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WorksheetsWave Properties
Total questions: 24
Worksheet time: 12mins
What is a wave ?
a disturbance that transfers matter
a disturbance that transfers energy
a disturbance that transfers both matter and energy
What is the matter that a wave moves through?
a vessel
a vacuum
a medium
What type of wave requires a medium to travel?
mechanical
electromagnetic radiation
light wave
A sound wave is a mechanical wave
True
False
What type of wave does not require a medium to travel?
mechanical wave
electromagnetic radiation
sound wave
The type of wave that travels at a right angle, or perpendicular to the disturbance is a ........
Longitudinal Wave
Transverse Wave
Rouge Wave
What is the type of wave that travels in the same direction as that of the disturbance?
Longitudinal wave
Transverse Wave
Rouge Wave
The highest point or peak of a transverse wave, point B and F, is the ________________ .
trough
amplitude
crest
The lowest point or valley of a transverse wave, point D and point H, is the ......
wavelength
trough
crest
Amplitude , measurement Y, is a measure of how much __________ the wave has.
energy
speed
length
_____________ is a measurement of how long or short a wave is. (Point B to Point F or Point D to Point H)
wavelength
amplitude
compression
An area of bunched up particles (bottom blue arrow) in a longitudinal wave is an area of ________________ .
rarefaction (low pressure)
compression (high pressure)
amplitude (energy)
A short wavelength is equal to
a low frequency
slow wave speed.
a high frequency
I do not know and do not wish to answer.
#2 refers to the
wavelength
amplitude
crest
trough
