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Total questions: 28
Worksheet time: 20mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What property of this wave is represented by the letter "A"
a)
amplitude
b)
crest
c)
trough
d)
wavelength
2.
What property of the wave is represented by the letter "B"?
a)
amplitude
b)
crest
c)
trough
d)
wavelength
3.
The highest point on a wave is:
a)
the crest
b)
the trough
c)
the top
d)
the coast
4.
The lowest point on a wave is the:
a)
Amplitude
b)
Crest
c)
Trough
d)
Wavelength
5.
What are the parts of a longitudinal (compressional) wave?
a)
Compressions and rarefactions
b)
Crests and troughs
c)
Compressions and crests
d)
Rarefactions and troughs
6.
Which wave is pictured?
a)
Transverse
b)
Longitudinal (compressional)
c)
Both
d)
Neither
7.
Which wave travels parallel in relation to a medium?
a)
Transverse
b)
Longitudinal
c)
Both
d)
Neither
8.
Sound needs a medium to travel through. What is a medium?
a)
solid, liquid, gas
b)
open space
c)
waves
d)
nothing
9.
Which wave travels perpendicular in relation to a medium?
a)
Transverse
b)
Longitudinal
c)
Both
d)
Neither
10.
Which wave is pictured?
a)
Transverse
b)
Longitudinal
c)
Both
d)
Neither
11.
What is the distance between crests or troughs?
a)
amplitude
b)
wavelength
12.
What is the height of a wave?
a)
amplitude
b)
wavelength
13.
What type of wave move a slinky back and forth?
a)
longitudinal
b)
transverse
14.
What type of waves move a slinky up and down or side to side?
a)
longitudinal
b)
transverse
15.
A wave is a disturbance that transfers:
a)
matter
b)
energy
16.
Light bending as it passes from one medium (object) to another is...
a)
Refraction
b)
Reflection
17.
Light bouncing off a mirror is an example of...
a)
Refraction
b)
Reflection
18.
The distance between two crests or two troughs is the...
a)
Crest/Peak
b)
Trough
c)
Wavelength
19.
A prism separating white light is an example of...
a)
Refraction
b)
Reflection
20.
It's called _______ when light bounces off the smooth surface of an object.
a)
Refraction
b)
Reflection
21.
The number of waves that pass a point per second is:
a)
frequency
b)
period
c)
longitudinal
d)
transverse wave
22.
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.
23.
Which letter(s) represent the trough of the wave?
a)
A
b)
B & D
c)
D
d)
C & G
24.
Which letter(s) represent the crest of the wave?
a)
A
b)
B & D
c)
B & F
d)
F
25.
Which wave in the diagram has the greatest frequency?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
26.
Which wave in the diagram has the greatest wavelength?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
27.
This image is representing what wave interaction?
a)
Refraction
b)
Diffraction
c)
Reflection
d)
Interference
28.
When a wave moves around a barrier or though an opening it is known as what?
a)
Diffraction
b)
Refraction
c)
Rarefaction
d)
Destruction
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