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Basics of Waves

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The most correct way of defining a vibration is to say that it is...

a)

a wiggle in space and time

b)

a wiggle in time

c)

a wiggle

d)

a wave

2.

What does the frequency of a wave tell us about the wave?

a)

How many waves go by in a small amount of time.

b)

How long it takes one wave to go by.

c)

The amplitude of a wave.

d)

The length of a wave.

3.

Amplitude tells us all of the following except...

a)

Loudness of a sound.

b)

Brightness of a light.

c)

Frequency of a wave.

d)

Intensity of an earthquake.

4.
Frequency is measured in...
a)
seconds
b)
hertz
c)
meters
d)
meters/seconds
5.
The highest point in a wave is called the wave's _________.
a)
trough
b)
amplitude
c)
wavelength
d)
crest
6.
velocity = frequency x _________
a)
period
b)
amplitude
c)
wavelength
d)
speed
7.

The longer it takes a wave to pass by, the bigger its ____________.

a)

Period

b)

Frequency

c)

Amplitude

d)

Wave Speed

8.
The lowest point in a wave is called a _____.
a)
trough
b)
crest
c)
amplitude
d)
wavelength
9.
The amplitude is measured from.....
a)
the top or bottom of a wave to the middle position.
b)
top or bottom of a wave to the other side.
c)
only the top of the wave down to the bottom.
d)
only the bottom of a wave up to the top.
10.

A wave whose frequency is 50 Hz passes by. If the wave is 10 m long, what is it's speed?

a)

5 m/s

b)

500 m/s

c)

0.2 m/s

d)

60 m/s