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WorksheetsLongitudinal Waves quiz
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 1hrs 24mins
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 type of waves that require medium to pass:
a)
Mechanical Waves
b)
Electromagnetic Waves
6.
What types of waves carry energy at a right angle or perpendicular to the direction of the energy flow?
a)
Longitudinal waves
b)
Transverse waves
c)
Sound waves
d)
P-waves
7.
What do waves carry from place to place?
a)
Energy, but not matter or particles
b)
Energy and matter or particles
c)
Matter or particles but not energy
d)
Neither energy nor matter or particles
8.
A seismograph used to
a)
measures the weather
b)
takes a picture of the clouds
c)
used to detect and measure earthquake wave
d)
detects waves of the ocean
9.
a)
Longitdinal Wave
b)
Transverse Wave
10.
Which wave has a greater frequency?
a)
A
b)
B
11.
Sound is a form of?
a)
energy
b)
pitch
c)
volume
d)
matter
12.
Which type of wave is pictured here?
a)
Longitudinal
b)
Transverse
c)
Light
d)
Electromagnetic
13.
It is the part of the wave where the particles are close together. It is part A on this picture.
a)
Compression
b)
Amplituide
c)
Rarefaction
d)
Wavelength
14.
Sound waves require a medium to travel through.
a)
True
b)
False
15.
In a longitudinal wave the particles are pushed ___________
a)
In and out.
b)
Round and round.
c)
Over the edge.
d)
Back and forth.
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