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Waves

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which travels faster, light or sound?
a)
light
b)
sound
2.
What is the top of a wave?
a)
trough
b)
crest
3.
What is the top of a wave?
a)
trough
b)
crest
4.
What is the bottom of a wave?
a)
trough
b)
crest
5.
What is the distance between crests or troughs?
a)
amplitude
b)
wavelength
6.
What is the bottom of a wave?
a)
trough
b)
crest
7.
What is the height of a wave?
a)
amplitude
b)
wavelength
8.
Sound travels fastest in:
a)
solids
b)
liquids
c)
gases
9.
What type of wave move a slinky back and forth?
a)
longitudinal
b)
transverse
10.
What type of waves move a slinky up and down or side to side?
a)
longitudinal
b)
transverse
11.
A wave is a disturbance that transfers:
a)
matter
b)
energy
12.
What travels faster, light or sound
a)
Light
b)
Sound
13.
What happens to frequency when the energy increases?
a)
it increases
b)
it decreases
c)
it stays the same
14.
What part of the wave is shown at letter A?
a)
crest
b)
trough
c)
wavelength
d)
frequency
15.
Which part of the wave is shown at letter B?
a)
crest
b)
trough
c)
wavelength resting point
16.
Which part of the wave is shown at letter C?
a)
crest
b)
wavelength
c)
resting point
d)
amplitude
17.
Which part of the wave is shown at letter D?
a)
trough
b)
resting point
c)
wavelength
d)
frequency
18.
Which part of the wave is shown at letter E?
a)
trough
b)
crest
c)
resting point
d)
amplitude
19.
What does a wave carry?
a)
boats
b)
matter
c)
energy
d)
water
20.
What is the frequency of this wave?
a)
3 Hertz
b)
4 Hertz
c)
5 Hertz
d)
6 Hertz
21.
If there is no wave, the particles would be at the _____________________.
a)
wavelength
b)
resting point
c)
trough
d)
beach