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WorksheetsIntroduction to Waves Quiz - Mod L Unit 1 Lesson1
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 26mins
Which term describe the number of waves passing a point during a certain period of time?
crest
frequency
range
wavelength
The figure shows a wave. What is the wavelength of the wave?
1.5 m
3.0 m
5.0 m
6.5 m
A local surf report provides the height of the wave from the trough to the crest of the wave. How does this relate to the wave's amplitude?
It is less the the wave's amplitude.
It is equal to the wave's amplitude.
It is twice the wave's amplitude.
It is half the wave's amplitude.
What measurement is usually determined by measuring the crest of one wave to the crest of another wave?
amplitude
frequency
range
wavelength
The figure shows a wave. What is the amplitude of the wave?
2 m
4 m
6 m
8 m
It takes 3 seconds for a wave to pass to a certain point. Which property of the wave is measured?
amplitude
frequency
wavelength
wave speed
The figure shows a wave. What is the height of the crest of the wave?
1.5 m
3.0 m
5.0 m
6.5 m
A disturbance that transfers energy from place to place is called a ______.
medium
wave
vibration
compression
Which statement is true regarding waves when they travel through a medium?
the medium's particles are carried along with the wave.
the wave's energy passes from particle to particle
the medium transfers electromagnetic energy
the wave increase the potential energy of its medium
The type of waves that require a medium to transfer energy
Mechanical Waves
Electromagnetic Waves
Seismic waves are mechanical waves.
What is TRUE of a mechanical wave?
It must travel in empty space
It can travel in a vacuum
It must have a medium
What is transferred in waves?
Energy
Objects
Matter
Light
What is a wave?
a repeating pulse
a repeating motion of material energy
a repeating disturbance that transfers energy
a thing formed in the ocean
