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WorksheetsWaves Vocab Checkpoint
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 14mins
The number of complete waves that pass a given point in 1 second
Frequency
Period
Velocity
Amplitude
The substance a wave moves through
Node
Antinode
Trough
Medium
When two waves meet and increase the amplitude of in the new wave
Compression
Constructive Interference
Destructive Interference
Simple Harmonic Motion
Type of wave where the medium moves back and forth in the same direction that the wave is moving
Simple harmonic motion
Transverse wave
Longitudinal wave
Standing wave
How often a vibration occurs
Period
Frequency
Amplitude
Wavelength
Type of wave where the motion of the medium is at right angles to the direction the wave is moving
Longitudinal wave
Transverse wave
Standing wave
Rarefaction
The time it takes for one complete forward and backward motion
Frequency
Wavelength
Amplitude
Period
Parts of a standing wave that are stationary (no displacement)
Trough
Crest
Node
Antinode
The result of interference between a wave and it's reflection
Standing wave
Simple harmonic motion
Rarefaction
Compression
Measurement from crest to crest or trough to trough
Wavelength
Amplitude
Velocity
Period
The time it takes for one back and forth swing of a pendulum
Frequency
Velocity
Period
Wavelength
Repetitive movement back and forth through an equilibrium point, so that the maximum displacement on one side of this position is equal to the maximum displacement on the other side
Constructive interference
Destructive interference
Rarefaction
Simple Harmonic Motion
Distance from the midpoint to the crest or trough
Amplitude
Node
Period
Wavelength
This term is measured in seconds
Frequency
Period
Wavelength
Velocity
This term is measured in meters/second
Frequency
Period
Wavelength
Velocity
This term is measured in hertz or cycles/second
Frequency
Period
Wavelength
Velocity
This term is measured in meters
Frequency
Period
Wavelength
Velocity
A pendulum is an example of this term
Longitudinal wave
Transverse wave
Simple harmonic motion
Standing wave
The region of a longitudinal wave in which the molecules or particles are spread apart
Compression
Rarefaction
Crest
Vibration
How quickly a vibration occurs
Period
Frequency
Velocity
Wavelength
Which factors affect the period of a pendulum?
Length of pendulum
Mass of the bob
Angle of displacement
Time of day
A pendulum swings back and forth exactly 10 times in 22 seconds. What is the pendulum's frequency?
0.46 Hz
0.46 s
2.2 Hz
2.2 s
A pendulum swings back and forth exactly 10 times in 22 seconds. What is the pendulum's period?
0.46 Hz
0.46 s
2.2 Hz
2.2 s
Which label represents amplitude?
1
2
3
4
If Mrs. Gage has two daughters named Charlie and Casey, what should her 3rd daughter be named when she's born in September?
