Waves Freedman - Wappingers Central School District

1 WavesFreedmanPage 1A)B)C)D) wave diagram has both wavelength () andamplitude (A) labeled correctly?A) ) ) ) diagram below shows two points, A and B, on a many wavelengths separate point A and point B?A) mB) mC) mD) the diagram below, the distance between points A and Bon a wave is wavelength of this wave isA)torsionalB)longitudinalC)transverseD ) diagram below shows a person shaking the end of arope up and down, producing a disturbance that movesalong the length of the type of wave is traveling in the rope?

2 A)amplitude = m, wavelength = mB)amplitude = m, wavelength = mC)amplitude = m, wavelength = mD)amplitude = m, wavelength = are the amplitude and wavelength of the wave shownbelow?A)B)C)D) transverse wave passes through a uniform materialmedium from left to right, as shown in the diagram diagram best represents the direction of vibration ofthe particles of the medium?Page 2A)a pulseB)a periodic waveC)a longitudinal waveD)an electromagnetic student strikes the top rope of a volleyball net, sending asingle vibratory disturbance along the length of the net, asshown in the diagram disturbance is best described asA)down, onlyB)up, onlyC)down, then up, then downD)up, then down, then shown in the diagram below, a transverse wave ismoving with velocity v along a which direction will segment X move as the wave passesthrough it?

3 A)bottom of the pageB)top of the pageC)left of the pageD)right of the diagram below shows a transverse wave moving towardthe left along a the instant shown, point P on the rope is moving towardtheA)10 HzB)20 HzC)50 HzD)100 graph below shows displacement versus time for aparticle of a uniform medium as a wave passes through is the frequency of the wave?A)longitudinalB)torsionalC)transver seD) a wave travels through a medium, the particles of themedium vibrate in the direction of the wave s travel. Whattype of wave is traveling through the medium?

4 A)light, onlyB)sound, onlyC)both light and soundD)neither light nor form(s) of energy can be transmitted through avacuum?A)halvedB)doubledC)quarteredD) the frequency of a periodic wave is doubled, the periodof the wave will beA) HzB) HzC)12 HzD) is the frequency of a wave if its period is 3A)80 sB) sC)5 sD)4 is the period of a wave if 20 crests pass an observerin 4 seconds?A) HzB)15 HzC)25 HzD) motor is used to produce Waves each second in astring. What is the frequency of the Waves ?A) HzB) HzC)16 HzD)80.

5 Physics student notices that Waves arrive at thebeach every 20. seconds. The frequency of these Waves isA)seconds it takes to complete one cycle of a waveB)cycles of a wave completed in one secondC)points that are in phase along one meter of a waveD)points that are out of phase along one meter of hertz is a unit that describes the number ofA) mB) mC) mD)11 surfacing whale in an aquarium produces water wavecrests having an amplitude of meters every If the water wave travels at meters per second,the wavelength of the wave isA)13 m/sB)27 m/sC)60.

6 M/sD)120 periodic wave in the diagram below has a frequencyof 40. is the speed of the wave?A)B)v = TC)D) equation correctly relates the speed v, wavelength , and period T of a periodic wave?A)10 HzB)2 HzC)20 HzD)40 wave completes one vibration as it moves a distance of 2meters at a speed of 20 meters per second. What is thefrequency of the wave?A)he moves toward the source at a constant speedB)the source moves away from him at a constant speedC)he accelerates toward the sourceD)the source accelerates away from source of Waves and an observer are moving relative toeach other.

7 The observer will detect a steadily increasingfrequency ifA)lower, because the sound-wave fronts reach theplatform at a frequency lower than the frequencyat which they are producedB)lower, because the sound-wave travels more slowlyin the still air above the platform than in the rushingair near the trainC)higher, because the sound-wave fronts reach theplatform at a frequency higher than the frequency atwhich they are producedD)higher, because the sound-wave travels faster in thestill air above the platform than in the rushing airnear the train sounds a whistle of constant frequency as it leavesthe train station.

8 Compared to the sound emitted by thewhistle, the sound that the passengers standing on theplatform hear has a frequency that isA)resonanceB)the Doppler effectC)diffractionD) radar gun can determine the speed of a movingautomobile by measuring the difference in frequencybetween emitted and reflected radar Waves . This processillustratesA)higher frequency and shorter wavelengthB)higher frequency and longer wavelengthC)lower frequency and shorter wavelengthD)lower frequency and longer source of sound Waves approaches a stationary observerthrough a uniform medium.

9 Compared to the frequencyand wavelength of the emitted sound, the observer woulddetect Waves with aPage 4A)decreasingB)increasingC) astronomer on Earth studying light coming from a starnotes that the observed light frequencies are lower than theactual emitted frequencies. The astronomer concludes thatthe distance between the star and Earth isA)redB)blueC)orangeD) astronomical body emitting high-intensity pulses ofgreen light is moving toward Earth at high velocity. To anobserver on Earth, this light may appearA)energy, onlyB)mass, onlyC)both energy and massD)neither energy nor a wave travels between two points in a medium, thewave transfersA)decreasesB)increasesC)remains the a pulse travels along a rope, the pulse loses energy andits amplitudeA)B)C)D) diagram below does not represent a periodic wave?

10 A)a single pulse traveling at constant speedB)a series of pulses at irregular intervalsC)a series of pulses at regular intervalsD)a single pulse traveling at different speeds in thesame phrase best describes a periodic wave?A)diffractionB)absorptionC)reflecti onD) spreading of a wave into the region behind anobstruction is calledPage 5A)diffractionB)Doppler effectC)reflectionD) wave phenomenon makes it possible for a player tohear the sound from a referee s whistle in an open fieldeven when standing behind the referee?