wayground logo

Free Printable Worksheets

Font size

S
M
L
XL
Worksheets

Waves 1

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is transferred along a wave?

a)

matter

b)

energy

c)

fruit

d)

water

2.

What is the maximum height of a wave called?

a)

wavelength

b)

displacement

c)

amplitude

d)

force

3.

Which of these is the definition for wavelength?

a)

The maximum movement (displacement) from the rest position to either a peak or a trough.

b)

The length between the beginning of one full cycle of a wave and the next.

4.

Which gives the symbol and units of wavelength?

a)

λ, m

b)

W, cm

c)

W, m

d)

λ, cm

5.

How many wavelengths are represented by the total length of the red line?

a)

0.5

b)

1

c)

2

d)

3

e)

4

6.

Which of these is a longitudinal wave?

a)

light wave

b)

wave on a string

c)

water wave

d)

sound wave

7.

Which TWO of these are features of longitudinal waves?

a)

Requires a medium to travel through

b)

Vibrations are parallel to the direction of travel

c)

Can travel through a vacuum

d)

Vibrations at right angles to the direction of travel

8.

What part of the wave does number 1 represent?

Write one word answer, make sure the spelling is correct and use lower case letters only.

(a)  

9.

What part of the wave does number 2 represent?

Write one word answer, make sure the spelling is correct and use lower case letters only.

(a)  

10.

What part of the wave does number 3 represent?

Write one word answer, make sure the spelling is correct and use lower case letters only.

(a)  

11.

What part of the wave does number 4 represent?

Write one word answer, make sure the spelling is correct and use lower case letters only.

(a)  

12.

How would I make the pitch of a sound higher?

a)

decrease the amplitude

b)

decrease the wavelength

c)

increase the amplitude

d)

increase the wavelength