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Waves

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which transverse wave has the highest frequency?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

2.

Which diagram shows the wavelength of a wave?

a)
b)
c)
3.

What does a wave carry from place to place?

a)

energy

b)

matter

c)

people

4.

The highest point on a transverse wave is the

a)

compression

b)

crest

c)

rest position

d)

trough

5.

If the wavelength of a wave increased, what would happen to the frequency?

a)

decrease

b)

increase

c)

stay the same

6.

A wave that can travel through matter and empty space is a:

a)

electromagnetic wave

b)

longitudinal wavy

c)

transverse wave

d)

mechanical

7.

What type of wave is this?

a)

Longitudinal

b)

Transverse

c)

Electromagnetic

d)

x ray

8.

You can't hear sounds in outer space because there is no

a)

medium

b)

light

c)

energy

d)

heat

9.

What kind of wave is pictured below?

a)

compressional wave

b)

transverse wave

c)

sound wave

d)

mechanical wave

10.
What happens when you increase the amplitude of a sound?
a)
it makes the sound louder
b)
it makes the sound travel faster
c)
it increases the wavelength of the sound
d)
it increases the frequency of the sound
11.

What does this picture represent?

a)

wavelength

b)

echolocation

c)

amplitude

d)

peak

12.
The number of wavelengths that pass a point each per second is:
a)
frequency
b)
period
c)
longitudinal 
d)
transverse wave 
13.
Velocity= ________
Wavelength= .5m
Frequency= 150 hertz
a)
.75 m/s
b)
75 m/s
c)
300 m/s
14.
Velocity= 600 m/s
Wavelength= 2.0m
Frequency= _________
a)
300 hertz
b)
.0033 hertz
c)
3000 hertz
15.
Velocity= 320 m/s
Wavelength= 80 m
Frequency= ___________
a)
4 hertz
b)
.25 hertz
c)
400 hertz
16.
Velocity= ________
Wavelength= 1.2 m
Frequency= 210 hertz
a)
175 m/s
b)
252 hertz
c)
252 m/s
17.
Velocity= 12 m/s
Wavelength= __________
Frequency= 600 hertz
a)
7200 m
b)
0.02 m
c)
612 m
18.
Velocity= 110 m/s
Wavelength= ___________
Frequency= 300 hertz
a)
0.367 m
b)
33,000 m
c)
2.73 m
19.
Velocity= 65 m/s
Wavelength= 6.5 m
Frequency= ____________
a)
422.4 hertz
b)
10 hertz
c)
.10 hertz
20.

A wave has a frequency of 540 Hz and is traveling at 340 m/s. What is its wavelength?

a)

1.59 m

b)

0.63 m

c)

183600 m

d)

91800 m