WorksheetsWaves
Total questions: 24
Worksheet time: 26mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
a)
Amplitude
b)
Crest
c)
Trough
d)
Wavelength
2.
a)
Frequency
b)
Amplitude
c)
Wavelength
d)
Trough
3.
a)
Trough
b)
Crest
c)
Amplitude
d)
Wavelength
4.
a)
Crest
b)
Trough
c)
Height
d)
Frequency
5.
Light waves are ___________
a)
Transverse waves
b)
Longitudinal waves
c)
Compressional waves
d)
Seismic waves
6.
Sound waves are _______________
a)
Transverse waves
b)
Longitudinal waves
c)
Circular waves
d)
Seismic waves
7.
Sound travels FASTEST through which of these materials?
a)
Air
b)
Empty space
c)
Metal
d)
Water
8.
Sound is caused by?
a)
force
b)
vibrations
c)
instruments
9.
What is frequency?
a)
the number of vibrations per second
b)
how high or low a sound is
c)
the loudness or softness of a sound
d)
the back and forth movement of matter
10.
Without matter, sound waves could not travel.
a)
True
b)
False
11.
how high or low a sound seems
a)
pitch
b)
wavelength
c)
amplitude
d)
scream
12.
Which travels faster, light or sound?
a)
Light
b)
Sound
13.
_____________________________ is an area of particles that moves outward in all directions from a vibrating object.
a)
frequency
b)
sound wave
c)
pitch
d)
intensity
14.
Sound will travel slowest through which of the following forms of matter?
a)
milk
b)
desk
c)
air
d)
door
15.
Why is sound able to travel faster through a solid than a gas?
a)
Gas molecules are packed tightly.
b)
Sound does not travel faster through a solid than a gas.
c)
Solid molecules are packed tightly.
d)
Gas molecules move slowly.
16.
a)
Yes
b)
No
17.
The higher the frequency the higher the ___________.
a)
pitch
b)
amplitude
c)
loudness
d)
echo
18.
Loudness is caused by the wave's _____________
a)
Amplitude
b)
Frequency
c)
Pitch
d)
Wavelength
19.
What is it called when a sound REFLECTS off of a surface?
a)
Echo
b)
Absorption
c)
Doppler Effect
d)
Refraction
20.
What types of materials would you use if you didn't want sound to Echo in your classroom?
a)
Hard Surfaces like drywall
b)
Soft Surfaces like carpet
c)
Windows
d)
Hard and Soft surfaces
21.
What is A
a)
Amplitude
b)
Compression
c)
Rarefaction
d)
Wavelength
22.
What is B?
a)
Amplitude
b)
Compression
c)
Rarefaction
d)
Wavelength
23.
In a Compression....the molecules are__________
a)
Spread Out
b)
Close Together
c)
Dancing a bit
d)
Not There
24.
In a Rarefaction...the molecules are__________
a)
Spread Out
b)
Close Together
c)
Dancing a bit
d)
Not there
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