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Waves Review

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 16mins

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.

The highest point on a wave is the...

a)

Crest

b)

Trough

c)

Top

d)

Coast

4.

The lowest point on a wave is the...

a)

Amplitude

b)

Crest

c)

Trough

d)

Wavelength

5.

The number of wavelengths that pass a point every second is the...

a)

Frequency

b)

Period

c)

Rate

d)

Wave Speed

6.

A mechanical wave cannot travel through...

a)

A vacuum(empty space)

b)

Water

c)

Air.

d)

Glass

7.

When the frequency of a wave increases, what happens to the wavelength?

a)

The wavelength is not directly affected by the frequency of a wave.

b)

The wavelength increases.

c)

The wavelength decreases.

d)

More specific information is needed to form a conclusion about the wavelength.

8.
Which wave has a greater frequency?
a)
A
b)
B
9.

Which wave in the diagram has the greatest frequency?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

10.

Which wave in the diagram has the greatest wavelength?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

11.

In a transverse wave, particles move...

a)

Back and forth or up and down

b)

Vertically

c)

In a circle

d)

Wherever the matter's going

12.

In a longitudinal wave, the particles move...

a)

Back and forth

b)

Closer together then further apart

c)

Vertically

d)

In a circle

13.

In a surface wave, the particles move...

a)

Back and forth

b)

Up and down

c)

Vertically

d)

In a circle

14.

A wave carries...

a)

Energy only

b)

Matter only

c)

The matter carries the energy

d)

Nothing

15.

This is a...

a)

Transverse wave

b)

Longitudinal wave

c)

Surface wave

d)

Stadium wave

16.

This is a...

a)

Transverse wave

b)

Longitudinal wave

c)

Surface wave

d)

Ocean wave