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WorksheetsSunami and waves
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 2hrs 31mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What property of this wave is represented by the letter "A"
a)
amplitude
b)
crest
c)
trough
d)
wavelength
2.
What property of the wave is represented by the letter "B"?
a)
amplitude
b)
crest
c)
trough
d)
wavelength
3.
The highest point on a wave is:
a)
the crest
b)
the trough
c)
the top
d)
the coast
4.
The lowest point on a wave is the:
a)
Amplitude
b)
Crest
c)
Trough
d)
Wavelength
5.
The number of wavelengths that pass a point each per second is:
a)
frequency
b)
period
c)
longitudinal
d)
transverse wave
6.
The type of waves that require medium to pass:
a)
Mechanical Waves
b)
Electromagnetic Waves
7.
Which vocabulary term is used to identify the distance between points C & G?
a)
Amplitude
b)
Crest
c)
Frequency
d)
Wavelength
8.
When the frequency of a wave increases, what happens to the wavelength?
a)
The wavelength is not directly affected by the frequency of a wave.
b)
The wavelength increases.
c)
The wavelength decreases.
d)
More specific information is needed to form a conclusion about the wavelength.
9.
A mechanical wave cannot travel through...
a)
a vacuum(empty space).
b)
water.
c)
air.
d)
glass.
10.
Which wave in the diagram has the greatest frequency?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
11.
Which wave in the diagram has the greatest wavelength?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
12.
Which of the following can sound travel through?
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gas
d)
all of the above
13.
crest to crest or trough to trough
a)
crest
b)
trough
c)
amplitude
d)
wavelength
14.
regular disturbances that carry energy through matter or space
a)
crest
b)
energy
c)
wave
d)
trough
15.
which material does sound travel the fastest?
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gases
16.
What is transferred by a wave?
a)
energy
b)
matter
c)
particles
d)
mass
17.
A wavelength is the distance between which 2 points?
a)
B and G
b)
A and C
c)
C and F
d)
A and H
18.
The displacement marked in the diagram by a red arrow is known as the ____ of the wave.
a)
time
b)
speed
c)
frequency
d)
amplitude
19.
Which image represents a longitudinal wave?
a)
A
b)
B
20.
Sound waves are which type of waves?
a)
transverse
b)
seismic
c)
longitudinal
d)
frequency
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