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Wave properties

Total questions: 39

Worksheet time: 1hrs 17mins

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Class
Date
1.

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

2.

What is the wavelength of a wave?

a)

The total distance a wave will travel through a medium

b)

The height of a wave from 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

3.

What is the amplitude of this wave?

a)

2

b)

3

c)

6

d)

10

4.

What is the wavelength of this wave?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

5.

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

6.

What is the wavelength of a wave?

a)

The total distance a wave will travel through a medium

b)

The height of a wave from 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

7.

What is the amplitude of this wave?

a)

2

b)

3

c)

6

d)

10

8.

What is the wavelength of this wave?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

9.

What property does the orange arrow (A) represent?

a)

Crest

b)

Trough

c)

Wavelength

10.

What property does the green arrow (B) represent?

a)

Crest

b)

Trough

c)

Wavelength

11.

Frequency is best described as...

a)

The distance from crest to crest

b)

The number of crests plus the number of troughs on the whole wave

c)

The number of waves per second

d)

The number of hot dogs Ezra eats per second

12.

This sound has high pitch, which means it has a higher frequency. This means when you hear the sound...

a)

More waves hit your ears per second

b)

Bigger waves hit your ears

c)

Less waves hit your ears per second

d)

Longer waves hit your ears

13.

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

14.

What is the wavelength of a wave?

a)

The total distance a wave will travel through a medium

b)

The height of a wave from 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

15.

What is the amplitude of this wave?

a)

2

b)

3

c)

6

d)

10

16.

What is the wavelength of this wave?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

17.

What property does the orange arrow (A) represent?

a)

Crest

b)

Trough

c)

Wavelength

18.

What property does the green arrow (B) represent?

a)

Crest

b)

Trough

c)

Wavelength

19.

Frequency is best described as...

a)

The distance from crest to crest

b)

The number of crests plus the number of troughs on the whole wave

c)

The number of waves per second

d)

The number of hot dogs Ezra eats per second

20.

This sound has high pitch, which means it has a higher frequency. This means when you hear the sound...

a)

More waves hit your ears per second

b)

Bigger waves hit your ears

c)

Less waves hit your ears per second

d)

Longer waves hit your ears

21.

Frequency is best described as...

a)

The distance from crest to crest

b)

The number of crests plus the number of troughs on the whole wave

c)

The number of waves per second

d)

The number of hot dogs Ezra eats per second

22.

The measurement for Frequency is...

a)

Cycle

b)

Meters

c)

Hertz

d)

Seconds

23.
Which property of these waves differs?
a)
Frequency
b)
Wavelength
c)
Amplitude
d)
Pitch
24.
Which wave has the highest frequency?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
25.
Frequency is
a)
Amount of time it takes for one wavelength
b)
How many wavelengths are completed in one second
c)
Distance between two crests or two troughs
d)
Amount of energy in a wave
26.
What is the material waves travel through?
a)
Period
b)
Frequency
c)
Medium
d)
Hertz
27.
What do all waves transfer?
a)
Light
b)
Sound
c)
Heat
d)
Energy
28.

A wavelength is the distance between which 2 points?

a)

B and G

b)

A and C

c)

C and F

d)

A and H

29.

All waves carry ______________.

a)

Sound

b)

Light

c)

Water

d)

Energy

30.
 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
31.
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
32.
 A wave has frequency of 5 Hz and a speed of 25 m/s. What is the wavelength of the wave?
a)
25 m
b)
125 m
c)
5 m
d)
25 m/s
33.

A guitar string vibrates with a frequency of 320 hz. If the wavelength of the vibration is 0.23 meters what is the speed of the wave?

a)

320.23 m/s

b)

1391.3 hz

c)

73.6 m/hz

d)

73.6 m/s

34.
What is the speed of a 20 Hz with a 4m wavelength?
a)
0.2 m/s
b)
5 m/s
c)
80 m/s
d)
320 m/s
35.
What is the frequency of a wave traveling at 300 m/s with a 4 m wavelength?
a)
0.013 Hz
b)
75 Hz
c)
300 Hz
d)
1200 Hz
36.
Velocity= ________
Wavelength= .5m
Frequency= 150 hertz
a)
.75 m/s
b)
75 m/s
c)
300 m/s
37.

The speed of a wave is 74m/s. If the wavelength is 12m, what is the frequency?

a)

6.2 Hz

b)

16.2 Hz

c)

888 Hz

d)

0.16 Hz

38.

Sound is an example of what type of wave?

a)

Transverse

b)

Longitudinal

39.

What are the spaced out sections of this wave called?

a)

Reflections

b)

Rarefactions

c)

Wavelength

d)

Compressions