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Wave Basics Review

Total questions: 31

Worksheet time: 1hrs 2mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

_____ waves NEED a medium to travel.

a)

Seismic

b)

Light

c)

Mechanical

2.

The distance in between two waves.

a)

wave speed

b)

frequency

c)

wavelength

3.

the number of waves that pass a certain point.

a)

wave speed

b)

frequency

4.

This is a high frequency wave. Which part of the wave is "B"

a)

crest/peak

b)

wavelength

c)

trough

5.

Look at this wave. "A" is which part of a wave?

a)

Crest/Peak

b)

Wave Speed

c)

Resting Point

6.

Which wave has the longest wave length?

a)

top wave

b)

bottom wave

7.

The amplitude of a wave is...

a)

The total distance a wave will travel through a medium

b)

The height of a wave from the origin to a crest or trough

c)

The height of a wave from crest to trough

d)

The horizontal distance between two crests or troughs of a wave

8.

What is the amplitude of this wave?

a)

2

b)

3

c)

6

d)

10

9.

What is the wavelength of this wave?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

10.
What is represented by the letter 'x'?
a)
Crest
b)
Compression
c)
Rarefaction
d)
Wavelength
11.
What is represented by the  letter 'y'?
a)
Compression
b)
Rarefaction
c)
Wavelength
d)
Amplitude
12.
Which wave has a higher frequency?
a)
A
b)
B
13.
Which wave has a longer wavelength?
a)
A
b)
B
14.
What type of wave is this?
a)
Transverse
b)
Longitudinal
15.
What type of wave is this?
a)
Transverse
b)
Longitudinal
16.

What does a wave carry from place to place?

a)

energy

b)

matter

c)

people

17.
Which wave in the diagram has the greatest frequency?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
18.
Which wave in the diagram has the greatest wavelength?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
19.

What is the relation between the frequency of electromagnetic waves and their wavelength?

a)

Higher frequency= Higher wavelength

b)

Higher frequency= Lower wavelength

c)

Lower frequency = Lower wavelength

20.
One end of the rope is vibrated to produce a wave with a wavelength of .25 m.  The Frequency of the wave is 3.0 Hz.  What is the speed of the wave?
a)
3.00 m/s
b)
2.50 m/s
c)
.75 m/s
d)
1.25 m/s
21.
 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
22.
A wave has wavelength of 10 m and a speed of 340 m/s. What is the frequency of the wave?
a)
34 m/s
b)
3400 Hz
c)
3400 m/s
d)
34 Hz
23.
1.  Frieda the fly flaps its wings back and forth 121 times each second. The period of the wing flapping is 
a)
0.008 Hz
b)
0.008 s
c)
121 Hz
d)
121 s
24.
A period is
a)
Amount of time it takes a wavelength to complete one cycle.
b)
How many wave lengths happen in a second.
c)
An indication of the amount of energy in a wave.
d)
The distance between two crests or two troughs.
25.

Which wave in the diagram has the greatest frequency?

a)

they are both the same

b)

the frequency cannot be determined

c)

the top one

d)

the bottom one

26.

The rope is creating a ___ wave.

a)

surface

b)

transverse

c)

longitudinal

27.

How does the energy of a wave change as the amplitude increases?

a)

The energy of a wave remains the same.

b)

The energy of a wave decreases.

c)

The energy of a wave increases and decreases.

d)

The energy of the wave increases.

28.

A wave is a disturbance that ...

a)

transfers energy.

b)

maintains energy.

c)

makes energy.

d)

destroys energy.

29.

If the wave the man creates with the ropes moves to the right, the energy moves ____. While the rope (medium) moves _____ .

a)

to the right; up and down

b)

to the right ; side to side

c)

to the right; to the right

d)

to the right; to the left

30.

A medium can be

a)

a solid

b)

a liquid

c)

a gas

d)

all of the above

e)

none of the above

31.

When a sound is louder (carries more energy) what measurement gets bigger?

a)
Frequency 
b)
Amplitude 
c)
Wavelength 
d)
Crest