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

Q.2. Use the words in the box below to label the basic properties of a wave. Words: Trough, Amplitude, Wavelength, Crest

a) __________ is the distance between corresponding points of two consecutive waves.

• Wavelength

• Frequency

• Amplitude

• Speed

b) __________ is the maximum displacement of a wave from rest or central position.

• Amplitude

• Frequency

• Phase

• Wavelength

c) __________ is the number of complete wave oscillations that pass a given point in one second.

• Frequency

• Amplitude

• Wavelength

• Velocity

d) __________ is defined as the time taken to produce one complete wave.

• Period

• Frequency

• Amplitude

• Wavelength

e) __________ is the highest point on a wave.

• Crest

• Trough

• Bottom

• Valley

f) __________ is the lowest point on a wave.

• Trough

• Crest

• Peak

• Amplitude

Q.4. Complete the table for the following characteristics of waves properties:

Label the following waves as: The left wave is ______ and the right wave is ______.

• Transverse wave, Longitudinal wave

• Longitudinal wave, Transverse wave

• Both are transverse waves

• Both are longitudinal waves