Physics
Wave Wonders Quiz
Test your knowledge on the fascinating principles of physics with our Wave Wonders Quiz! This quiz consists of 63 multiple-choice questions covering topics such as wave interference, energy transfer, and harmonic motion.
Engage with topics like:
- Constructive and destructive interference
- Wavelength and frequency
- Simple harmonic motion
Constructive interference between two superimposed waves can result in a node, or point with no displacement
True
False
The reflected angle is the angle formed between a barrier and the incident wave
True
False
A standing wave results from the interference of two waves of equal wavelength that travel in opposite directions
True
False
Waves that collide with a barrier will reflect at an angle equal to the angle of incidence
True
False
The ___ states that two or more waves that overlap combine by summing their displacements
Law of standing wave
Law of superposition
Law of hooke
Law of physics
The angle between an incident ray and the normal is called the ____
Incident
Incidence angle
Destructive angle
Standing wave
A wave that strikes a boundary I called a (n)_____
Constructive
Ray
Incident
Standing wave
____ interference occurs when a crest and a trough of equal amplitude coincide
Constructive
Instructive
Destructive
Wrong
A ____ is due to the interference of two traveling waves moving in opposite direction
Standing wave
Sitting wave
Incident wave
Constructive wave
A point on a wave completes one cycle every 5 seconds. The frequency of this wave is. 1/5 seconds
True
False
The unit of frequency is Hertz, or cycles per second
True
False
The period and frequency of a wave are inversely related
True
False
The speed of a wave depends on the medium through which it travels and the amount it carries
True
False
When representing waves in two dimensions, a ray can be drawn parallel to the crests of the waves
True
False
If the period of a certain wave (wavelength = 4.5 m) is 2 seconds, what is the speed of the wave ?
9.0 m/s
1.1 m/s
2.3 m/s
0.44 m/s
If wavelength is kept constant, which increases as the speed of a wave increases ?
Period
Frequency
Amplitude
Phase
Tapping the surface of a pan of water generates 17.5 waves per second. If the wavelength of each wave is 45 cm, what is the speed of the waves?
7.9 m/s
790 m/s
39 m/s
2.6 m/s
Points on a wave that are integer number of wavelengths apart from one another are said to be ______
Moving
Decreasing
Inphase
Periods
Transverse waves vibrate _____ to the direction the wave propagates
Periodically
Perpendicular
Longitudinal
Upward
A wave carrying a larger amount of energy will have a greater _______
Crest
Trough
Amplitude
Pitch
Longitudinal waves vibrate ______ to the direction the wave propagates
Perpendicular
Parallel
Periodically
Purposely
The speed of a wave is determined solely by the waves _______
Medium
Large
Small
Regular
The change in direction of waves as they pass from one medium to another is called ______
Reflection
Mirroring
Refraction
Resonating
A spring that has non-linear relationship between force and displacement obeys Hooke’s law
True
False
Hooke’s law states that the force exerted by a spring is inversely proportional to the amount it is stretched
True
False
When a mass suspended from a spring is in its equilibrium position, the upward force exerted by the spring is equal to the downward force exerted by gravity acting on the mass.
True
False
The period of a simple harmonic oscillator is the time it takes for one complete cycle of oscillating to be completed
True
False
When the length of the pendulum is doubled , its frequency will be cut in half
True
False
The period of a pendulum is directly proportional to the mass of the bob
True
False
When work is done on a spring to stretch it , elastic potential energy is stored in the spring
True
False
A spring (k=790 N/M) has a length of 48 cm when zero net force is applied to it. What will it’s length be when 230 N of force is applied to stretch it ?
3.4 m
0.77 m
3.9 m
0.29 m
The work done to move a spring away from it’s equilibrium position is equal to
The ratio of force to mass
The ratio of force to displacment
The kinetic energy of the spring
The potential energy of the spring
What is the period of a pendulum near Earths surface that is 130 cm long?
2.3 s
0.83 s
9.1 s
22.9 s
What is the spring constant for a spring that stretches by 27 cm when a load of 200 N is suspended from it?
0.135 N/m
54 N/m
740 N/m
7.4 N/m
A grandfather clock keeps time using a pendulum.which will be true of the clock if the pendulum is shortened?
It will run slow
It will run fast
It will keep the same time
It will depend on the bobs mass
If 320 J of work is done. On a spring with a spring constant of 730 N/m, how far will it stretch?
0.58 m
0.87 m
0.61 m
0.94 m
A pendulum clock is taken to the moon (g=1.6 N/kg) How long must the pendulum be in order for the clock to continue keeping accurate time (1 seconds/cycle) ?
3.2 m
7.9 m
0.041 m
0.25 m
Which is NOT an example of resonance
A basketball is dribbled down the court
A car bumper bounces back after a collision
A child swings higher as she is pushed on the swing
A guitar string is repeatedly plucked
In a sound wave the wavelength is equivalent to the distance from a s region of high pressure to the region of mean pressure
True
False
All sound waves are produced by vibrating particles
True
False
The decibel scale is based on the differences in wavelength of various sounds
True
False
Because of the doppler effect an observer will hear a sound moving away from her as being higher in pitch
True
False
A sound wave results from a variations in air pressure transmitted through matter
True
False
The shift in frequency of a wave that occurs when the wave source is traveling is called the ______?
Frequency effect
Doppler effect
Wave effect
Law of superposition
The human eat converts pressure waves into _____ and transmits them to the brain
Electric impulse
Ear wax
Air pressure
Hearing waves
A source moving away from an observer will seem to be _____ in pitch?
Higher
Lower
Nowhere
Medium
The unit of measurement for sound level is _______
Decibel
Hertz
Joules
Newton
The ____ is a sound depends on the amplitude is the sound wave
Highness
Energy
Screaming
Loudness
The longest wavelength that can resonate in an open pipe resonator is four times the length of the pipe
True
False
A pressured anitnode in a sound wave is a region of high pressure, while a pressure node is a region of low pressure
True
False
All hallow tubes behave as open pipe resonators
True
False
Because of the doppler effect, an observer will hear a sound moving away from her as being higher in pitch
True
False
Sound waves will travel faster through a wooden table than through air??
True
False
Sound waves
Are a part of the electromagnetic spectrum
Do not require a medium
Are transverse
Are longitudinal
The trough of the sine curve used to represent a sound wave corresponds to
A compression
The wavelength
A refraction
The amplitude
Which of the following is the region of a sound wave in which the density and pressure are greater than normal ?
Compression
Refraction
Amplitude
Wavelength
The highness or lowness of a sound is perceived as
Pitch
Wavelength
Frequency
Wave
If you are on a train, how will the pitch of the trains whistle sound to you as the train moves?
The pitch will become higher
The pitch will become lower
The pitch will be gone
It stays the same
The doppler effect occurs with
All waves
Only sound waves
Only transverse waves
Only water waves
A factory whistle blows at a frequency of 1216 Hz what pitch are the passenger on a moving car at 28 m/s away from the whistle hear if the speed is 343 m/s
1315 Hz
1188 Hz
1324 Hz
1117 Hz
Which is increased when a string of an instrument is tightened
Timbre
Pitch
Wavelength
Loudness
Which scenario would result in a drop in the pitch being observed?
The observer moves closer to a stationary source
The source moves toward a stationary observer
A source moving toward an observer suddenly stops
The observer and the source move in the same
A bell with a fundamental frequency of 880 Hz is moving toward and observer at 3.5 m/s if the speed of sound is 343 m/s what pitch would be heard by an observer ?
888 hz
887 hz
889 hz
900 hz
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