Wave Practice Test
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WavesMultiple Choice Identify th e choice that best completes the statement or ans wers the question an d place that answe r on your scantron. DO NOT WRI TE ON THI S TEST DO NOT WRI TE ON THI S TEST 1. The source of a ll 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. d. constructive wave. e. transverse wave. 6. Which of the follow ing is NOT a transverse wave? a. light. b. radio wave. c. sound. d. all of the above. e. none of the above 7. Sound is an example of a a. longitudin al wave. b. constructi ve wave. 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. interfer ence. 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 do uble the frequency of a v ibrating o bject, 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 m ore 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 wave’s 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 wave’s speed? a. 0.07 m/s b. 0.70 m/s c. 1.0 m/s d. 10 m/s e. 143 m/s
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Waves
Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question and place that answer on your scantron.
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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. d. constructive wave. e. transverse wave.
6. Which of the following is NOT a transverse wave?a. light. b. radio wave. c. sound. d. all of the above. e. none of the above
7. Sound is an example of a
a. longitudinal wave. b. constructive wave. 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 wavelen
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 amplitudof 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 wave’s 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 wave’s speed?
a. 0.07 m/s b. 0.70 m/s c. 1.0 m/s d. 10 m/s e. 143 m/s
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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 second
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 wav
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 megahe
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 calleda. wavelength b. frequency c. period d. none of these
24. The equation for wave speed is
a. speed =frequency/wavelength b. speed = frequency x wavelength c. speed = frequency x period
d. speed = wavelength 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.
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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
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Waves
Answer Section
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. ANS: B PTS: 1 DIF: L1 OBJ: 25.2 Wave Description
KEY: wave | motion BLM: knowledge
2. ANS: D PTS: 1 DIF: L1 OBJ: 25.1 Vibration Of A Pendulum
KEY: time | period BLM: knowledge
3. ANS: E PTS: 1 DIF: L1 OBJ: 25.2 Wave DescriptionKEY: distance | wavelength BLM: knowledge
4. ANS: E PTS: 1 DIF: L1 OBJ: 25.2 Wave Description
KEY: Hertz | unit BLM: knowledge
5. ANS: E PTS: 1 DIF: L1 OBJ: 25.5 Transverse Waves
KEY: transverse | wave BLM: knowledge
6. ANS: C PTS: 1 DIF: L2 OBJ: 25.6 Longitudinal WavesKEY: transverse | wave BLM: comprehension
7. ANS: A PTS: 1 DIF: L1 OBJ: 25.6 Longitudinal Waves
KEY: sound | wave BLM: knowledge
8. ANS: D PTS: 1 DIF: L1 OBJ: 25.7 Interference
KEY: interference BLM: knowledge
9. ANS: A PTS: 1 DIF: L2 OBJ: 25.8 Standing Waves
KEY: node | standing BLM: comprehension
10. ANS: A PTS: 1 DIF: L2 OBJ: 25.2 Wave Description
KEY: frequency | vibrate | period BLM: application
11. ANS: C PTS: 1 DIF: L2 OBJ: 25.3 Wave Motion
KEY: frequency | wavelength BLM: comprehension
12. ANS: D PTS: 1 DIF: L2 OBJ: 25.7 InterferenceKEY: amplitude | interference BLM: application
13. ANS: A PTS: 1 DIF: L2 OBJ: 25.2 Wave Description
KEY: period | frequency BLM: application
14. ANS: B PTS: 1 DIF: L2 OBJ: 25.4 Wave Speed
KEY: wavelength | speed BLM: application
15. ANS: A PTS: 1 DIF: L2 OBJ: 25.2 Wave Description
KEY: spring | frequency BLM: application
16. ANS: A PTS: 1 DIF: L2 OBJ: 25.2 Wave Description
KEY: weight | spring | distance BLM: application
17. ANS: C PTS: 1 DIF: L2 OBJ: 25.4 Wave Speed
KEY: cycle | speed | wavelength BLM: application
18. ANS: B PTS: 1 DIF: L2 OBJ: 25.4 Wave Speed
KEY: wave | radio | hertz BLM: application
19. ANS: C PTS: 1
20. ANS: A PTS: 1
21. ANS: B PTS: 1
22. ANS: A PTS: 1
23. ANS: B PTS: 1
24. ANS: B PTS: 1
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TRUE/FALSE
25. ANS: F PTS: 1 DIF: L1 OBJ: 25.1 Vibration Of A Pendulum
KEY: pendulum | frequency BLM: knowledge
26. ANS: T PTS: 1 DIF: L1 OBJ: 25.2 Wave DescriptionKEY: amplitude | crest BLM: knowledge
27. ANS: F PTS: 1 DIF: L1 OBJ: 25.2 Wave Description
KEY: distance | displacement BLM: knowledge
28. ANS: F PTS: 1 DIF: L1 OBJ: 25.2 Wave Description
KEY: vibrate | period BLM: knowledge
29. ANS: F PTS: 1 DIF: L1 OBJ: 25.5 Transverse Waves
KEY: longitudinal | wave BLM: knowledge
30. ANS: T PTS: 1 DIF: L1 OBJ: 25.6 Longitudinal Waves
KEY: sound | longitudinal BLM: knowledge
31. ANS: F PTS: 1 DIF: L1 OBJ: 25.1 Vibration Of A Pendulum
KEY: period | hertz BLM: knowledge
32. ANS: F PTS: 1 DIF: L1 OBJ: 25.7 Interference
KEY: constructive | destructive BLM: knowledge
33. ANS: T PTS: 1 DIF: L1 OBJ: 25.8 Standing Waves
KEY: node | standing BLM: knowledge
34. ANS: T PTS: 1 DIF: L2 OBJ: 25.8 Standing Waves
KEY: reflect | incident | standing BLM: comprehension
35. ANS: T PTS: 1
36. ANS: F PTS: 1
37. ANS: F PTS: 1
