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Waves SJA

Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 38mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which part of the wave is shown at letter B?
a)
crest
b)
trough
c)
wavelength resting point
2.
Which part of the wave is shown at letter C?
a)
crest
b)
wavelength
c)
resting point
d)
amplitude
3.
Which part of the wave is shown at letter E?
a)
trough
b)
crest
c)
resting point
d)
amplitude
4.
What does a wave carry?
a)
boats
b)
matter
c)
energy
d)
water
5.
When wavelength increases, what happens to the frequency?
a)
it increases
b)
it decreases
c)
it stays the same
6.
What is the speed of a wave that has a wavelength of 2 and a frequency of 2.5?
a)
2.5 m/s
b)
5 m/s
c)
4.5 m/s
d)
6 m/s
7.
Which wave has a longer wavelength?
a)
wave C
b)
wave D
8.
Which wave has a greater frequency?
a)
wave B
b)
wave C
9.
The highest point on a wave is:
a)
the crest
b)
the trough
c)
the top
d)
the coast 
10.
The lowest point on a wave is the:
a)
Amplitude
b)
Crest
c)
Trough
d)
Wavelength
11.
The type of waves that require medium to pass:
a)
Mechanical Waves
b)
Electromagnetic Waves
12.
What types of waves carry energy at a right angle or perpendicular to the direction of the energy flow?
a)
Longitudinal waves
b)
Transverse waves
c)
Sound waves
d)
P-waves
13.
What do waves carry from place to place?
a)
Energy, but not matter or particles
b)
Energy and matter or particles
c)
Matter or particles but not energy
d)
Neither energy nor matter or particles
14.
Which wave is pictured?
a)
Transverse
b)
Longitudinal
c)
Both
d)
Neither
15.
Sound is an example of which type of wave?
a)
Transverse
b)
Longitudinal
c)
Both
d)
Neither
16.

Which wave travels parallel in relation to the material they are moving through?

a)

Transverse

b)

Longitudinal

c)

Both

d)

Neither

17.
Which wave in the diagram has the greatest frequency?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
18.

Which word is used to identify the distance between points C & G?

a)

Amplitude

b)

Crest

c)

Frequency

d)

Wavelength

19.

Which letter(s) represent the trough of the wave?

a)

A

b)

B & D

c)

D

d)

C & G

20.

All waves carry ________ as they travel from one place to another.

a)

matter

b)

space

c)

energy

d)

water

21.

What type of wave is shown when a slinky moves forward and back?

a)

longitudinal

b)

transverse

22.
What type of waves move a slinky up and down or side to side?
a)
longitudinal
b)
transverse
23.

The number of wavelengths that pass a point per second is:

a)

frequency

b)

period

c)

longitudinal

d)

transverse wave

24.
Which is the correct equation for calculating the speed of a wave?
a)
T = 1/f
b)
Speed= Wavelength x Period
c)
Speed = Wavelength/Frequency
d)
Speed= Wavelength x Frequency
25.
1.  A wave has frequency of 5 Hz and a speed of 25 m/s. What is the wavelength of the wave?
a)
25 m
b)
125 m
c)
5 m
d)
25 m/s
26.
1.  A wave has frequency of 50 Hz and a wavelength of 10 m. What is the speed of the wave?
a)
500 m/s
b)
50 m/s
c)
5 m/s
d)
0.5 m/s
27.
A wave has wavelength of 10 m and a speed of 340 m/s. What is the frequency of the wave?
a)
34 m/s
b)
3400 Hz
c)
3.4 Hz 
d)
34 Hz
28.
Light bending as it passes from one medium (object) to another is...
a)
Refraction
b)
Reflection
29.
Light bouncing off a mirror is an example of...
a)
Refraction
b)
Reflection
30.
A prism separating white light is an example of...
a)
Refraction
b)
Reflection
31.
It's called _______ when light bounces off the smooth surface of an object.
a)
Refraction
b)
Reflection
32.

A wavelength is?

a)

How long it takes you to wave good bye

b)

The distance from the resting point to the crest

c)

The distance between two identical points

d)

The distance between the crest and the trough

33.
When two waves combine to form a new wave with a smaller amplitude, it is called 
a)
Refraction
b)
Constructive Interference
c)
Resonance
d)
Destructive Interference
34.
When the crest of one wave passes through the trough of another wave, ______ takes place.
a)
resonance
b)
diffraction
c)
destructive interference
d)
constructive interference
35.
In ________ interference, the energy of the combined wave is greater than the energy of each of the two waves.
a)
destructive
b)
rarefaction
c)
resonance
d)
constructive
36.
This image is representing what wave interaction?
a)
Refraction
b)
Diffraction
c)
Reflection
d)
Interference
37.
An interaction that occurs when 2 waves meet is known as what?
a)
Diffraction
b)
Standing wave
c)
Interference
d)
Resonance
38.
When a wave moves around a barrier or though an opening it is known as what?
a)
Diffraction
b)
Refraction
c)
Rarefaction
d)
Destruction
39.

The unit for measuring frequency is the ---

a)

Joule

b)

Hertz

c)

Gram

d)

Newton

40.

A tennis ball is being swung on the end of a 1.5 m (r) string and takes 1.25 seconds (T) for a complete revolution. What is the period (T) of the tennis ball?

a)

1.25 s

b)

0.833 s

c)

1.2 s

d)

0.021 s

41.

After closing a deal with a client, Kent leans back in his swivel chair and spins around with a frequency of 0.5 Hz. What is Kent’s period of spin?

a)

120 s

b)

0.0083 s

c)

0.5 s

d)

2 s

42.

The leading edge of a moving wave

a)

wave

b)

wavefront

c)

wavelength

d)

transverse

43.

Moving waves that have crests in PARALLEL straight lines

a)

plane waves

b)

circular waves

c)

big waves

d)

small waves

44.

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

45.

When the amplitude of a wave gets SMALLER and SMALLER as it passes through a material

a)

reflection

b)

refraction

c)

diffraction

d)

absorption

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