Transverse And Longitudinal Waves Quiz

10 Questions | By SKorey | Updated: Mar 22, 2022 | Attempts: 728

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1.

Forces can cause waves by
- A.
  
  Canceling them out
- B.
  
  Moving large amounts of matter
- C.
  
  Creating disturbances
- D.
  
  Providing a medium
2.

Roads can be bent or broken far away from an earthquake;s center. This shows that earthquake waves
- A.
  
  Move rocks away from the center
- B.
  
  Are longitudinal waves
- C.
  
  Raise and lower the ground level near the center
- D.
  
  Transfer energy over a distance
3.

Which of the following is an example of a longitudinal wave?
- A.
  
  A sound wave
- B.
  
  A wave made by a moving rope
- C.
  
  A wave made by dipping your hand in a pond
- D.
  
  An ocean wave
4.

At the beach, Paula measures how many wave crests reach the shore in a given time. She is finding the wave;s
- A.
  
  Amplitude
- B.
  
  Frequency
- C.
  
  Speed
- D.
  
  Wavelength
5.

Martin wants to know the wavelength of the wve made when he dips his finger into a pond. What should he measure?
- A.
  
  The speed at which the wave travels
- B.
  
  The number of troughs he sees in one second
- C.
  
  The height of each crest
- D.
  
  The distance between one trough and the next
6.

A wave has a wave length of 20 m and a frequeny of 4 wavelengths/s. What is the wave's speed?
- A.
  
  5 m/s
- B.
  
  16 m/s
- C.
  
  24 m/s
- D.
  
  80 m/s
7.

Will shouts "Hello" in a canyon. The sound bounces back to him as an echo. This is an example of a wave
- A.
  
  Being reflected
- B.
  
  Being refracted
- C.
  
  Being diffracted
- D.
  
  Interfering with another wave
8.

Refractions happens when a wave
- A.
  
  Strikes a barrier
- B.
  
  Passes through a small opening
- C.
  
  Meets another wave
- D.
  
  Moves from one medium to another
9.

One example of diffraction is a
- A.
  
  Wave in a pond spreading as it passes a rock
- B.
  
  Light wave bouncing off a mirror
- C.
  
  Speaker producing sound waves
- D.
  
  Straw in a glass of water appearing to be split
10.

Ronda put two speakers in her room. In one place, the sound was much quieter than in the rest of the room. What might cause this?
- A.
  
  Constructive interference
- B.
  
  Destructive interference
- C.
  
  Diffraction
- D.
  
  Reflection