WorksheetsUnit 5 LC1 Review: Mechanical Waves
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 11mins
What is the definition of wavelength?
The height of a wave.
How often waves occur in a window of time.
The width of a wave.
Where is the wavelength of the wave?
A
B
C
D
What is the amplitude of a wave?
The height of a wave.
The width of the wave.
How often the wave occurs in a given time frame.
The lowest part of a wave.
Where is the amplitude found on this wave diagram?
A
B
C
D
The trough of a wave is __________.
The height of a wave.
The lowest part of a wave.
The width of a wave.
The highest point of a wave.
Where is the trough found on this wave diagram?
A
B
C
D
The crest is ___________.
The height of the wave.
The lowest part of a wave.
How often waves occur in a given time frame.
The highest point of a wave.
Where is the crest located on this wave diagram?
A
B
C
D
What is the definition of frequency?
The height of a wave.
How often waves occur in a given time frame.
The width of a wave.
The highest point of a wave.
The volume of a sound is related to the __________ of a sound wave.
wavelength
amplitude
frequency
True or False: The louder a sound is, the bigger the amplitude of the sound wave is.
True
False
Observe this original sound wave. Which of the following waves shows an increase in the amplitude?
Which of the following waves is transferring more energy?
Compare the frequency of these 2 waves. Wave A has ________ frequency as Wave B.
a higher
a lower
the same
Pitch is related to the ________ of a sound wave.
amplitude
frequency
wavelength
True or False: A sound wave with a high pitch will have a higher frequency.
True
False
WHich of the waves represents the sound with the highest pitch?
Wave A
Wave B
If a wave has a long wavelength, it will have a _________ frequency.
high
low
What do waves transfer?
Matter and Energy
Matter, NOT Energy
Energy, NOT Matter
Which of the following wave diagrams represents a child jumping into a pool and causing a big splash?
Which of the following wave diagrams represents a child repeatedly kicking their feet in the water?
