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IPC Intervention  - Waves and Waves Interactions

Modified True/False
Indicate whether the sentence or statement is true or false.  If false, change the identified word or phrase to make the sentence or statement true.
 

 1. 

The unit for frequency is the meter. _________________________

 

 2. 

Two waves have the same frequency and wavelength, but the first wave has a greater amplitude. The energy of the first wave is greater than that of the second. _________________________

 

 3. 

The lowest point on a transverse is the trough. _________________________

 

 4. 

The amplitude of a wave is measured from the crest of one wave to the crest of the next. _________________________

 

 5. 

Mechanical waves need a medium through which to transport energy. _________________________

 

 6. 

If the wavelength of a given wave decreases, you know that its frequency will stay the same. _________________________

 

 7. 

When light passes from water into air, the light bends away from the normal. _________________________

 

 8. 

When two sound waves are out of phase, the amplitude and loudness increase. _________________________

 

 9. 

The ability of an object to vibrate by reflecting energy is called resonance. _________________________

 

 10. 

The property of light that allows you to see yourself in a mirror is reflection. _________________________

 

Multiple Choice
Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
 

 11. 

When a wave passes from a less dense medium to a more dense medium, the ____ may change.
a.
speed, frequency, and wavelength
c.
frequency
b.
wavelength
d.
speed
 

 12. 

When the crest of one wave passes through the trough of another wave, ____ takes place.
a.
diffraction
c.
resonance
b.
constructive interference
d.
destructive interference
 

 13. 

If you are lying on a raft, and you notice that the number of waves that go past the raft increases, you also find that the distance between each crest ____.
a.
spreads out
c.
remains the same
b.
decreases
d.
increases
 

 14. 

A wave will travel only as long as it has ____ to carry.
a.
mass
c.
energy
b.
amplitude
d.
matter
 

 15. 

You can see this paper, your desk, and the person in front of you because light is being ____.
a.
diffracted
c.
absorbed
b.
refracted
d.
reflected
 

 16. 

Seismic waves are ____ waves.
a.
compressional
c.
uniform
b.
transverse
d.
both a and b
 

 17. 

Water waves are ____.
a.
compressional waves
c.
seismic waves
b.
transverse waves
d.
both a and b
 

 18. 

You are creating a wave on a spring. If you start shaking the spring more slowly, the wavelength of the resulting wave will ____.
a.
depend on the amplitude
c.
remain the same
b.
increase
d.
decrease
 

 19. 

When light is reflected from a surface, as the angle of incidence increases, the angle of reflection ____.
a.
cannot be determined
c.
decreases
b.
remains the same
d.
increases
 

 20. 

A tuning fork starts to vibrate when a certain note is played on the piano. This is an example of ____.
a.
diffraction
c.
refraction
b.
resonance
d.
reflection
 

 21. 

For a given wave, if the frequency doubles, the wavelength ____.
a.
quadruples
c.
is halved
b.
doubles
d.
stays the same
 

 22. 

Waves in which the particles of the medium move only in the same direction as the motion of the wave are ____ waves.
a.
seismic
c.
transverse
b.
water
d.
compressional
 

 23. 

Wave A carries more energy than wave B. Wave B has a smaller ____ than wave A.
a.
frequency
c.
amplitude
b.
speed
d.
wavelength
 

 24. 

When you squeeze together the coils of a spring and then release them, you are creating a ____ wave.
a.
water
c.
compressional
b.
seismic
d.
transverse
 

 25. 

The energy a wave carries is measured by its ____.
a.
speed
c.
wavelength
b.
frequency
d.
amplitude
 



 
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