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Total questions: 43
Worksheet time: 32mins
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:
a)
the crest
b)
the trough
c)
the top
d)
the 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 each per second is:
a)
frequency
b)
period
c)
longitudinal
d)
transverse wave
6.
The type of waves that require medium to pass:
a)
Mechanical Waves
b)
Electromagnetic Waves
7.
Which vocabulary term is used to identify the distance between points C & G?
a)
Amplitude
b)
Crest
c)
Frequency
d)
Wavelength
8.
A mechanical wave cannot travel through...
a)
a vacuum(empty space).
b)
water.
c)
air.
d)
glass.
9.
Which letter(s) represent the trough of the wave?
a)
A
b)
B & D
c)
D
d)
C & G
10.
Which letter(s) represent the crest of the wave?
a)
A
b)
B & D
c)
B & F
d)
F
11.
Which wave in the diagram has the greatest frequency?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
12.
Which wave in the diagram has the greatest wavelength?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
13.
Which of the following can sound travel through?
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gas
d)
all of the above
14.
crest to crest or trough to trough
a)
crest
b)
trough
c)
amplitude
d)
wavelength
15.
What kind of wave can travel through space?
a)
electromagnetic waves
b)
compressional waves
c)
transverse waves
d)
longitudinal waves
16.
Which wave has a greater frequency?
a)
A
b)
B
17.
_______ carry the greatest amount of energy.
a)
x-rays
b)
gamma rays
c)
infrared rays
d)
visible light
18.
Sound is a form of?
a)
energy
b)
pitch
c)
volume
d)
matter
19.
The units for frequency are measured in _____________.
a)
hertz
b)
seconds
c)
m/s
d)
m
20.
What kind of wave is pictured below?
a)
compressional wave
b)
transverse wave
c)
sound wave
d)
mechanical wave
21.
Waves that require a medium are called
a)
mechanical waves
b)
transverse waves
c)
light waves
d)
gamma rays
22.
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
23.
The three properties of waves are
a)
amplitude, hertz, wave period
b)
frequency, hertz, wave period
c)
wavelength, hertz, wave period
d)
amplitude, wavelength, frequency
24.
resting point on a transverse wave
a)
equilibrium
b)
vertically
c)
horizontally
d)
hertz
25.
Which property of these waves differs?
a)
Frequency
b)
Wavelength
c)
Amplitude
d)
Pitch
26.
What is the wavelength of this wave?
a)
0 m
b)
0.5 m
c)
1.0 m
d)
1.5 m
27.
Determine the wavelength of this wave?
a)
1m
b)
2m
c)
3m
d)
4m
28.
The unit for measuring frequency is ___.
a)
meters
b)
nanometers (nm)
c)
m/s
d)
Hertz
29.
Frequency is
a)
The amount of time of one wave cycle
b)
The number of wave cycles per unit of time
c)
The length of one wave crest to another crest
d)
The length of one wave cycle
30.
A wave with a large amplitude has more / less energy than a wave with a small amplitude.
a)
more
b)
less
31.
A wave with a very small amplitude will sound loud / quiet.
a)
loud
b)
quiet
32.
Frequency
a)
how often something repeats. (number of cycles per second; expressed in hertz.)
b)
the distance from any point on a wave to the same point on the next cycle of the wave.
c)
one of many natural frequencies of an oscillator
d)
equal to the waves frequency times the wavelength
33.
What is the wavelength of a wave?
a)
the distance from the beginning to the end of a cycle
b)
the amount of cycles that occur in a given time
c)
the distance traveled by the wave during one full cycle
d)
the amount of time that one full cycle takes
34.
Which of these is an example of a mechanical wave?
a)
x-ray
b)
microwaves used to heat food
c)
ocean waves
d)
light from a flashlight
35.
What happens when a mechanical wave travels through a medium?
a)
Energy is lost
b)
Energy is gained
c)
Energy fluctuates
d)
Energy is transferred
36.
Which waves do NOT need a medium?
a)
Sound
b)
Ocean
c)
Seismic
d)
Light
37.
A high energy wave is considered to have a high
a)
amplitude
b)
frequency
c)
wavelength
d)
period
38.
Which letter shows amplitude?
a)
F
b)
G
c)
H
d)
J
39.
Which letter identifies the wavelength?
a)
F
b)
G
c)
H
d)
J
40.
Which letter is a trough?
a)
F
b)
G
c)
H
d)
J
41.
What type of wave is this?
a)
Longitudinal
b)
Transverse
42.
Frequency is measured in
a)
Newtons
b)
Joules
c)
Hertz
d)
Decibels
43.
If 10 waves pass every second, what is the frequency?
a)
10 Hz
b)
0.1 Hz
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