Properties of Waves (Worksheet)

Which of the following terms is defined as a repeating disturbance in a medium that transfers energy from place to place?

• Force

• Work

• Wave

• Atom

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Which of the following words is used to label the highest point of a wave?

• Trough

• Amplitude

• Wavelength

• Crest

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Match the word to its definition.

• the distance between corresponding point

• Wavelength

• the number of complete waves that pass a

• Frequency

• the lowest point on a wave.

• Period

• defined as the time taken to produce on

• Trough

• the maximum displacement from the rest o

• Amplitude

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Q.4. What is the unit of measurement for frequency in waves?

• meter

• second

• hertz

• newton

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Label the following waves as transverse wave and longitudinal wave.

a

b

Transverse

Longitudinal

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Which of the following statements is false?

• Waves transfer energy without transferring matter.

• Waves that have larger amplitude contain more energy.

• Wavelength and frequency are inversely proportional to each other.

• As the frequency of a wave decreases, the period of the wave also decreases.

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In the diagram above, three complete waves pass in one second. What is the frequency of this wave?

• 1/3 Hz

• 3 m

• 3 Hz

• 6 Hz

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Which of the following wave has the highest frequency?

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Which of the following wave has the lowest amplitude?

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The diagram below shows a wave. What is the amplitude and wavelength of the wave shown in the diagram above?

• Amplitude: 5 cm; wavelength: 10 cm

• Amplitude: 5 cm; wavelength: 15 cm

• Amplitude: 12 cm; wavelength: 10 cm

• Amplitude: 12 cm; wavelength: 15 cm

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