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WorksheetsWaves 1
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 1hrs 25mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What does a wave transmit?
a)
mass
b)
energy
c)
matter
d)
don't get this wrong
2.
The top picture represents a __________and the bottom picture represents a _______________
a)
longitudinal, transverse
b)
transverse, longitudinal
c)
longitudinal, surf sideways
d)
shock, mechanical
3.
What kind of wave is pictured below?
a)
compressional wave
b)
transverse wave
c)
sound wave
d)
mechanical wave
4.
What is the name of a material in which waves travel, like sound waves, seismic waves, and waves in a slinky?
a)
Vacuum
b)
Medium
c)
Mechanical
d)
Space
5.
What kind of wave moves at right angles (perpendicular) to the direction of the wave?
a)
compressional waves
b)
mechanical waves
c)
transverse waves
d)
ultraviolet rays
6.
What do we call the part of a compressional / longitudinal wave that is when the waves are squeezed together?
a)
compression
b)
rarefaction
c)
crest
d)
trough
7.
What do we call the part of a compressional / longitudinal wave that is spread apart?
a)
compression
b)
rarefaction
c)
crest
d)
trough
8.
In which direction does a Longitudinal wave travel compared to the medium?
a)
parallel
b)
perpendicular
c)
At right angles to the medium
d)
Anywhere it wants to go
9.
Which letter represents amplitude?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
10.
Which letter represents the wave trough?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
11.
Which letter represents the wave crest?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
12.
Which letter represents wavelength?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
13.
What is another name for wave height?
a)
Frequency
b)
Amplitude
c)
Wavelength
d)
Origin
14.
What is measured from crest to crest or trough to trough?
a)
Frequency
b)
Amplitude
c)
Wavelength
d)
Origin
15.
If I have a wave of 2 different amplitudes, the wave that has the higher amplitude will
a)
have a longer wavelength.
b)
have less energy.
c)
have no energy.
d)
have more energy.
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