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HP4.1 Review

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which letter is a crest?
a)
F
b)
G
c)
H
d)
J
2.
Which letter is a trough?
a)
F
b)
G
c)
H
d)
J
3.
Which letter shows amplitude?
a)
F
b)
G
c)
H
d)
J
4.
Which letter identifies the wavelength?
a)
F
b)
G
c)
H
d)
J
5.
Which wave has the highest frequency?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
6.
Frequency is
a)
Amount of time it takes for one wavelength
b)
How many wavelengths are completed in one second
c)
Distance between two crests or two troughs
d)
Amount of energy in a wave
7.
Frequency is measured in
a)
Newtons
b)
Joules
c)
Hertz
d)
Decibels
8.
A period is
a)
Amount of time it takes a wavelength to complete one cycle.
b)
How many wave lengths happen in a second.
c)
An indication of the amount of energy in a wave.
d)
The distance between two crests or two troughs.
9.
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
10.
These waves have the same
a)
amplitude
b)
frequency
c)
period 
d)
wavelength
11.
What is the wavelength of the wave shown?
a)
0.25m
b)
2.5m
c)
4m
d)
8m
12.
What is the amplitude of the wave shown?
a)
0.25m
b)
2.5m
c)
4m
d)
8m
13.
What is the wavelength of the wave shown?
a)
16m
b)
32m
c)
24m
d)
8m
14.
The frequency of a sound produced by a guitar string is 440 Hz. What does this mean?
a)
220 complete waves are produced every second.
b)
440 complete waves are produced every second.
c)
880 complete waves are produced every second.
d)
110 complete waves are produced every second.
15.
The vertical distance from the trough of a water wave at sea to its crest is 6.8 m. What is the amplitude of the wave?
a)
6.8m
b)
3.4m
c)
1.2m
d)
13.4
16.
A boy notices that 45 complete waves travel past him in one and a half minutes.What is the frequency of these water waves?
a)
100 m
b)
1 Hz
c)
0.5 Hz
d)
1m/s
17.
A wave has a wavelength of 6 m and a frequency of 0.5Hz, how fast are they moving?
a)
6 km/Hour
b)
3 Km/hour
c)
6 m/sec
d)
3 m/sec
18.

Which unit is used to measure frequency as cycles per second?

a)

wavelength

b)

hertz

c)

distance/time

d)

period

19.

Which term describes the length between two adjacent crests of a wave?

a)

period

b)

frequency

c)

amplitude

d)

wavelength

20.

A wave has a low speed but a high frequency. What can you infer about its wavelength?

a)

its wavelength must be long

b)

its wavelength must be short

c)

its wavelength must be high

d)

its wavelength must be low