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WorksheetsBasic Waves
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 15mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Waves that require a medium are called
a)
mechanical waves
b)
transverse waves
c)
light waves
d)
gamma rays
2.
What kind of wave is pictured below?
a)
compressional wave
b)
transverse wave
c)
sound wave
d)
mechanical wave
3.
What do we call the part of a longitudinal wave that is spread a part?
a)
compression
b)
rarefaction
c)
crest
d)
trough
4.
What is frequency?
a)
any disturbance that transmits energy through a medium
b)
the distance from any point on a wave to an identical point on the next wave
c)
the number of waves produced in a given amount of time
d)
when the particles in a longitudinal wave are spread apart
5.
What is a medium?
a)
something between a small and a large?
b)
the substance through which a wave can travel
c)
a pattern of vibration that simulates when a wave is standing still
d)
the distance from any point on a wave to an identical point on the next wave
6.
What wave has rarefaction and compression?
a)
longitudinal
b)
surface
c)
heat
d)
transversal
7.
Based on the picture, choose the best description of how wavelength and frequency are related
a)
As wavelength increases, frequency increases
b)
As frequency increases, wavelength remains the same
c)
As frequency increases, wavelength decreases
d)
frequency and wavelength mean the same thing
8.
Which letter represents the wave trough?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
9.
Which letter represents wavelength?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
10.
Which wave has a greater frequency?
a)
A
b)
B
11.
The orange line is measuring the _________________________.
a)
wavelength
b)
amplitude
c)
crest
d)
trough
12.
____________________ is the number of waves that move past one spot in a second
a)
energy
b)
amplitude
c)
wavelength
d)
frequency
13.
High frequency waves have _________ wavelength.
a)
varying
b)
high
c)
the same
d)
low
14.
Which of the following is true?
a)
These 2 waves have the same frequency but different amplitude
b)
They have the same amplitude but different frequency
c)
wave 1 has higher pitch than wave 2
d)
sound in wave 2 is louder than wave 1
15.
Sound waves are...
a)
cool
b)
not cool
c)
transverse waves
d)
longitudinal waves
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