WorksheetsWaves
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 38mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The highest point on a wave is:
a)
the crest
b)
the trough
c)
the top
d)
the coast
2.
The lowest point on a wave is the:
a)
Amplitude
b)
Crest
c)
Trough
d)
Wavelength
3.
What causes surface waves?
a)
underwater volcanoes
b)
earthquakes
c)
wind
d)
landslides
4.
What is represented at point 1?
a)
wave height
b)
wavelength
c)
crest
d)
trough
5.
What is represented at point 2?
a)
wave height
b)
wavelength
c)
crest
d)
trough
6.
What is represented at point 4?
a)
wave height
b)
wavelength
c)
crest
d)
trough
7.
What is the distance between two waves?
a)
wave period
b)
wave frequency
c)
wave length
d)
wave height
8.
What is a group of long ocean waves that travel a great distance?
a)
Undertow
b)
Whitecaps
c)
Swells
d)
Longshore Current
9.
What property of the wave is represented by the letter "B"?
a)
amplitude
b)
crest
c)
trough
d)
wavelength
10.
The number of wavelengths that pass a point each per second is:
a)
frequency
b)
period
c)
longitudinal
d)
transverse wave
11.
Which wave in the diagram has the greatest frequency?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
12.
Which wave in the diagram has the greatest wavelength?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
13.
The diagram shows two original waves interfering with each other to produce a combined waveform. The two original waves, shown on the left side of the image, are:
a)
b)
14.
During constructive interference, two waves moving through the same medium will
a)
amplify each other
b)
move around each other
c)
cancel each other out
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