Free Printable CP4 Waves

1.

What is the amplitude of a wave?

a)

how often a wave passes a certain point

b)

the distance from the middle of the wave to a crest or a trough

c)

the highest point of a wave

d)

chick-fil-a

2.

What is being transferred with a wave?

a)

medium

b)

energy

c)

matter

d)

Chicken

3.

What is the wavelength?

a)

length between crest to crest or trough to trough

b)

the height of a wave

c)

how fast the wave goes

d)

the amount of times a wave passes through a certain point

4.

One type of wave is transverse. The other is...?

(a)

5.

What is the visible light spectrum in order from shortest to longest wavelength?

a)

red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet

b)

orange, blue, green, yellow, red, violet, indigo

c)

red, green blue, orange, violet, yellow, indigo

d)

violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange, red

6.

What is the crest of a transverse wave?

a)

the lowest point of the wave

b)

the middle of a wave

c)

the highest point of a wave

d)

nothing

7.

What is an example of a longitudinal wave?

a)

light

b)

x-rays

c)

sound

d)

sea waves

8.

How do we calculate wave speed?

a)

$wavelength\ \div frequency$

b)

$frequency\ \div wavelength$

c)

$wavelength\ \times frequency$

d)

$dis\tan ce\ \div time$

9.

What is the unit for frequency?

(a)

10.

We can see objects because of_______

a)

reflection

b)

refraction

c)

transmission

d)

diffraction

11.

The bending of waves as they pass from one medium (material) to another is known as what?

a)

reflection

b)

rotation

c)

incidence

d)

refraction

12.

If a wave slows down as it moves into a denser medium, does it bend towards or away from the normal?

a)

towards

b)

away

13.

If a wave moves into a less dense medium, does it bend towards or away from the normal?

a)

towards

b)

away

14.

In a longitudinal wave, the particles move...?

a)

back and forth

b)

up and down

c)

vertically

d)

in the direction of the hertz

15.

In a transverse wave, the particles move...?

a)

back and forth

b)

up and down

c)

horizontally

d)

in the direction of the hertz

CP4 Waves

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 9mins

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