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Formatives 7, 8, and 9: Wave Properties, Velocity, and Energy

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

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Class
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1.

The full length of a wave from a crest to a crest is...

a)

frequency

b)

amplitude

c)

node

d)

wavelength

e)

trough

2.

What does the amplitude measure?

a)

The distance from the middle resting line to the top of the crest

b)

the distance from node to node

c)

the distance from the bottom of the trough to the top of the crest

d)

the distance from one crest to a crest later down the wave.

3.

How can you calculate the velocity of a wave?

a)

multiply the wavelength times the frequency

b)

divide the wavelength by the frequency

c)

multiply the wavelength times the frequency squared

d)

divide the frequency by the wavelength

4.

what is the velocity of a wave with the wavelength 10 meters per wave and frequency of 5 waves per second?

a)

velocity is 2 meters per second

b)

velocity is 15 meter per second

c)

velocity is 50 meters per second

d)

velocity is 50 waves per waves

e)

velocity is 2 meters per wave

5.

How does changing the amplitude affect the energy of a wave?

a)

Increasing the amplitude increases the energy in the wave.

b)

Increases the speed of the wave.

c)

Changes the wavelength

d)

Decreasing the amplitude increases the energy in the wave

6.

Waves with move waves occurring per second have a higher...

a)

amplitude

b)

frequency

c)

wavelength

d)

node to node distance

7.

How does the frequency change the energy in a wave?

a)

Frequency does not affect wave energy

b)

Increasing frequency decreases the energy in a wave

c)

Increasing frequency increases the energy in a wave

d)

Changing frequency only changes the wave velocity

8.

Wavelength and frequency are related in what way?

a)

directly; they increase and decrease together

b)

directly squared; when one increases the other increases by the same factor squared

c)

inversely squared; when one decreases the other increases by the same factor squared

d)

inversely; when one increases the other decreases

9.

Which waves have more energy based on their wavelength?

a)

longer wavelengths because they have more distance

b)

shorter wavelengths because they are moving faster

c)

shorter wavelengths because their frequency is low

d)

longer wavelengths because frequency is high

10.

which wave has the longer wavelength?

a)

the top wave

b)

the bottom wave

c)

neither because they are the same

d)

neither because the wavelengths are measured incorrectly

11.

Which wave would have the higher frequency?

a)

the top wave

b)

the bottom wave

c)

we need more information to figure out the frequency

d)

wavelength and frequency are not related

e)

they are the same

12.

Which wave has more energy?

a)

the top wave

b)

the bottom wave

c)

they have the same amount of energy

d)

we need more information to know how much energy is in these waves

e)

energy has nothing to do with the parts of these waves

13.

Which wave has the most energy?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

e)

We need more information to calculate the energy of these waves

14.

Comparing waves A and D, which has more energy?

a)

A, because it has the higher amplitude

b)

D, because it has more frequency

c)

They have the same wavelength so the have the same amount of energy

d)

We need more information to calculate the energy in these waves.

e)

D, because it has a lower amplitude

15.

Comparing waves B and D, which wave has more energy?

a)

B, because it has a higher amplitude

b)

D, because it has a shorter wavelength

c)

we need more information to calculate the energy in these waves

d)

B, because it has a higher frequency

e)

They are the same because they have the same amplitude