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1 Name: Class: Date: Chapter 23 Multiple Choice Test Multiple Choice Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question. 1. A unit of motion repeated over and over again is called the: a. amplitude. b. cycle. c. velocity. d. period. 2. The measure of the number of cycles per second is called: a. frequency. b. period. c. amplitude. d. vibration. 3. The amount of time required for one cycle to occur is called the: a. amplitude. b. frequency. c. harmonic. d. period. 4. Natural frequency is: a. what happens when two waves combine to produce one wave of lower amplitude. b. the frequency at which a system oscillates when it is disturbed. c. the rate at which vibrations are naturally damped in an oscillator. d. an oscillator whose frequency is a multiple of another wave. 5. If the length of a pendulum increases, the period of the pendulum: a. increases. b. decreases. c. stays the same. d. returns immediately to zero. 6. A pendulum makes one complete swing over and back in 2.2 seconds. Its frequency is: a hertz. b seconds. c. 2.2 hertz. d. 2.2 second. 7. An insect moves its wings up and down 144 times in three seconds. The period of this movement is: a seconds. b. 48 hertz. c. 48 seconds. d. 144 hertz. 8. When damping occurs in a moving pendulum system, it causes the: a. mass of the pendulum to decrease. b. amplitude of the pendulum to decrease. c. length of the pendulum to increase. d. period of the pendulum to decrease. 1
2 Name: 9. The amplitude of a pendulum is doubled. This means: a. the pendulum will swing twice as far away from the center. b. the period of the pendulum will be twice as long. c. the frequency of the pendulum will be twice as high. d. the pendulum will have twice its original mass. 10. Which factor listed below has the greatest effect on the period of a pendulum? a. Mass of the pendulum b. Length of the string c. Amplitude of the oscillations d. Angle of the pendulum 11. A mass oscillates on the end of a spring with a period of 4.0 seconds. What is the frequency of the oscillator? a hertz b hertz c. 2.0 hertz d. 5.0 hertz Figure 23-1A 12. Which of the graphs in Figure 23-1A has a period of two seconds? a. Graph A b. Graph B c. Graph C d. Graphs B and C 2
3 Name: 13. The graph below represents position versus time for the amplitude of a swinging pendulum. Which letter correctly identifies the amplitude of the pendulum? a. A b. B c. C d. D 14. The force that brings the motion of an oscillator toward its equilibrium position is called its force. a. gravitational b. strong c. restoring d. centripetal 15. Which diagram above shows a system that is NOT in equilibrium? a. A-Mass on a spring b. B-Pendulum c. C-Ball in a valley d. D-Ball on a hill 16. Which of the following is NOT a property of waves? a. Frequency b. Amplitude c. Speed d. Weight 3
4 Name: 17. A sound wave, generated at a frequency of 440 hertz has a wavelength of 2.3 meters as it travels through a solid material. The approximate speed of the wave is m/s. a. 140 b. 190 c. 760 d. 1,000 Figure 23-2A The diagram represents a wave pattern in a certain medium. Answer the following questions based on the diagram. 18. Referring to Figure 23-2A, the wavelength in the diagram is represented by the distance from: a. A to D. b. B to C. c. D to F. d. F to G. 19. Referring to Figure 23-2A, the distance from point A to point G is 6.0 meters. If the speed of the wave is 330 meters per second, the frequency of this wave is Hz. a. 55 b. 165 c. 660 d. 1,980 Hz 20. The wavelength of a certain frequency of light is meters. If the speed of light is 300,000 km/sec, the frequency of the light is hertz. a b c d A longitudinal wave travels: a. only along the Earth's longitudinal lines. b. perpendicular to the direction of oscillations. c. in the same direction as the oscillations. d. perpendicular to a latitude wave. 4
5 Name: 22. Which of the following usually occurs inside a material instead of at the surface? a. Reflection b. Refraction c. Diffraction d. Absorption 23. When a wave bends as it crosses a boundary, occurs. a. reflection. b. refraction. c. absorption. d. diffraction. 24. The diagram represents a wave interaction as wave fronts pass through a small opening. This is an example of: a. diffraction. b. refraction. c. reflection. d. absorption. 25. Theaters often use heavy curtains to reduce echoes during performances. The function of the curtains is to sound. a. refract b. reflect c. diffract d. absorb 26. Diffraction causes waves to: a. bounce off hard surfaces. b. spread out through small openings. c. become smaller as they move. d. increase their frequency. 27. You are still able to hear sounds coming from a room when the door is open only a tiny crack due to: a. reflection. b. refraction. c. diffraction. d. absorption. 5
6 Name: 28. Two large waves on the ocean come together on the ocean s surface to form a gigantic wave. The interaction responsible for this is called: a. frequency amplification. b. constructive interference. c. destructive interference. d. amplitude destruction. 29. Although a door is only slightly opened, sound will pass from one room to another due mainly to: a. reflection. b. refraction. c. diffraction. d. absorption. 30. Which pair of moving pulses in a rope will produce destructive interference? a. A b. B c. C d. D 6
7 Chapter 23 Multiple Choice Test Answer Section MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. ANS: B DIF: basic REF: section ANS: A DIF: basic REF: section ANS: D DIF: basic REF: section ANS: B DIF: basic REF: section ANS: A DIF: basic REF: section ANS: A DIF: intermediate REF: section ANS: A DIF: intermediate REF: section ANS: B DIF: intermediate REF: section ANS: A DIF: intermediate REF: section ANS: B DIF: intermediate REF: section ANS: A DIF: intermediate REF: section ANS: C DIF: intermediate REF: section ANS: B DIF: intermediate REF: section ANS: C DIF: intermediate REF: section ANS: D DIF: advanced REF: section ANS: D DIF: basic REF: section ANS: D DIF: intermediate REF: section ANS: C DIF: intermediate REF: section ANS: B DIF: advanced REF: section ANS: D speed of light = 300,000 km/sec 1,000 m/km = m/sec frequency = speed wavelength = m/sec m = hertz DIF: advanced REF: section ANS: C DIF: basic REF: section ANS: D DIF: basic REF: section ANS: B DIF: basic REF: section ANS: A DIF: basic REF: section ANS: D DIF: basic REF: section ANS: B DIF: basic REF: section ANS: C DIF: basic REF: section ANS: B DIF: basic REF: section ANS: A DIF: intermediate REF: section ANS: A DIF: intermediate REF: section
8 Chapter 23 Multiple Choice Test [Answer Strip] _ A 9. _ B 13. _ D 17. _ D 22. _ B 1. _ B 10. _ B 23. _ A 2. _ A 11. _ A 24. _ D 3. _ C 14. _ B 4. _ D 15. _ C 18. _ A 5. _ B 19. _ D 25. _ A 6. _ C 12. _ D 20. _ B 26. _ A 7. _ D 16. _ C 21. _ C 27. _ B 8.
9 Chapter 23 Multiple Choice Test [Answer Strip] _ B 28. _ A 29. _ A 30.
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