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Waves: Carriers of Energy

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 4mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

It is a kind of disturbance that transmits energy through a medium.

a)

Force

b)

Electricity

c)

Mechanical wave

d)

Electromagnetic wave

2.

What is the amplitude of the wave in the diagram above?

a)

0.03 m

b)

0.04 m

c)

0.05 m

d)

0.06 m

3.

What type of mechanical wave is created through areas of compression and rarefaction?

a)

Light

b)

Electromagnetic

c)

Longitudinal

d)

Transverse

4.

It refers to the number of cycles occurring per unit time.

a)

Amplitude

b)

Frequency

c)

Period

d)

Wavelength

5.

What do you call the highest point of a wave?

a)

Crest

b)

Periods

c)

Time

d)

Trough

6.

What does a wave carry?

a)

Energy

b)

Matter

c)

Molecule

d)

Particle

7.

What is the SI unit of frequency?

a)

Hertz

b)

Meter

c)

Meter per second

d)

Second

8.

Which of the following is the symbol used for wavelength?

a)

ᶿ

b)

v

c)

f

d)

λ

9.

What is the lowest point of a transverse wave?

a)

Compression

b)

Crest

c)

Rarefaction

d)

Trough

10.

It refers to the distance in which the wave travels per unit time.

a)

Amplitude

b)

Frequency

c)

Wavelength

d)

Wave speed