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Waves 4/9

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 1hrs 4mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which wave in the diagram has the greatest frequency?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
2.

The highest point on a wave is:

a)

the crest

b)

the trough

c)

the top

d)

the coast

3.
Which wave is pictured?
a)
Transverse
b)
Longitudinal
c)
Both
d)
Neither
4.
Light is an example of which type of wave?
a)
Transverse
b)
Longitudinal
c)
Both
d)
Neither
5.
Which wave travels parallel in relation to a medium?
a)
Transverse
b)
Longitudinal
c)
Both
d)
Neither
6.

Which is a Transverse Wave?

a)
b)
7.

Which is a Longitudinal Wave?

a)
b)
8.

Shorter wavelengths result in _____________ frequencies.

a)

higher

b)

longer

c)

louder

d)

shorter

9.

Longitudinal Waves have dense regions called _______________

a)

compressions

b)

wavelength

c)

rarefactions

d)

amplitudes

10.
a)
Frequency
b)
Amplitude
c)
Wavelength
d)
Trough
11.

A Medium is a ..

a)

vacuum (outer space)

b)

solid, liquid, or gas.

c)

center of a wave

12.

The number of wavelengths that pass a fixed point each second.

a)

Amplitude

b)

Frequency

13.
a)
Longitdinal Wave
b)
Transverse Wave
14.
a)
B is called rarefaction
b)
B is called compression
c)
B is called the crest
15.
A disturbance that transfers energy from place to place
a)
Energy
b)
Wave
c)
Force
d)
Motion