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WorksheetsWaves Quiz Review
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 6mins
What is frequency?
The height of the wave from its state of rest
The number of wave cycles per second
The amount of energy in a wave
A high-pitched sound wave also has a high...
Wavelength
Amplitude
Frequency
Volume
Which of these two waves has a shorter wavelength?
The high frequency wave
The low frequency wave
Which of these two waves has a lower pitch?
The one on top, with a lower frequency
The one below, with a higher frequency
True or false? A wave that needs a medium to travel through cannot travel in outer space.
True
False
A wave in which the particle motion travels parallel (in the same direction) as the direction the energy travels is a...
Transverse wave
Longitudinal wave
Sound wave
Light wave
What would you call an area of low air pressure in a longitudinal wave?
Compression
Rarefaction
Medium
Volume
Water is the ____________ for an ocean wave.
Wavelength
Material
Amplitude
Medium
Which properties of waves ONLY occur in longitudinal waves? (Check all that apply.)
Compressions
Wavelength
Amplitude
Rarefactions
Speed
A wave is a disturbance that _________ regularly and transfers energy with no transfer of matter.
Goes up and down
Repeats
Goes back and forth
Moves
The distance between two compressions is also known as...
The amplitude
The wavelength
The volume
The speed of sound
These two waves have the same amplitude, which means they also have the same...
Volume
Pitch
Frequency
