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Waves

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

This is the distance between two crests. What is this called?

a)

amplitude

b)

wavelength

c)

longitude

d)

trough

2.

What does this picture represent?

a)

wavelength

b)

echolocation

c)

amplitude

d)

peak

3.

Which transverse wave has the highest frequency?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

4.

What does a wave carry from place to place?

a)

energy

b)

matter

c)

people

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.
How would a person measure the wavelength on this sound wave?
a)
dense to less dense
b)
trough to crest
c)
compression to compression
d)
beginning of illustration to the end
9.
Which of the following is NOT a mechanical wave?
a)
sound
b)
light
c)
ocean
d)
seismic
10.

Increasing the amplitude means you are increasing the _______________ of a wave.

a)

frequency

b)

amplitude

c)

energy

d)

wavelength

11.

What is the amplitude of a wave?

a)

how often a wave passes a certain point

b)

the distance from the middle of the wave to a crest or a trough

c)

the highest point of a wave

d)

chick-fil-a

12.

The wavelength of a sound wave is 20m. The frequency is 5 Hz. What is the wave speed?

a)

4 m/s

b)

100 m/s

c)

25 m/s

d)

15 m/s

13.
Any material that a wave travels through is called a ____________________.
a)
vibration
b)
compression
c)
medium
d)
crest
14.
In a longitudinal wave, the parts where the coils are close together are called what?
a)
longitudes
b)
rarefactions
c)
compressions
d)
contractions
15.

Number of waves passing a given point in a certain amount of time, measured in Hertz (Hz)

a)

wavelength

b)

frequency

c)

amplitude

d)

wave speed