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Wave Properties

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The higher the frequency of a wave, the ______________ the wavelength

a)

shorter

b)

longer

2.

When you increase the amplitude of a wave, its frequency _____

a)

increases

b)

decreases

c)

stays the same

3.

Musical notes travel through the air as waves. Higher frequency notes travel _________ lower frequency notes.

a)

faster than

b)

at the same speed as

c)

slower than

4.

Waves with longer lengths travel _________ waves with shorter lengths

a)

faster than

b)

at the same speed as

c)

slower than

5.

If a firework explodes a block away, you will hear the sound __________ you see the light.

a)

before

b)

after

6.

The longer a boomwhacker tube, the ________ its pitch.

a)

lower

b)

higher

7.

The higher the frequency of a wave, the ______________ the period

a)

shorter

b)

longer

8.

If a wave has a frequency of 2 cycles per second and its wavelength is 5 meters, the wave speed is

a)

2.5 meters per second

b)

2.5 meters

c)

10 meters per second

d)

10 meters

9.

Sound waves travel 343 meters per second. What is the wavelength of a sound wave whose frequency is 343 Hz?

a)

343 m

b)

1 m

c)

343 seconds

d)

1 second

10.

light travels ___________ than sound.

a)

faster

b)

slower

11.

a longer string makes a ____________ -pitched sound than a short string

a)

higher

b)

lower

12.

The amplitude of a sound is

a)

how loud it is

b)

how high or low it is

c)

both

13.

Can you hear sound in outer space?

a)

yes

b)

no