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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. 

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

 

 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. 

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

 

 4. 

The lowest point on a transverse is the trough. _________________________

 

 5. 

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

 

 6. 

The unit for frequency is the meter. _________________________

 

 7. 

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

 

 8. 

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

 

 9. 

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

 

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

 12. 

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
 

 13. 

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

 14. 

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

 15. 

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.
reflection
d.
resonance
 

 16. 

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

 17. 

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

 18. 

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.
increases
c.
decreases
b.
remains the same
d.
spreads out
 

 19. 

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

 20. 

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

 21. 

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

 22. 

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

 23. 

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

 24. 

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

 25. 

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



 
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