Waves Test 1

A periodic wave that has a frequency of 5.0 Hz and a speed of 10. m/s has a wavelength of
1. 50. m
2. 2.0 m
3. 0.5 m
4. 0.2 m
The frequency of a water wave is 6.0 Hz. If the wave's wavelength is 2.0 m, then the speed of the wave is
1. 0.33 m/s
2. 2.0 m/s
3. 6.0 m/s
4. 12 m/s
The maximum displacement of a particle from its rest position due to wave motion is called
1. period
2. amplitude
3. frequency
4. wavelength
As the amplitude of a wave increases, the energy transported by the wave
1. decreases
2. increases
3. remains the same
4. increases when the Mets win the World Series
If the period of a wave is 2.0 s, its frequency is
1. 0.5 Hz
2. 2.0 Hz
3. 4.0 Hz
4. 5.0 Hz
In a transverse wave, the medium vibrates
1. at right angles to wave velocity
2. parallel to wave velocity
3. in a circle around wave velocity
4. tangent to the wave velocity
A pulse traveling in a spring transmits
1. energy only
2. mass only
3. both energy and mass
4. neither energy nor mass
The source of waves heads towards an observer. Compared to the frequency emitted by the source, the frequency received by the observer will be
1. the same
2. higher
3. lower
4. cannot be determined
An opera singer's voice is able to break a thin crystal glass when the singer's voice and the vibrating glass have the same
1. frequency
2. speed
3. amplitude
4. wavelength
Which phenomenon is illustrated in the previous questions?
1. Doppler Effect
2. phase
3. resonance
4. interference