTS: 1 B PTS: 1 A PTS: 1 B PTS: 1 B PTS: 1 DIF: L1 BLM: knowledge DIF: L1 DIF: L1 BLM: knowledge DIF: L1 DIF: BLM: DIF: BLM: DIF: OBJ: 25.2 Wave Description OBJ: 25.1 Vibration Of A Pendulum OBJ: 25.2 Wave Description OBJ: 25.2 Wave Description

L1 OBJ: 25.5 Transverse Waves knowledge L2 OBJ: 25.6 Longitudinal Waves comprehension L1 OBJ: 25.6 Longitudinal Waves OBJ: 25.7 Interference 25.8 Standing Waves 25.2 Wave Description 25.3 Wave Motion 25.7 Interference 25.2 Wave Description 25.4 Wave Speed 25.2 Wave Description 25.2 Wave Description 25.4 Wave Speed 25.4 Wave Speed

DIF: L1 DIF: BLM: DIF: BLM: DIF: BLM: DIF: BLM: DIF: BLM: DIF: BLM: DIF: BLM: DIF: BLM: DIF: BLM: DIF: BLM:

L2 OBJ: comprehension L2 OBJ: application L2 OBJ: comprehension L2 OBJ: application L2 OBJ: application L2 OBJ: application L2 OBJ: application L2 OBJ: application L2 OBJ: application L2 OBJ: application

TRUE/FALSE 25. ANS: KEY: 26. ANS: KEY: 27. ANS: KEY: 28. ANS: KEY: 29. ANS: KEY: 30. ANS: KEY: 31. ANS: KEY: 32. ANS: KEY: 33. ANS: KEY: 34. ANS: KEY: 35. ANS: 36. ANS: 37. ANS: F PTS: 1 pendulum | frequency T PTS: 1 amplitude | crest F PTS: 1 distance | displacement F PTS: 1 vibrate | period F PTS: 1 longitudinal | wave T PTS: 1 sound | longitudinal F PTS: 1 period | hertz F PTS: 1 constructive | destructive T PTS: 1 node | standing T PTS: 1 reflect | incident | standing T PTS: 1 F PTS: 1 F PTS: 1 DIF: BLM: DIF: BLM: DIF: BLM: DIF: BLM: DIF: BLM: DIF: BLM: DIF: BLM: DIF: BLM: DIF: BLM: DIF: BLM: L1 OBJ: knowledge L1 OBJ: knowledge L1 OBJ: knowledge L1 OBJ: knowledge L1 OBJ: knowledge L1 OBJ: knowledge L1 OBJ: knowledge L1 OBJ: knowledge L1 OBJ: knowledge L2 OBJ: comprehension 25.1 Vibration Of A Pendulum 25.2 Wave Description 25.2 Wave Description 25.2 Wave Description 25.5 Transverse Waves 25.6 Longitudinal Waves 25.1 Vibration Of A Pendulum 25.7 Interference 25.8 Standing Waves 25.8 Standing Waves