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WorksheetsWave Vocabulary
Total questions: 34
Worksheet time: 6mins
The separation of white light into colory by wavelength.
diffraction
dispersion
refraction
reflection
A wave that requires a medium through which to travel.
mechanical wave
electromagnetic wave
Examples of a medium include...
Solid
Liquid
Gas
Vacuum
The time required for a single wave cycle to occur.
Amplitude
Period
Frequency
Wavelength
When a wave changes direction when it enters a new medium at an angle.
Reflection
Refraction
Diffraction
Dispersion
When a wave bends or changes direction when it moves around a corner or through an opening.
Dispersion
Refraction
Diffraction
Reflection
When two waves overlap and produce a larger amplitude.
Destructive Interference
Constructive Interference
The type of interference illustrated is?
constructive interference
destructive interference
The wave behavior exhibited in the photo is?
dispersion
interference
polarisation
refraction
The material in front of the apple is
transparent
opaque
transluscent
The illustration shows what type of wave?
Longitudinal Wave
Electromagnetic Wave
Transverse Wave
Mechanical Wave
A wave that energy moves in a direction perpendicular (at a right angle) to the vibrating source?
transverse wave
longitudinal wave
The apple in the photo is
transparent
transluscent
opaque
The photo illustrates what wave behavior?
dispersion
diffraction
reflection
polarisation
The photo illustrates what wave behavior?
dispersion
refraction
reflection
scattering
What wave part is the letter "F" pointing to?
crest
trough
wavelength
amplitude
What wave part is the letter "J" pointing to?
wavelength
amplitude
crest
trough
What wave part is the letter "A" pointing to?
compression
crest
rarefaction
extension
What type of wave is being illustrated?
electromagnetic wave
transverse wave
mechanical wave
longitudinal wave
The distance between two corresponding locations on a wave?
wavelength
amplitude
frequency
period
The primary indicators of energy in a wave?
wavelength
period
frequency
amplitude
The behavior identified by a change in the pitch of a sound when the source is changing positions relative to the observer.
Butterfly Effect
Side Effect
Doppler Effect
The illustration show what wave behavior?
dispersion
reflection
the doppler effect
refraction
The location on a longitudinal wave where material is less compacted is called?
a compression
a reflection
a rarefaction
a wavelength
A material the redirects light in a variety of directions is exhibiting this behavior?
reflection
diffraction
scattering
polarising
What wave characteristic is illustrated in the photo.
wave frequency
wave period
wave intensity
Multiplying a wave's frequency by its wavelength gives you what wave characteristic?
wave speed
amplitude
wavelength
period
The lowest point on a transverse wave is called the?
crest
trough
amplitude
rest position
What characteristic of sound is related to the frequency of a wave?
pitch
intensity
loudness
How would the object in the photo be described?
transluscent
transparent
opaque
The position a medium occupies when it is not being disturbed?
relaxed position
still position
balanced position
rest position
The type of wave interference that results in a new wave with a smaller amplitude?
constructive
destructive
The illustration show what type of wave interference?
constructive
destructive
What behavior is illustrated in the photo?
dispersion
reflection
absorption
scattering
