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WorksheetsMechanical Waves
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
the lowest point of a transverse wave
a)
mechanical wave
b)
medium
c)
crest
d)
trough
2.
the material through which a wave travels
a)
mechanical wave
b)
medium
c)
crest
d)
trough
3.
a disturbance in matter that carries energy from one place to another
a)
mechanical wave
b)
medium
c)
crest
d)
trough
4.
the highest point of a transverse wave
a)
mechanical wave
b)
medium
c)
crest
d)
trough
5.
a wave that causes a medium to vibrate at right angles to the direction in which the wave travels
a)
transverse wave
b)
compression
c)
rarefaction
d)
longitudinal wave
6.
an area of a longitudinal wave where the particles of the medium are close togeth
a)
transverse wave
b)
compression
c)
rarefaction
d)
longitudinal wave
7.
an area of a longitudinal wave where the particles of the medium are spread out
a)
transverse wave
b)
compression
c)
rarefaction
d)
longitudinal wave
8.
a wave in which the vibration of the medium is parallel to the direction the wave travels
a)
transverse wave
b)
compression
c)
rarefaction
d)
longitudinal wave
9.
a wave the travels along a surface separating two media
a)
surface wave
b)
periodic motion
c)
period
d)
frequency
10.
any motion that repeats at regular time intervals
a)
surface wave
b)
periodic motion
c)
period
d)
frequency
11.
the time required for one complete cycle of a periodic motion
a)
surface wave
b)
periodic motion
c)
period
d)
frequency
12.
the number of complete cycles per unit time for a periodic motion
a)
surface wave
b)
periodic motion
c)
period
d)
frequency
13.
the unit of pressure for frequency, equal to one cycle per second
a)
hertz
b)
wavelength
c)
amplitude
14.
the distance between a point on a wave and the same point on the next cycle of the wave
a)
hertz
b)
wavelength
c)
amplitude
15.
the maximum displacement of a medium from the rest position
a)
hertz
b)
wavelength
c)
amplitude
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