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WorksheetsWave Properties Pre-Test
Total questions: 24
Worksheet time: 6hrs 45mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What property of this wave is represented by the letter "A"
a)
amplitude
b)
crest
c)
trough
d)
wavelength
2.
What property of the wave is represented by the letter "B"?
a)
amplitude
b)
crest
c)
trough
d)
wavelength
3.
Which portion of the wave has the highest amplitude?
a)
A
b)
B
4.
Which portion of the wave has the lowest amplitude?
a)
A
b)
B
5.
Which portion of the wave is carrying the most energy?
a)
A
b)
B
6.
When a wave has a high amplitude, what is true about its energy?
a)
It is higher.
b)
It is lower.
7.
What causes "particles to oscillate" through a wave?
a)
particles
b)
the medium
c)
water
d)
energy
8.
The highest point on a wave is:
a)
the crest
b)
the trough
c)
the top
d)
the coast
9.
The lowest point on a wave is the:
a)
Amplitude
b)
Crest
c)
Trough
d)
Wavelength
10.
The number of wavelengths that pass a point each per second is:
a)
frequency
b)
period
c)
longitudinal
d)
transverse wave
11.
Parts of a transverse wave are:
a)
Compression and rarefaction
b)
Crest and Trough
12.
Parts of a Longitudinal waves are:
a)
Compression and rarefaction
b)
Crest and trough
13.
The type of waves that require medium to pass:
a)
Mechanical Waves
b)
Electromagnetic Waves
14.
Which type of wave has movement that is parallel to the direction of the wave (pulse wave)?
a)
transverse wave
b)
longitudinal wave
c)
both
d)
none
15.
What waves have movement that is perpendicular to the direction of the wave(up/down, left/right)?
a)
Transverse wave
b)
longitudinal wave
c)
both
d)
none
16.
What happens when a fixed end wave reflects?
a)
The wave bounces in the same side it came in on.
b)
The wave bounces in the opposite direction it came in on.
c)
Waves can't reflect.
d)
You surf it all the way to shore.
17.
What happens when an open ended wave reflects?
a)
The wave bounces in the same side it came in on.
b)
The wave bounces in the opposite direction it came in on.
c)
Waves can't reflect.
d)
You surf it all the way to shore.
18.
The unit for frequency is defined as "cycles per second" and is called:
a)
Amps
b)
Hertz
c)
Seconds
d)
Wavelength
19.
When two waves come together to form one larger wave, they are undergoing what type of interference?
a)
Constructive Interference
b)
Destructive Interference
c)
Noise Interference
20.
When two waves come together and cancel each other out, they are undergoing what type of interference?
a)
Constructive Interference
b)
Destructive Interference
c)
Noise Interference
21.
Which of the following is not an example of approximate simple harmonic motion?
a)
a ball bouncing on the floor
b)
a child swinging on a swing
c)
a piano wire that has been struck
d)
a car's radio antenna waving back and forth
22.
A pendulum takes 2 seconds to complete one cycle. What is its period?
a)
1/2 sec
b)
2 sec
c)
4 sec
d)
1 sec
23.
A pendulum has 10 cycles in 1 second. What is its frequency?
a)
1 Hertz
b)
5 Hertz
c)
10 Hertz
d)
15 Hertz
24.
A pendulum has a frequency of 4 Hertz (Hz). Find its period.
a)
4 sec
b)
2 sec
c)
1/2 sec
d)
1/4 sec
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