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Waves

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 37mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
a)
Amplitude
b)
Crest
c)
Trough
d)
Wavelength
2.
a)
Frequency
b)
Amplitude
c)
Wavelength
d)
Trough
3.
a)
Trough
b)
Crest
c)
Amplitude
d)
Wavelength
4.
a)
Crest
b)
Trough
c)
Height
d)
Frequency
5.
Which wave has the greatest amplitude?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
6.
It is the part of the wave where the particles are close together.  It is part A on this picture. 
a)
Compression
b)
Amplituide
c)
Rarefaction
d)
Wavelength
7.
It is the part of the wave where the particles are spread out.  It is part B in this picture. 
a)
Compression
b)
Rarefaction
c)
Amplitude
d)
Wavelength
8.
What kind of wave is pictured?
a)
Transverse Wave
b)
Longitudinal Wave
c)
compressional wave
d)
none of the above
9.
What kind of wave is pictured?
a)
Transverse
b)
Longitudinal
c)
surface
d)
none of the above
10.

Which property of the wave would change if you changed the amount of energy the wave had?

a)

amplitude

b)

frequency

c)

wavelength

d)

wave speed

11.

If the wavelength of a wave increased, what would happen to the frequency?

a)

decrease

b)

increase

c)

stay the same

12.

The number of waves that pass somewhere in a second is:

a)

amplitude

b)

frequency

c)

wavelength

13.

Which wave has the greatest wavelength?

a)

Red Wave

b)

Orange Wave

c)

Green Wave

d)

Purple Wave

14.

Which wave has the lowest wavelength?

a)

Red

b)

Violet

c)

Orange

d)

Green

15.

The amplitude measures from

a)

Crest to Crest

b)

Crest to Rest Position

c)

Crest to wavelength

d)

Crest to Trough

16.

Wavelength measures from

a)

Crest to Crest

b)

Crest the Resting Point

c)

Crest to Trough

d)

Crest to Amplitude

17.

Which letter represent the rest position?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D