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Waves Intro and Formula

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the name of this part of the wave?

a)

crest

b)

trough

c)

wavelenght

d)

amplitude

2.

What is the unit of frequency?

a)

m/s

b)

m

c)

Hz

d)

f

3.

What is the name of the "time required to complete a cycle of motion" for a wave?

a)

amplitude

b)

period

c)

frequency

d)

wavelength

4.

What is the frequency of a wave with a speed of 1 m/s and a wavelength of 0.5 m?

a)

2 Hz

b)

2 m/s

c)

0.5 Hz

d)

1.5 m

5.

What is the speed of a wave with a wavelength of 42.8 m and a frequency of 100 Hz?

a)

428 m/s

b)

4,280 m/s

c)

2.3 m/s

d)

0.428 m/s

6.

What do we call the lowest point of a wave?

a)

crest

b)

drop

c)

period

d)

trough

7.

The distance from the crest to the trough of a wave is 86 m. What is the amplitude of the wave?

a)

86 m

b)

43 m

c)

166 m

d)

0 m

8.

Find the Wavelength of a wave with a speed of 3,000 m/s and frequency of 20 Hz.

a)

20 m

b)

150 m

c)

60, 000 m

d)

3, 000 m

9.

What do we call this part of a wave (the line)?

a)

the line

b)

the halfway point

c)

the equilibrium line

d)

frequency line

10.

A wave has a speed of 24 m/s and a wavelength of 0.04 m. What is the frequency of the wave?

a)

600 Hz

b)

600 m/s

c)

0.096 Hz

d)

0.04 Hz

11.

Find the speed of a 10 m wave that has a frequency of 1 Hz.

a)

9 m/s

b)

10 Hz

c)

10 m/s

d)

10 m

12.

How long is a wave that has a frequency of 100 Hz and a speed of 3 m/s?

a)

3 m

b)

30.0 m

c)

300 m

d)

0.03 m