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Waves and Vibrations I

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does label 2 represent ?

a)

Wavespeed

b)

Frequency

c)

Amplitude

d)

Wavelength

2.

Which of the following defines how fast a wave is moving?

a)

Wavelength

b)

Amplitude

c)

Frequency

d)

Wave speed

3.

Fill in the blank: Waves transfer through a medium, such as water.

a)

particles

b)

Electricity

c)

Energy

d)

Air

4.

Which of these is the crest?

a)

The lowest point of the wave

b)

The height of the wave

c)

The highest point of the wave

d)

The length of the wave

5.

Waves can transfer energy through a medium, such as water. Which of these is another medium a wave can transfer energy through?

a)

Violin strings

b)

Air

c)

Land

d)

All of the above

6.

Look at the image. Which wave has a higher frequency?

a)

The red wave

b)

They have the same frequency.

c)

The blue wave

7.

To the left a picture of two waves that have different frequencies. Which of these describes the word frequency?

a)

The tallest height a wave can travel

b)

The distance between two crests of a wave

c)

The number of times a wave goes through its cycle in a certain amount of time

d)

The distance between two troughs of a wave

8.

To the left are examples of longitudinal and transverse waves. Fill in the blank: The particles of a longitudinal wave move __________ the direction of the energy they are moving.

a)

parallel to

b)

in all directions different from

c)

with an angle to

d)

perpendicular to

9.

A pendulum has a period of (0.5 s). What is the frequency of the pendulum?

a)

20 Hz

b)

200 Hz

c)

2 Hz

d)

0.2 Hz

10.

A pendulum has a length of 0.5 m. What is the frequency of the pendulum? Use a value of 9.81 m/s2 for the local acceleration due to gravity.

Remember frequency is reciprocal of period

a)

0.70 s

b)

0.70 s-1

c)

0.70 m/s

d)

0.70 m