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Wave Anatomy

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 24mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Review: What type of wave moves up and down or perpendicular to the wave's motion? Also pictured.

a)

Longitudinal

b)

Transverse

2.

Review: What type of wave needs a medium to travel through?

a)

Electromagnetic

b)

Mechanical

3.

Review: if you hold a rope attached to a wall and move your hand up and down, then you will create waves in the rope. What's the medium the waves are traveling through in this example?

a)

The rope

b)

The person holding the rope

c)

The wall

d)

The air

4.

Which number on the diagram represents a crest?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

5.

Which number represents a trough on the diagram?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

6.

Which number represents the amplitude of the wave in the diagram?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

7.

If B is the start of 1 wavelength, then where would it end?

a)

C

b)

E

c)

F

d)

D

8.

What does number 2 represent?

a)

Crest

b)

Trough

c)

Amplitude

d)

Wavelength

9.

What choice best describes the frequency of a wave?

a)

How many waves occur in 1 second

b)

The time it takes for 1 wave to occur

10.

Which wave has the highest frequency?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

11.

If the period of a wave is 2 seconds, then what is the frequency?

a)

1 Hz

b)

1/2 Hz

c)

2 Hz

12.

If the frequency of a wave is 1/5 Hz, then what is the period of the wave?

a)

5 sec

b)

1 sec

c)

2 sec