Making Waves: Understanding Water Waves

Multiple Choice

A wave is a disturbance that transfers ___________ from one place to another.

• water

• air

• energy

• matter

Multiple Choice

The waves that carry the most energy are the waves that-

• move into a new medium.

• are closest together.

• have the greatest amplitude.

• move the most slowly.

Multiple Choice

The drawing shows two waves. Which statement best compares these two waves?

• Wave 1 has a higher frequency because it has a longer wavelength than wave 2.

• Wave 1 has a higher frequency because it has a higher amplitude than wave 2.

• Wave 2 has more energy because it has a higher amplitude than wave 1.

• Wave 2 has more energy because it has a higher frequency than wave 1.

Draw

Draw a wave with:

High Amplitude

Low Frequency

Multiple Choice

Which wave in the diagram has the greatest wavelength?

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4

Multiple Choice

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

• Amplitude
• Crest
• Frequency
• Wavelength

Open Ended

A larger amplitude wave has more what?

Multiple Choice

How much energy is the bottom wave carrying, compared to the top wave? 

• bottom is carrying more energy than top
• bottom is carrying the same energy as top
• you cannot tell from the picture
• bottom is carrying less energy than top

Reorder

Reorder the following from shortest wavelength to longest wavelength.

(Left = Shortest wavelength, Right = Longest waveelength)

1

2

3

• 1
• 2
• 3

Multiple Choice

A wavelength is the distance between which 2 points?

• B and G

• A and C

• C and F

• A and H