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Wave Properties

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 8hrs 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is frequency?

a)

amount of time it takes a wave to travel.

b)

how large the amplitude of a wave is.

c)

number of wavelengths that occur in a period of time.

2.

Amplitude tells us what about a sound?

a)

the intensity or volume

b)

the number of times it occurs

c)

number of wavelengths

3.
What do sound waves need in order to travel?
a)
vibrations
b)
medium
c)
solids
d)
someone to make them
4.

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

a)

amplitude

b)

crest

c)

trough

d)

wavelength

5.
What property of the wave is represented by the letter "B"?
a)
amplitude
b)
crest
c)
trough
d)
wavelength
6.
The highest point on a wave is:
a)
the crest
b)
the trough
c)
the top
d)
the coast 
7.
The lowest point on a wave is the:
a)
Amplitude
b)
Crest
c)
Trough
d)
Wavelength
8.

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.

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.
Which of the following can sound travel through?
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gas
d)
all of the above
12.

What is measured from crest to crest or trough to trough?

a)
crest
b)
trough
c)
amplitude
d)
wavelength
13.
Determine the wavelength of this wave?
a)
1m
b)
2m
c)
3m
d)
4m
14.
High frequency waves have _________ wavelength.
a)
varying
b)
high
c)
the same
d)
low
15.
Which property of these waves differs?
a)
Frequency
b)
Wavelength
c)
Amplitude
d)
Pitch
16.
What is the wavelength of this wave?
a)
0 m
b)
0.5 m
c)
1.0 m
d)
1.5 m
17.
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
18.
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
19.
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
20.

High frequency waves have _________ wavelengths.

a)

varying

b)

longer

c)

strange

d)

shorter

21.
A wave with a very small amplitude will sound  loud  /  quiet.
a)
loud
b)
quiet
22.
A wave with a large amplitude has  more  /  less  energy than a wave with a small amplitude.
a)
more
b)
less
23.
Which wave in the diagram below appears to have the higher amplitude?
a)
The top picture
b)
The bottom picture
c)
They both have the same amplitude
d)
The waves only show frequency
24.

A _____ is a repeating disturbance that transfers energy through matter or a vacuum.

a)

medium

b)

frequency

c)

wave

d)

conductor

25.

A ______ is a material through which a wave transfers energy.

a)

trough

b)

frequency

c)

substrate

d)

medium

26.

Which types of waves can travel through a vacuum?

a)

mechanical

b)

light

c)

sound

d)

seismic

27.

The ___ of a wave is how many wavelengths pass a fixed point each second.

a)

frequency

b)

amplitude

c)

velocity

d)

compression speed

28.

As frequency increases, wavelength ______.

a)

decreases

b)

increases

c)

remains constant

d)

becomes faster

29.
Sound is produced by
a)
music
b)
vibrations of molecules
c)
Electromagnetic Waves 
d)
Transverse Waves 
30.

Which of the following is transmitted by waves?

a)

atoms

b)

matter

c)

energy