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Waves

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What property of the wave is represented by the letter "B"?
a)
amplitude
b)
crest
c)
trough
d)
wavelength
2.
The highest point on a wave is:
a)
the crest
b)
the trough
c)
the top
d)
the coast 
3.
The lowest point on a wave is the:
a)
Amplitude
b)
Crest
c)
Trough
d)
Wavelength
4.
Which vocabulary term is used to identify the distance between points C & G?
a)
Amplitude
b)
Crest
c)
Frequency
d)
Wavelength
5.
Which letter(s) represent the trough of the wave?
a)
A
b)
B & D
c)
D
d)
C & G
6.
Which letter(s) represent the crest of the wave?
a)
A
b)
B & D
c)
B & F
d)
F
7.

What does GPS stand for?

a)

Great Person Super

b)

Globe Positioning Status

c)

Global Positioning System

d)

Grapes Peel Superbly

8.

To transmit means to

a)

go to lunch

b)

send

c)

go west

d)

call

9.

Amplitude is the distance between

a)

the crest and the trough

b)

each wave

c)

the middle point of a wave and the clouds

d)

the crest or trough and the middle point of the wave

10.

The distance from one crest to the next crest in a wave is

a)

wavelength

b)

crest

c)

trough

d)

amplitude

11.

To put information in digital code form is to

a)

computerize

b)

scramble

c)

GPS

d)

digitize

12.

The trough is the

a)

highest point in a wave

b)

the wavelength

c)

lowest part of a wave

d)

the distance between each crest