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Waves Quiz Review

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is frequency?

a)

The height of the wave from its state of rest

b)

The number of wave cycles per second

c)

The amount of energy in a wave

2.

A high-pitched sound wave also has a high...

a)

Wavelength

b)

Amplitude

c)

Frequency

d)

Volume

3.

Which of these two waves has a shorter wavelength?

a)

The high frequency wave

b)

The low frequency wave

4.

Which of these two waves has a lower pitch?

a)

The one on top, with a lower frequency

b)

The one below, with a higher frequency

5.

True or false? A wave that needs a medium to travel through cannot travel in outer space.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

A wave in which the particle motion travels parallel (in the same direction) as the direction the energy travels is a...

a)

Transverse wave

b)

Longitudinal wave

c)

Sound wave

d)

Light wave

7.

What would you call an area of low air pressure in a longitudinal wave?

a)

Compression

b)

Rarefaction

c)

Medium

d)

Volume

8.

Water is the ____________ for an ocean wave.

a)

Wavelength

b)

Material

c)

Amplitude

d)

Medium

9.

Which properties of waves ONLY occur in longitudinal waves? (Check all that apply.)

a)

Compressions

b)

Wavelength

c)

Amplitude

d)

Rarefactions

e)

Speed

10.

A wave is a disturbance that _________ regularly and transfers energy with no transfer of matter.

a)

Goes up and down

b)

Repeats

c)

Goes back and forth

d)

Moves

11.

The distance between two compressions is also known as...

a)

The amplitude

b)

The wavelength

c)

The volume

d)

The speed of sound

12.

These two waves have the same amplitude, which means they also have the same...

a)

Volume

b)

Pitch

c)

Frequency