WorksheetsMechanical Waves 5/3
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 9mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which type of wave has a wave perpedicular to the disturbance?
a)
surface
b)
mechanical
c)
transverse
d)
longitudinal
2.
What happens when a mechanical wave travels through a medium?
a)
Waves are transferred
b)
Energy is transferred
c)
Mass is transferred
d)
Particles are transferred
3.
Which is true of a mechanical wave?
a)
It must have a medium
b)
It must travel in empty space.
c)
It can travel in a vacuum.
d)
Both sound and light are examples.
4.
What is the amplitude of a wave?
a)
the amount of time that occurs in one full cycle
b)
the distance traveled by the wave during one full cycle
c)
the amount of cycles that occur in a given time
d)
the size of the disturbance
5.
What is the wavelength of a wave?
a)
the size of the disturbance
b)
the amount of time that occurs in one full cycle
c)
the distance between two crests of a wave
d)
the amount of cycles that occur in a given time
6.
Unlike a transverse wave, the disturbance in a longitudinal wave is
a)
in a circular motion.
b)
parallel to the wave motion.
c)
perpendicular to the wave motion.
d)
in the opposite direction of the wave motion
7.
What is the lowest point of a wave?
a)
trough
b)
crescent
c)
medium
8.
What unit is used to measure frequency?
a)
centimeters (cm)
b)
meters (m)
c)
hertz (Hz)
d)
miles per hour
9.
What is a wave?
a)
A disturbance that transfers matter from place to place.
b)
A disturbance that transfers energy but not matter.
10.
1. What is the amplitude of the wave shown above?
a)
0 m
b)
2 m
c)
4 m
d)
0.4 m
11.
Waves are a transfer of what?
a)
Heat
b)
Light
c)
Energy
d)
Food
12.
Which of the following represents the wavelength?
a)
G
b)
H
c)
F
d)
J
13.
Which of the following is true for sound waves?
a)
They require a medium.
b)
They are unrelated to vibrations.
c)
They cannot travel through liquids
d)
They can travel in a vacuum
14.
Which distance represents the amplitude?
a)
W
b)
X
c)
Y
d)
Z
15.
Point A represents what?
a)
Trough
b)
Midpoint
c)
Crest
d)
node
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