Intro to waves

Match

Match the following

Solid

Liquid

Gas

Plasma

• Solid

• Liquid

• Gas

• Plasma

Multiple Choice

Waves transfer _______.

• particles

• matter

• energy

Multiple Choice

What do we call the vibrations that transfer or move energy from place to place?

• Waves
• Vibrations
• Medium
• Force

Multiple Choice

What is the source that causes a wave to start?

• the moon
• vibration
• splash
• motion

Multiple Choice

The measurement of the length of a wave from one point of the wave to the next identical part of the wave (for example, top to top or bottom to bottom)

• Crest

• Amplitude

• Frequency

• Wavelength

Multiple Choice

What kind of wave is pictured below?

• compressional wave
• transverse wave
• sound wave
• mechanical wave

Multiple Choice

Which vocabulary term is used to identify the distance between points C & G?

• Amplitude
• Crest
• Frequency
• Wavelength

Multiple Choice

Which vocabulary term is used to identify the distance between points C & E?

• Amplitude

• Crest

• Frequency

• Wavelength

Multiple Choice

Top of the wave

• Wavelength
• Amplitude
• Trough
• Crest

Multiple Choice

Bottom of the wave

• Crest
• Trough
• Frequency
• Wavelength

Multiple Choice

In a transverse wave, how do the particles move?

• They don't move

• Sideways

• Up and down

• In a square

Multiple Choice

Which one shows the amplitude of a wave?

Multiple Choice

Which one shows the wavelength of a wave?

Multiple Choice

Which letter represents wavelength of a longitudinal wave?

• A

• B

• C

Multiple Choice

What is the name of the part represented with the letter A?

• Crest

• Congestion

• Compression

• Congregation

Fill in the Blanks

Multiple Choice

In this diagram, which of the following wave characteristics is marked by X?

• wavelength

• rarefaction

• compression

• amplitude

Multiple Choice

All three of these wavelengths have the same ___.

• amplitude

• frequency

• wavelength