4P - Waves and Sound Knowledge Test

Candidate Name:
1) What travels from one place to another in a wave?
2) What is the maximum displacement of a wave called?
3) How is the wavelength of a water wave measured?
4) What type of wave is a water wave?
5) What is reflection?
6) What is refraction?
7) What is diffraction?
8) What is wave superposition?
9) How is sound produced?
10) What is the frequency of a wave?
11) What unit is frequency measured in?
12) What is the relationship between frequency and the sound produced?
13) What does a high frequency signal look like on an oscilloscope, compared to a low frequency signal?
14) What does a high amplitude signal look like on an oscilloscope, compared to a low amplitude signal?
15) What is the relationship between energy and amplitude?
16) What is the auditory range of humans?
17) What is ultrasound?
18) What can ultrasound be used for and why?
19) What type of wave is a sound wave?
20) Why does sound need a medium to travel?
21) In which of state of matter (solid, liquid, gas) does sound sound travel fastest?
22) Why does the sound travel faster?
23) What happens when sound waves collide with an object such as an ear drum?
24) What is an echo?
25) What is the equation to calculate speed?
26) How do the Big Ideas link to this topic?

a) Forces:

b) Particles:

c) Energy:

d) Cells: