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WorksheetsUnit 3.1 General wave properties
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 21mins
Which waves are longitudinal?
A
B
C
D
A
B
C
D
A
B
C
D
diffraction
reflection
refraction
vibration
diffraction
dispersion
reflection
refraction
Which is a unit of wavelength?
hertz
metre
metre per second
second
A
B
C
D
Sound waves of frequency 2.0 kHz travel through a substance at a speed of 800 m/s.
What is the wavelength of the waves?
0.40 m
2.5 m
400 m
1600 m
The frequency of a wave is doubled. The speed of the wave does not change.
What happens to the wavelength of the wave?
It becomes four times as large.
It does not change.
It doubles.
It halves.
In a shallow tank, a water wave moves towards a barrier with a narrow gap.
Which diagram shows the wave beyond the barrier?
Different waves hit barriers with different sized gaps.
The waves will diffract.
In which diagram does the greatest spreading occur?
The diagram shows a wave before it reflects from a barrier.
Which labelled section of the diagram represents a wavefront?
A
B
C
D
A vibrating object produces ripples on the surface of a liquid. The object completes 20 vibrations every second. The spacing of the ripples, from one crest to the next, is 3.0 cm.
What is the speed of the ripples?
0.15 cm/s
6.7 cm /s
60 cm /s
120 cm /s
Plane water waves travel from a shallow region into a deeper region. They travel more quickly in
the deeper water.
Which diagram shows the wave pattern in the deeper water?
