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Wave

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Mechanical waves need ________ through which to travel.

a)

an energy

b)

a wavelength

c)

a distance

d)

a medium

2.

Which are mechanical waves? Choose more than one answers.

a)

Sound waves

b)

Water waves

c)

Wave in strings

d)

Electromagnetic waves

3.

Which diagrams show transverse waves?

a)
b)
c)
d)
4.

Which diagrams show longitudinal waves?

a)
b)
c)
d)
5.

A and B are two positions on a water wave snapshot. Which is correct?

a)

A is a crest, B is a trough.

b)

A is a trough, B is a crest.

c)

A is a rarefaction, B is a compression.

d)

A is a compression, B is a rarefaction.

6.

A and B are two positions on a water wave snapshot. Which is correct?

a)

A is a crest, B is a trough.

b)

A is a trough, B is a crest.

c)

A is a rarefaction, B is a compression.

d)

A is a compression, B is a rarefaction.

7.

A sound wave is emitted from a speaker and heard by Lee who is 50 m from the speaker. He made several statements once he heard the sound. Which one or more of the following statements made by Lee would be correct?

a)

Hearing a sound wave tells me that air particles have travelled from the speaker to me.

b)

Air particles carried energy with them as they travelled from the speaker to me.

c)

Energy has been transferred from the speaker to me

d)

Energy has been transferred from the speaker to me

by the oscillation of air particles.

8.

Longitudinal waves occur when particles of the medium vibrate in the opposite direction to the direction of the wave.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

Transverse waves are created when the direction of vibration of the particles is at right angles to the direction of the wave.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

A longitudinal wave is able to travel through air.

a)

True

b)

False

11.

The vibrating string of a guitar is an example of a transverse wave.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

All waves carry

(a)  

13.

All transverse waves are mechanical waves.

a)

True

b)

False

14.

All mechanical waves are transverse waves.

a)

True

b)

False