WorksheetsWaves, Waves, Waves Quiz
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 8mins
The equation to find the speed of a wave is...
wave speed = frequency x wavelength
wavelength = frequency x wavelength
Wave speed = distance x time
Wave speed = frequency x velocity
When two waves interact with one another and produce a new wave...
Longitudinal
Interference
Transverse
Electromagnetic
When an object causes a wave to change direction and bend around it, it is called..
Diffraction
Reflection
Refraction
Amplitude
When a wave strikes an object and bounces off of it, it is called...
Nothing
Refraction
Diffraction
Reflection
When two or more waves add to each other, increasing the amplitude, it is called...
Constructive Interference
Destructive Interference
The bending of waves caused by a change in its speed as it moves from one medium through another is called...
Interference
Reflection
Refraction
Diffusion
What type of wave moves back and forth in the same direction that the wave travels?
Compressional Waves
Transverse Waves
A wave the travels at right angles, perpendicular to the direction that it is traveling...
Transverse Waves
Compressional Waves
The distance between crest to crest, or the distance between trough to trough...
Crest
Trough
Amplitude
Wavelength
The height of a wave is called...
Crest
Trough
Wavelength
Amplitude
A type of wave that requires a medium to travel through...
EM Wave
Mechanical Wave
The highest point of a wave is called the (a) .
Find the speed of a wave that has a frequency of 4 Hz and a wavelength of 10 m.
(a)
A repeated back and forth, up and down motion of a wave....
Wavelength
Refraction
Vibration
Diffusion
