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Waves

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What part of the wave is shown at letter A?
a)
crest
b)
trough
c)
wavelength
d)
frequency
2.
Which part of the wave is shown at letter B?
a)
crest
b)
trough
c)
wavelength resting point
3.
Which part of the wave is shown at letter C?
a)
crest
b)
wavelength
c)
resting point
d)
amplitude
4.
Which part of the wave is shown at letter E?
a)
trough
b)
crest
c)
resting point
d)
amplitude
5.
What does a wave carry?
a)
boats
b)
matter
c)
energy
d)
water
6.
Which wave has a longer wavelength?
a)
wave C
b)
wave D
7.
Which wave has a greater frequency?
a)
wave B
b)
wave C
8.

Which is a Longitudinal Wave?

a)
b)
9.
How would a person measure the wavelength on this sound wave?
a)
dense to less dense
b)
trough to crest
c)
compression to compression
d)
beginning of illustration to the end
10.

How are Electromagnetic waves different from Mechanical waves?

a)

EM waves have very short wavelengths

b)

EM waves transmit energy instead of matter

c)

EM waves can travel through the vacuum of space (without particles)

d)

EM waves can change direction by reflection

11.

A short wavelength is equal to

a)

a low frequency

b)

slow wave speed.

c)

a high frequency

d)

I do not know and do not wish to answer.

12.
When wavelength increases, what happens to the frequency?
a)
it increases
b)
it decreases
c)
it stays the same
13.

What is the definition reflection?

a)

The bending of waves as they enter a new medium

b)

Bouncing back of waves from a surface that it can’t pass through

c)

The bending of waves as they pass through openings or around corners

d)

When two interfering waves have a displacement in the same direction, two crests and two troughs overlap. Increased amplitude.

14.

This illustration best depicts which of the following behaviors?

a)

Reflection

b)

Refraction

c)

Diffraction

d)

Resonance

15.

This image best depicts which of the following wave behaviors?

a)

Reflection

b)

Refraction

c)

Diffraction

d)

Resonance

16.

What is the definition of Refraction?

a)

The bending of waves as they enter a new medium

b)

When two interfering waves have a displacement in the opposite direction, crest and trough overlap. Zero amplitude.

c)

When two interfering waves have a displacement in the same direction, two crests and two troughs overlap. Increased amplitude.

17.

The image depicts which of the following wave behaviors?

a)

Resonance

b)

Doppler Effect

c)

Interference

d)

Polarization

18.

The two blue and purple waves will undergo _________________ when they meet.

a)

Constructive interference

b)

Destructive interference

19.

The image of the two waves depicts

a)

Constructive interference

b)

Destructive interference

20.

The two categories of waves are

a)

Mechanical

b)

Physical

c)

Electromagnetic

d)

Love

21.

The two forms that waves can take are...

a)

Transverse

b)

Circular

c)

Diamond

d)

Longitudinal

22.

Light waves and sound waves are similar in that...

a)

They are both longitudinal waves

b)

They are both transverse waves

c)

They both transmit energy

d)

They both can travel through space.