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Waves and wave properties

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which letter represents wavelength?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
2.
Which letter represents amplitude?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
3.
Which wave has a greater frequency?
a)
A
b)
B
4.

What is measured from crest to crest or trough to trough?

a)

mediums

b)

resting position

c)

wavelength

d)

origin

5.

If a wave has a greater frequency, what happens to the wavelength?

a)

increases

b)

decreases

c)

stays the same

6.

If a wave has a greater frequency, what happens to number of waves per second?

a)

increases

b)

decreases

c)

stays the same

7.

What is the amplitude of this wave?

a)

2

b)

3

c)

6

d)

10

8.

Wavelength and Frequency are related in that...

a)

they are always the same

b)

when one increases, the other decreases (inversely proportional)

c)

there is no correlation

d)

they both vary in an irregular pattern

9.
Velocity= ________
Wavelength= .5m
Frequency= 150 hertz
a)
.75 m/s
b)
75 m/s
c)
300 m/s
10.
Velocity= 600 m/s
Wavelength= 2.0m
Frequency= _________
a)
300 hertz
b)
.0033 hertz
c)
3000 hertz
11.
Velocity= 12 m/s
Wavelength= __________
Frequency= 600 hertz
a)
7200 m
b)
0.02 m
c)
612 m
12.
High frequency waves have _________ wavelengths.
a)
varying
b)
long
c)
the same
d)
short
13.
1.  A wave has frequency of 50 Hz and a wavelength of 10 m. What is the speed of the wave?
a)
500 m/s
b)
50 m/s
c)
5 m/s
d)
0.5 m/s
14.

A wave has frequency of 5 Hz and a speed of 25 m/s. What is the wavelength of the wave?

a)

5 m

b)

5 Hz

c)

125 m

d)

125 Hz

15.

A wave has a frequency of 14 Hz and a wavelength of 3 m. At what speed will this wave travel?

a)

42 m/s

b)

42 m

c)

4.67 m/s

d)

4.67 Hz