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WorksheetsWavelength: Part 1
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 11mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the lowest point on a wave?
a)
amplitude
b)
peak
c)
trough
d)
wavelength
2.
The maximum distance from the center line to the top of the crest or the bottom of the trough is called the __________ of the wave.
a)
amplitude of the wave
b)
wavelength of the wave
c)
frequency of the wave
d)
speed of the wave
3.
High frequency waves have _________ wavelengths.
a)
varying
b)
long
c)
the same
d)
short
4.
Which wave has a greater frequency?
a)
A
b)
B
5.
Which wave in the diagram has the greatest wavelength?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
6.
Which wave has a longer wavelength?
a)
wave C
b)
wave D
7.
The unit of frequency is ___.
a)
meters
b)
nanometers (nm)
c)
m/s
d)
Hertz
8.
All waves carry
a)
energy
b)
light
c)
matter
d)
particles
9.
Which material does sound travel the fastest?
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gases
10.
When a wave strikes and object and bounces off. (example echo)
a)
medium
b)
refraction
c)
reflection
d)
interference
11.
When a wave bends as it passes through at an angle from one medium to another.(example: pencil in a glass of water-)
a)
medium
b)
refraction
c)
reflection
d)
interference
12.
Which vocabulary term is used to identify the distance between points C & G?
a)
Amplitude
b)
Crest
c)
Frequency
d)
Wavelength
13.
Which letter(s) represent the trough of the wave?
a)
A
b)
B & D
c)
D
d)
C & G
14.
Which letter(s) represent the crest of the wave?
a)
A
b)
B & D
c)
B & F
d)
F
15.
If the wavelength increased, what would happen to the sound made by this wave?
a)
it would get softer
b)
it would get louder
c)
it would have a lower pitch
d)
It would have a higher pitch
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