Basic waves quiz

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Basic waves quiz

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A tuning fork vibrates at 512Hz. How many times does one of its prongs vibrate back and forth in 5 s? Write the number only.

What is the period of a wave with a frequency of 0,5 Hz?

0,5 s

1 s

2 s

3 s

If the amplitude of a water wave is 0,2 m and its frequency is 2 Hz .....

0,4
4
0,2
2
1
0,1

What vertical distance (m) would a bird sitting on the water’s surface move with every wave?
How many times will it do this every second?

A seagull is sitting in the water surface and a simple water wave passes under it. What sort of motion does the gull experience?

The gull experiences mostly up-and-down motion and moves with the wave in its direction.

The gull experiences mostly side-to-side motion and moves with the wave in its direction.

The gull experiences mostly up-and-down motion but does not move in the direction of the wave.

The gull experiences mostly side-to-side motion but does not move with the wave in its direction.

When a sound wave travels from one place to another, what is transported?

air

nothing

density

energy

Which ONE of the following types of waves is NOT an example of a mechanical wave?

Light waves 

Water waves 

Seismic waves

Sound waves 

Study the four transverse waves shown below all passing through the same medium.
When answering each question, compare the properties of waves B, C, and D to that of wave A.

The frequency of a wave is doubled when the wavelength remains the same. What happens to the speed of the wave?

A tuning fork vibrates at 512Hz. How many times does one of its prongs vibrate back and forth in 5 s? Write the number only.

What is the period of a wave with a frequency of 0,5 Hz?

0,5 s

1 s

2 s

3 s

If the amplitude of a water wave is 0,2 m and its frequency is 2 Hz .....

0,4

4

0,2

2

1

0,1

What vertical distance (m) would a bird sitting on the water’s surface move with every wave?

How many times will it do this every second?

A seagull is sitting in the water surface and a simple water wave passes under it. What sort of motion does the gull experience? 

The gull experiences mostly up-and-down motion and moves with the wave in its direction.

The gull experiences mostly side-to-side motion and moves with the wave in its direction.

The gull experiences mostly up-and-down motion but does not move in the direction of the wave.

The gull experiences mostly side-to-side motion but does not move with the wave in its direction.

When a sound wave travels from one place to another, what is transported?

air

nothing

density

energy

Which ONE of the following types of waves is NOT an example of a mechanical wave? 

Light waves 

Water waves 

Seismic waves

Sound waves 

Study the four transverse waves shown below all passing through the same medium. 
When answering each question, compare the properties of waves B, C, and D to that of wave A.

B

C

D

Compared to wave A, which wave has the same wavelength but a smaller amplitude?

Compared to wave A, which wave has a shorter wavelength but the same amplitude?

The frequency of a wave is doubled when the wavelength remains the same. What happens to the speed of the wave?

It quadruples 

Remains unchanged 

It doubles 

It is cut to one-half 

It is cut to one-fourth

	B	C	D
Compared to wave A, which wave has the same wavelength but a smaller amplitude?
Compared to wave A, which wave has a shorter wavelength but the same amplitude?

Basic waves quiz

Basic waves quiz

A tuning fork vibrates at 512Hz. How many times does one of its prongs vibrate back and forth in 5 s? Write the number only.

What is the period of a wave with a frequency of 0,5 Hz?

If the amplitude of a water wave is 0,2 m and its frequency is 2 Hz .....

A seagull is sitting in the water surface and a simple water wave passes under it. What sort of motion does the gull experience?

When a sound wave travels from one place to another, what is transported?

Which ONE of the following types of waves is NOT an example of a mechanical wave?

Study the four transverse waves shown below all passing through the same medium. When answering each question, compare the properties of waves B, C, and D to that of wave A.

The frequency of a wave is doubled when the wavelength remains the same. What happens to the speed of the wave?

A tuning fork vibrates at 512Hz. How many times does one of its prongs vibrate back and forth in 5 s? Write the number only.

Study the four transverse waves shown below all passing through the same medium.
When answering each question, compare the properties of waves B, C, and D to that of wave A.