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WorksheetsCharacteristics and Properties of Waves
Total questions: 24
Worksheet time: 13mins
Which type of wave travels perpedicular to the disturbance?
transverse
longitudinal
Which type of wave travels parellel (in the same direction) to the disturbance?
transverse
longitudinal
Which is true of a mechanical wave?
It must have a medium
It must travel in empty space.
It can travel in a vacuum (no matter).
Both sound and light are examples.
What is the amplitude of a wave?
The distance from crest to crest or trough to trough
The height or depth of a wave.
The number of waves produced in a given amount of time.
The speed at which a wave travels.
What is the speed of a wave if the wavelength is 20 m and the frequency is 2 Hz?
10 m/s
40 m/s
20 m/s
18 m/s
What is the wavelength of a wave?
The distance from crest to crest or trough to trough.
The height or depth of a wave.
The number of waves produced in a given amount of time.
The speed at which a wave travels.
What is the frequency of a wave?
The distance from crest to crest or trough to trough.
The height or depth of a wave.
The number of waves produced in a given amount of time.
The speed at which a wave travels.
What is the speed of a wave?
The distance from crest to crest or trough to trough.
The height or depth of a wave.
The number of waves produced in a given amount of time.
The speed at which a wave travels.
Which of the following descriptions relate to energy? (Select all that apply...)
The ability to do work
Makes things happen
Cause changes
Can be created and destroyed
Matter through which a wave can travel is referred to as a...
Medium
Wave
Energy
Disturbance
Media is the _______ form of medium.
Plural
Singular
Matter in medium can be... (Select all that apply...)
Solid
Liquid
Gas
If a duck is floating on water and a wave passes through where the duck is, the duck will...(Select all that apply...)
move forward
oscillate
move up and down
EXPLODE!
How does shaking a slinky at a very FAST speed affect the wavelength of the wave that moves through the slinky?
Shaking the slinky at a very FAST speed makes the wavelength longer
Shaking the slinky at a very FAST speed makes the wavelength shorter
The wavelength of the wave is not affected by the speed of shaking the slinky
Does a wave with a LONGER wavelength have more or less energy than a wave with a shorter wavelength?
More
Less
Does a wave with a SMALL amplitude have more or less energy than a wave with a big amplitude?
More
Less
Does a wave with a HIGH frequency have more or less energy than a wave with a LOW frequency?
More
Less
In the wave diagram, 1 represents...
Wavelength
A crest
Amplitude
A trough
In the wave diagram, 2 represents...
Wavelength
A crest
Amplitude
A trough
In the wave diagram, 3 represents...
Wavelength
A crest
Amplitude
A trough
In the wave diagram, 4 represents...
Wavelength
A crest
Amplitude
A trough
