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Waves (4-PS4-1)

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following is NOT an example of a disturbance?

a)

a boat moving through water

b)

the wind blowing

c)

a bike sitting in a puddle

d)

a boy jumping into a pool

2.

The peak or highest point of a wave.

a)

trough

b)

crest

c)

equilibrium

d)

wavelength

3.

The lowest point of a wave.

a)

trough

b)

crest

c)

equilibrium

d)

wavelength

4.

The length of a wave from one point to the next point.

a)

frequency

b)

wavelength

c)

equilibrium

d)

amplitude

5.

The heigth or size of the wave, represents how strong the wave is

a)

frequency

b)

wavelength

c)

equilibrium

d)

amplitude

6.

Letter A identifies what part of a wave?

a)

Crest

b)

Equilibrium

c)

Wavelength

d)

Amplitude

7.

Letter B identifies what part of a wave?

a)

Crest

b)

Equilibrium

c)

Wavelength

d)

Amplitude

8.

Letter C identifies what part of a wave?

a)

Crest

b)

Equilibrium

c)

Wavelength

d)

Amplitude

9.

Letter D identifies what part of a wave?

a)

Crest

b)

Equilibrium

c)

Wavelength

d)

Amplitude

10.

Letter E identifies what part of a wave?

a)

Wavelength

b)

Crest

c)

Trough

d)

Amplitude

11.

Letter F identifies what part of a wave?

a)

Wavelength

b)

Crest

c)

Trough

d)

Amplitude

12.

Wave A's amplitude is...

a)

the same as wave B's amplitude.

b)

larger than wave B's amplitude.

c)

smaller than wave B's amplitude.

13.

Wave B's frequency is...

a)

the same as wave A's frequency.

b)

higher than wave A's frequency.

c)

lower than wave A's frequency.

14.

Which TWO statements are ture.

a)

both waves have the same wavelength

b)

Wave B has a longer wavelength then wave A.

c)

Wave B has a shorter wavelength than wave A.

d)

Wave A has a shorter wavelength than wave B.

15.

Wave A's amplitude is...

a)

the same as wave B's amplitude.

b)

larger than wave B's amplitude.

c)

smaller than wave B's amplitude.

16.

Wave B's frequency is...

a)

the same as wave A's frequency.

b)

higher than wave A's frequency.

c)

lower than wave A's frequency.

17.

Wave A's wavelength is...

a)

the same as wave B's wavelength.

b)

longer than wave B's wavelength.

c)

shorter than wave B's wavelength.

18.

the movement or transfer of energy through a medium (like air, air, water, or solids)

a)

Waves

b)

Crest

c)

Trough

d)

Wavelength

19.

How many waves pass a given point each second.

a)

Amplitude

b)

Frequency

c)

Crest

d)

Trough

20.

Energy vibrates molecules in the air, transferring sound from one place to another.

a)

Heat Waves

b)

Water Waves

c)

Sound Waves

d)

Seismic Waves

21.

Energy vibrates water particles, pushing them upward to form a wave.

a)

Heat Waves

b)

Sound Waves

c)

Seismic Waves

d)

Water Waves

22.

the ability to change or move an object through force

a)

waves

b)

pattern

c)

energy

d)

frequency

23.

something that happens in a regular predictable way

a)

waves

b)

pattern

c)

energy

d)

frequency

24.

What determines the volume?

a)

frequency

b)

amplitude

c)

wavelength

d)

crest

25.

Which wave has more energy?

a)

Wave A

b)

Wave B

26.

Which wave has more energy?

a)

Wave C

b)

Wave D

27.

Which Wave had more energy?

a)

Wave E

b)

Wave F

28.

Which Wave has more energy?

a)

Wave G

b)

Wave H

29.

Which diagram represents the volume increasing or getting louder?

a)

Wave J

b)

Wave K

30.

Which diagram represents the volume on the radio being turned down?

a)

Wave J

b)

Wave K

31.

You are at the ocean and you see a toy boat floating in the water. What type of movement will be caused by the waves?

a)

the boat will not move

b)

the boat will move up and down

c)

the boat will move side to side

d)

the boat will move in all directions

32.

You're conducting an experiment with waves. You have a large tub of water and you place a beach ball in it. You create different waves to see how the ball's movement is affected by wave properties. If you increase the amplitude of the waves, what changes occur in the ball's movement?

a)

The ball would move a greater distance up and down

b)

The ball would move a smaller distance up and down

33.

You're experimenting with waves. You have a large tub of water, and you place a beach ball in it. You create different waves to see how the ball's movement is affected by wave properties. If the waves have a short wavelength, which statements describe the ball's movement?

a)

The ball would move up and down more slowly.

b)

The ball would move up and down more quickly.

34.

What is the middle of the wave called

a)

crest

b)

trough

c)

resting point

d)

wavelength

35.

What do waves transfer?

a)

Particles

b)

Water

c)
Matter
d)
Energy