Forms of Energy
What travels in a sound wave coming from a screeching bird?
a) Wind
b) Source
c) Particles
d) Energy
d) Energy
Can sound travel in space?
No
What is the pattern of motion for a TRANSVERSE wave?
a) Back and forth
b) Up and down
b) Up and down
What is the lowest point of a wave called?
a) Frequency
b) Amplitude
c) Trough
d) Crest
c) Trough
Energy in motion is called _________.
a) Light Energy
b) Sound Energy
c) Kinetic Energy
d) Potential Energy
c) Kinetic Energy
What do sound waves need to travel?
A medium: solid, liquid, or gas
What is the pattern of motion for a LONGITUDINAL wave?
a) Back and forth
b) Up and down
a) Back and forth
What is the amplitude of a wave?
The distance between the crest and the trough, or the distance between the highest and lowest points.
Energy stored in objects not yet moving is called ___________.
a) Light Energy
b) Electrical Energy
c) Kinetic Energy
d) Potential Energy
d) Potential Energy
Volume is how _________ a sound is.
Loud
What is a wave?
a) The ability to make things move or change.
b) The place where something comes from.
c) Something we observe to be similar over and over again.
d) A pattern of motion that travels away from a source.
d) A pattern of motion that travels away from a source.
What is the length of a wave from one peak to the next?
a) waveform
b) energy
c) wavelength
d) amplitude
c) wavelength
What are the two types of energy that make up Mechanical Energy?
Kinetic Energy and Potential Energy
Pitch is how _________________ or ____________________ a sound is.
High or Low
In what direction do tsunami waves expand?
a) In 3 directions
b) In 2 directions
c) In 1 direction
d) In all directions
d) In all directions
In an experiment, a student measures the time it takes for a wave to travel a certain distance. What property of the wave is the student measuring?
a) Amplitude
b) Frequency
c) Speed
d) Wavelength
c) Speed
What kind of energy allows us to see and also gives us warmth?
a) Sound energy
b) Light energy
c) Electrical energy
d) Kinetic energy
b) Light energy
Sound waves are made by objects that ____________________.
Vibrate
What is the highest point of a wave known as?
a) Crest
b) Trough
c) Midpoint
d) Frequency
a) Crest
Which of the following is an example of energy being transferred through a wave?
a) A stone thrown into a pond creating ripples.
b) A car accelerating on a highway.
c) A battery powering a flashlight.
d) A plant photosynthesizing sunlight.
a) A stone thrown into a pond creating ripples.