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WorksheetsBasics of Waves
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 20mins
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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
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