Energy & Waves Test

Front

Energy is the ability to do work and cause changes.

Back

True

Front

What is NOT true about energy?

Back

It has an amplitude, nodes, and a wavelength.

Front

Elastic potential energy shows that the more a spring is compressed, the less energy is stored. True or False?

Back

False

Front

What happens when you lift a book from the lower shelf to the upper shelf of a bookshelf?

Back

Gravitational potential energy increases.

Front

Which is NOT an example of kinetic energy? Riding a skateboard, Jumping onto a chair, Waiting to jump off a diving board, Riding an escalator

Back

Waiting to jump off a diving board

Front

Which one has gravitational potential energy?

• A spring when it is compressed
• A car at the top of a roller coaster
• A swinging pendulum
• An elastic band when you stretch it

Back

A car at the top of a roller coaster

Front

What is the medium for seismic waves caused by earthquakes?

Back

Earth or ground

Front

What is the word that describes a regular movement of going back and forth from one side to another? Waves can move in this motion.

Back

Oscillation

Front

The highest point of a wave is called

Back

Crest

Front

What is a transverse wave?

Back

A wave that travels in a direction that is perpendicular to the direction of the disturbance