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WorksheetsWave Properties
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 21mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The highest point on a wave is:
a)
the crest
b)
the trough
c)
the top
d)
the coast
2.
The lowest point on a wave is the:
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.
A mechanical wave cannot travel through...
a)
a vacuum(empty space).
b)
water.
c)
air.
d)
glass.
7.
Which letter(s) represent the trough of the wave?
a)
A
b)
B & D
c)
D
d)
C & G
8.
Which letter(s) represent the crest of the wave?
a)
A
b)
B & D
c)
B & F
d)
F
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.
crest to crest or trough to trough
a)
crest
b)
trough
c)
amplitude
d)
wavelength
13.
regular disturbances that carry energy through matter or space
a)
crest
b)
energy
c)
wave
d)
trough
14.
A wave carries...?
a)
energy only
b)
matter only
c)
energy and matter
d)
neither
15.
A compressional wave is another name for a
a)
longitudinal wave
b)
electromagnetic wave
c)
radio wave
d)
hair wave
16.
In a longitudinal wave, the particles move...?
a)
back and forth
b)
up and down
c)
not at all
d)
at a 90 degree angle
17.
Amplitude is a measure of how much _________ the wave is carrying
a)
energy
b)
matter
c)
medium
d)
frequency
18.
The longer the _____________ the ______________ the frequency.
a)
wavelength, lower
b)
wavelength, higher
c)
amplitude, lower
d)
amplitude, higher
19.
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
20.
What do we call the part of a compressional wave that is when the waves are squeezed together?
a)
compression
b)
rarefaction
c)
crest
d)
trough
21.
What do we call the part of a compressional wave that is spread a part?
a)
compression
b)
rarefaction
c)
crest
d)
trough
22.
Waves are a transfer of what?
a)
Heat
b)
Light
c)
Energy
d)
Food
23.
What is a wave
a)
a disturbance in a medium
b)
a small disturbance
c)
a medium disturbance
d)
a large disturbace
24.
Which letter represents amplitude?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
25.
How would a person measure the wavelength on this sound wave?
a)
dense to less dense
b)
trough to crest
c)
compression to compression
d)
beginning of illustration to the end
26.
Which of the following is transmitted by waves?
a)
atoms
b)
matter
c)
energy
d)
resonance
27.
Which answer best explains how a wave is created?
a)
A wave is created when energy stays still
b)
A wave is created when a force causes a vibration
c)
A wave is created when molecules become a medium
d)
A wave is created when a liquid becomes a solid
28.
Waves can travel through empty space or they can travel through a medium. Which statement best describes a medium?
a)
The solid matter that waves travel through
b)
The gas matter that waves travel through
c)
The liquid matter that waves travel through
d)
The solid, liquid, or gas matter that waves travel through
29.
If the formula for the energy in a wave is E = 1/2 k A2, what happens to energy if amplitude is doubled?
a)
energy is doubled
b)
energy is quadrupled (4)
c)
energy is eight
d)
energy is 10
30.
If the formula for the energy in a wave is E = 1/2 k A2, what happens to energy if amplitude is tripled?
a)
energy will be 6
b)
energy will be 9
c)
energy will be 12
d)
energy will be 15
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