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Stargazer 2

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 3mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What property of the wave is represented by the letter "B"?

a)

amplitude

b)

crest

c)

trough

d)

wavelength

2.

What property of this wave is represented by the letter "A"

a)

amplitude

b)

crest

c)

trough

d)

wavelength

3.

The number of wavelengths that pass a point each per second is:

a)

frequency

b)

period

c)

longitudinal

d)

transverse wave

4.

The type of waves that require medium to pass:

a)

Mechanical Waves

b)

Electromagnetic Waves

5.

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.

6.

Which letter(s) represent the crest of the wave?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

D

d)

F

7.

Which diagram shows the position of the Sun, Moon, and Earth during a spring tide?

a)
b)
c)
d)
8.

Which statements about gravity are true?

a)

Saturn has the most gravitational attraction in our solar system.

b)

The more massive an object is the more gravity it has.

c)

The closer the distance between objects, the greater the gravitational pull.

d)

Planets further from the Sun have a longer orbit because of a decrease in gravitational attraction between them and the Sun.

9.

What kind of wave moves at right angles to the direction of the wave?

a)

compressional waves

b)

mechanical waves

c)

transverse waves

d)

ultraviolet rays

10.

What do we call the part of a compressional wave that is spread a part?

a)

compression

b)

rarefaction

c)

crest

d)

trough