Lesson T4.1.1
T4.1.1 Waves on water Quiz: KS3 Physics, Unit 4
20 questions
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The 20 questions
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What physical property of a water wave determines its brightness or energy intensity?
- Speed
- Amplitude
- Wavelength
- Frequency
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What is transferred across a pond by water waves?
- Energy
- Water mass
- Liquid volume
- Physical matter
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What happens when a water wave hits a barrier?
- Absorption
- Refraction
- Diffraction
- Reflection
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What occurs when two overlapping water waves combine?
- Dispersion
- Polarisation
- Superposition
- Ionisation
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What happens when a water wave crest meets an equal trough?
- Destructive interference
- Total reflection
- Maximum amplification
- Constructive interference
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What happens when two water wave crests meet?
- Destructive interference
- Wave cancellation
- Phase inversion
- Constructive interference
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What is the bouncing of a water wave off a surface called?
- Reflection
- Transmission
- Scattering
- Refraction
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In a transverse wave, how do particles vibrate relative to energy transfer?
- Right angles
- Diagonal
- Opposite
- Parallel
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Which type of wave are surface ripples on water?
- Compressional wave
- Sound wave
- Longitudinal wave
- Transverse wave
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What is the term for the adding together of overlapping wave displacements?
- Superposition
- Amplification
- Attenuation
- Resonance
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Which wave property stays the same after reflection in a ripple tank?
- Direction
- Velocity
- Amplitude
- Frequency
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What do water waves transport across a pond without moving the water itself?
- Energy
- Mass
- Matter
- Liquid
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What term describes two waves cancelling each other out completely?
- Constructive interference
- Wave resonance
- Destructive interference
- Total reflection
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What term describes two wave crests meeting to form a larger crest?
- Phase shift
- Wave cancellation
- Destructive interference
- Constructive interference
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Which wave property causes ripples in a tank to reinforce or cancel each other?
- Refraction
- Superposition
- Reflection
- Absorption
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Which unit is used to measure the frequency of water waves passing a fixed point?
- Metres
- Seconds
- Joules
- Hertz
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What is produced when two water wave troughs meet in line?
- No wave effect
- Flat water surface
- Deeper trough
- Higher crest
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What do the lines represent in a ripple tank wave diagram?
- Wave troughs
- Wave speeds
- Water particles
- Wave crests
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How far does a ripple travelling at 0.5 m/s move in 4 seconds?
- 8 m
- 2 m
- 0.2 m
- 4.5 m
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What happens to the speed of a water wave entering shallower water?
- It speeds up
- It slows down
- It stops moving
- It stays constant
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