Chapter 14 Praactice Quiz

Chapter 14 Practice Quiz Name____________________________
Fill in the blank.

1. The material that experiences a disturbance as the wave passes is called the ______.
2. A wave which travels through matter is classified as a ___________ wave.
3. When people do the “wave” at Camden Yards they stand and sit as the wave moves forward. Since the disturbance
is perpendicular to the direction of wave motion, this is considered a ___________wave.
4. Sound is a good example of a _____________________wave because the air particles move back and forth along
the direction the wave is traveling.
5. The boundary between two media is called the _______________.
6. The amount of time required for a wave to complete one cycle is the ___________.
7. Visible light, microwaves, x-rays, and radio waves are all examples of _____________ waves, which require no
medium in order to propagate.
8. The number of cycles per second is the _________ which is measured in _________.
9. The change in the direction of the waves at the boundary between two different media is known as ___________.
10. The spreading of waves around the edge of a barrier is called _____________.
11. A(n) ___________ is a line or arrow drawn at right angles to the crests of the wave. It indicates the direction a wave
is moving.
12. The distance between successive crests of a wave is called the _____________, and is represented with the symbol
‘___’.
13. A(n) ____________ wave does not require a material medium.
14. The properties of the medium determine the _______ of the wave.
15. The frequency of a wave depends on the _____________.
16. The combination of two waves in the same place is called ______.
17. The locations on standing waves that do not move are called ___________.
18. A wave that is traveling toward an interface is called the ___________ wave.
19. Which letter corresponds to amplitude of the wave in the diagram below?
20. Which letter corresponds to the wavelength of the wave in the diagram below?
21. Which is always true of mechanical waves?
A. They move through a material substance
B. The material oscillates back and forth parallel to the direction the wave is moving.
C. The material oscillates back and forth perpendicular to the direction the wave is moving.
D. The frequency of the disturbance causing the wave determines how quickly the wave propagates.
E. Their reflections are inverted
22. A girl playing on a swing set goes back and forth 45 times in 1.00 minute. Which of the following correctly describe
the period and frequency of her motion?
A. 45.0 s 1.00 Hz
B. 0.750 s 1.33 Hz
C. 1.33 s 0.750 Hz
D. 1.00 s 45.0 Hz
E. 60.0 s 45.0 Hz
23. An oboe produces a sound wave with a frequency of 690 Hz that travels at a speed of 345 m/s. What is the
wavelength?
A. 238 kilometers
B. 2.0 meters
C. 1.0 meters
D. 0.50 meters
E. 0.25 meters
24. Light, microwaves, and radio waves are examples of:
A. Mechanical waves
B. Longitudinal waves
C. Electromagnetic waves
D. Seismic waves
E. Pressure waves
25. One hertz (Hz) is equal to one __________
A. second per cycle
B. cycle per second
C. gram per mL
D. meters from crest to crest
26. Which formula correctly describes the relationship between wave properties?
A. =f/v B. T=v/f C. v=f D. v/T=
27. The speed at which a wave propagates is determined primarily by:
A. The source
B. The properties of the medium.
C. The wavelength
D. The amplitude
28. Which of the following is NOT a way that waves change direction?
A. Reflection
B. Interference
C. Diffraction
D. Refraction
29. The bending of a ray as it crosses an interface and enters a new medium is:
A. Refraction
B. Doppler effect
C. Diffraction
D. Thin film interference
30. Sound waves are classified as:

A. Longitudinal mechanical waves
B. Transverse electromagnetic waves
C. Surface waves
D. Radio waves
Problems: all work including knowns & unknowns, formulas, and answers with correct units.
31. A sound wave has a frequency of 1200 Hz and travels through air at a speed of 340 m/s. What is its wavelength?
32. A swiss opera singer creates sound wave with a wavelength of 34 cm which travels at 340 m/s. How long will it take
her to hear an echo if there is a cliff 120 meters away?
33. A tuning fork makes 8,800 oscillations in 10 seconds.
A) What is its frequency?
B) What is its period?
34. A boat uses sonar to determine the depth of the water. The frequency of the wave is 50,000 Hz, and the wavelength
in seawater is 0.030 meters.
A) At what speed does the wave travel through the water?
B) If the reflected pulse is received 0.64 seconds after the incident pulse is sent, how deep is the water?
35. A wave traveling through medium A has a speed of 120 m/s and a wavelength of 2.0 meters.
A) What is the frequency?
B) Part of the wave crosses an interface and enters medium B. What are the frequency and wavelength if the
speed of the transmitted wave is 90.0 m/s?
C) Is the reflected portion of the wave inverted? What about the transmitted portion?
36. The diagram below is of a standing wave that makes 20 oscillations in 9.2 seconds
53 cm
A) What is the frequency?

B) What is the wavelength?
C) What is the wave speed.
D) What is the wavelength of the longest possible standing wave that would “fit” on this apparatus with a node at
each end and what is the frequency of that wave?

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Chapter 14 Practice Quiz Name____________________________

Fill in the blank.

2. A wave which travels through matter is classified as a ___________ wave.

5. The boundary between two media is called the _______________.

13. A(n) ____________ wave does not require a material medium.

15. The frequency of a wave depends on the _____________.

30. Sound waves are classified as:

A) What is the frequency?

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