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Waves Vocabulary

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A traveling oscillation that has properties of frequency, wavelength and amplitude

a)

wave

b)

reflection

c)

refraction

d)

absorption

2.

The distance from any point on a wave to the same point on the next cycle of the wave

a)

wave

b)

wavelength

c)

wavefront

d)

diffraction

3.

The leading edge of a moving wave

a)

wave

b)

wavefront

c)

wavelength

d)

transverse

4.

Moving waves that have crests in PARALLEL straight lines

a)

plane waves

b)

circular waves

c)

big waves

d)

small waves

5.

Moving waves that have crests that form CIRCLES around a single point where the wave began

a)

circular waves

b)

plane waves

c)

small waves

d)

big waves

6.

The process of a wave BOUNCING off an object

a)

reflection

b)

refraction

c)

absorption

d)

diffration

7.

The process of a wave bending as it crosses a boundary between two materials

a)

refelction

b)

refraction

c)

diffraction

d)

absorption

8.

The process of a wave bending around a corner or passing through an opening

a)

reflection

b)

refraction

c)

diffraction

d)

absorption

9.

What happens when the amplitude of a wave gets SMALLER and SMALLER as it passes through material

a)

reflection

b)

refraction

c)

diffraction

d)

absorption

10.

A wave is transverse is its oscillation are NOT in the DIRECTION it moves

a)

transverse waves

b)

longitudinal waves

c)

plane wave

d)

circular wave

11.

A wave is longitudinal if its oscillations ARE in the DIRECTION it moves

a)

transverse wave

b)

longitudinal wave

c)

plane wave

d)

circular wave

12.

When waves ADD up to make a LARGER amplitude

a)

constructive

b)

destructive

c)

productive

d)

addictive

13.

When waves add up to make a SMALLER, or zero, amplitude

a)

constructive

b)

destructive

c)

productive

d)

addictive