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IGCSE Wave Properties

Total questions: 41

Worksheet time: 32mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is wavelength a measure of?
a)
height of a wave
b)
speed of a wave
c)
temperature of a wave
d)
distance between two points on a wave
2.
What is the amplitude of a wave related to?
a)
velocity
b)
speed
c)
mass
d)
height
3.
In the wave equation (λ) represents what?
a)
amplitude
b)
wavelength
c)
frequency
d)
wave speed
4.
If a wave is traveling at a certain speed and its frequency is doubled, what happens to is wavelength?
a)
the wavelength doubles
b)
the wavelength is halved
c)
the wavelength is stopped
d)
the wavelength remains the same
5.
What is the measure of how many waves pass a point in a certain amount of time?
a)
frequency
b)
wavelength
c)
midpoint
d)
crest and trough
6.
Which wave in the diagram has the greatest wavelength?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
7.
Which vocabulary term is used to identify the distance between points C & G?
a)
Amplitude
b)
Crest
c)
Frequency
d)
Wavelength
8.

The units of frequency are...

a)

metres

b)

seconds

c)

Hertz

d)

degrees

9.

Sound is an example of a transverse wave

a)

True

b)

False

10.

Which of the following statements describes the period of a wave?

a)

Number of waves per second

b)

Distance from crest to crest

c)

Distance from resting position to top of the wave

d)

Time taken to produce one wave

11.

A microwave has a frequency of 300MHz. What is the wavelength of these waves?

a)

1000 m

b)

100 m

c)

10 m

d)

1 m

12.

The period of a wave is 0.1 s. What is the frequency of this wave?

a)

0.1 Hz

b)

1 Hz

c)

10 Hz

d)

100 Hz

13.

The following image demonstrates...

a)

Reflection

b)

Refraction

c)

Interference

d)

Diffraction

14.

 θ1 =35°, θ2=25°\theta1\ =35\degree,\ \theta2=25\degree  What is the refractive index, n, of water?

a)

1.37

b)

1.36

c)

1.35

d)

1.34

15.

20 waves pass a point in 5 s. How is the frequency of these waves?

a)

100 Hz

b)

20 Hz

c)

5 Hz

d)

4 Hz

16.

The critical angle of a block is 45 degrees. What is the refractive index of this block?

a)

1.39

b)

1.40

c)

1.41

d)

1.42

17.

When a wave travels through a medium, the wave transfers

a)

mass, only

b)

energy, only

c)

both mass and energy

d)

neither mass nor energy

18.

An observer counts 4 complete water waves passing by the end of a dock every 10. seconds. What is the frequency of the waves?

a)

0.40 Hz

b)

2.5 Hz

c)

40. Hz

d)

4.0 Hz

19.

A singer demonstrated that she could shatter a crystal glass by singing a note with a wavelength of 0.320 meter in air at STP. What was the natural frequency of the glass?

a)

9.67 × 10−4 Hz

b)

1.05 × 102 Hz

c)

1.03 × 103 Hz

d)

9.38 × 108 Hz

20.

A transverse wave is moving toward the right in a uniform medium. Point X represents a particle of the uniform medium. Which diagram represents the direction of the motion of particle X at the instant shown?

a)
b)
c)
d)
21.

Sound waves are described as

a)

mechanical and transverse

b)

mechanical and longitudinal

c)

electromagnetic and transverse

d)

electromagnetic and longitudinal

22.

The diagram shows waves A and B in the same medium.

Compared to wave A, wave B has

a)

twice the amplitude and twice the wavelength

b)

twice the amplitude and half the wavelength

c)

the same amplitude and half the wavelength

d)

half the amplitude and the same wavelength

23.

A student produces a wave in a long spring by vibrating its end. As the frequency of the vibration is doubled, the wavelength in the spring is

a)

quartered

b)

halved

c)

unchanged

d)

doubled

24.

A physics student takes her pulse and determines that her heart beats periodically 60 times in 60 seconds. The period of her heartbeat is

a)

1 Hz

b)

60 Hz

c)

1 s

d)

60 s

25.
What property of the wave is represented by the letter "B"?
a)
amplitude
b)
crest
c)
trough
d)
wavelength
26.

What property of this wave is represented by the letter "A"

a)

amplitude

b)

crest

c)

trough

d)

wavelength

27.
The highest point on a wave is:
a)
the crest
b)
the trough
c)
the top
d)
the coast 
28.
The number of wavelengths that pass a point each per second is:
a)
frequency
b)
period
c)
longitudinal 
d)
transverse wave 
29.
Which vocabulary term is used to identify the distance between points C & G?
a)
Amplitude
b)
Crest
c)
Frequency
d)
Wavelength
30.
Which letter(s) represent the crest of the wave?
a)
A
b)
B & D
c)
B & F
d)
F
31.
Which wave in the diagram has the greatest frequency?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
32.

Label wave part A

a)

wavelength

b)

amplitude

c)

trough

d)

crest

33.

Label wave part D

a)

wavelength

b)

amplitude

c)

trough

d)

crest

34.

A wave traveling through water has a speed of 5 m/s. If the wavelength is 2 m, what is its frequency?

a)

10 Hz

b)

0.4 Hz

c)

7 Hz

d)

2.5 Hz

35.

What is the relationship between frequency and wavelength (if wave speed remains constant)?

a)

When frequency increases, wavelength increases

b)

When frequency decreases, wavelength decreases

c)

When frequency increases, wavelength decreases

36.

Which wave shows a short wavelength and short amplitude?

a)

Wave A

b)

Wave B

c)

Wave C

d)

Wave D

37.

Choose the wave behavior shown.

a)

reflection

b)

refraction

c)

diffraction

d)

constructive interference

e)

destructive interference

38.

Choose the wave behavior shown.

a)

reflection

b)

refraction

c)

diffraction

d)

constructive interference

e)

destructive interference

39.

i)A device to produce water waves and to study their characteristics is known as

a)

screw gauge

b)

ripple tank

c)

measuring cylinder

d)

wave container

40.
In a ripple tank, water waves move towards a barrier with a narrow gap.  
Which diagram best shows the waves beyond the barrier? 
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
41.
What property of this wave is represented by the letter "A"
a)
amplitude
b)
crest
c)
trough
d)
wavelength

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