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"Introduction To Waves"

Total questions: 42

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The number of complete wavelengths passing a point per second.

a)

frequency

b)

time period

c)

Hertz

d)

wave length

2.

The distance between two consecutive, in phase points on a wave.

a)

wavelength

b)

frequency

c)

time period

d)

amplitude

3.

The ability to do work / Transferred when body A does work on body B.

a)

energy

b)

force

c)

gravity

d)

power

4.

Change of direction of a wave when passing through a boundary between two media

a)

refraction

b)

diffraction

c)

scatter

d)

interference

5.

Height of a wave measured from equilibrium position

a)

amplitude

b)

wavelength

c)

rays

d)

xx  

6.

What happens when light hits a mirror

a)

reflection

b)

diffraction

c)

refraction

d)

interference

7.

The spreading out of a wave as it passes through a narrow opening.

a)

diffraction

b)

reflection

c)

refraction

d)

interference

8.

frequency x wavelength

a)

wave speed

b)

time period

c)

amplitude

d)

ω\omega  

9.
What is the name for the highest point on the wave?
a)
trough
b)
wavelength
c)
crest
d)
amplitude
10.
What word describes the distance between 2 crests or 2 troughs?
a)
amplitude
b)
energy
c)
resting point
d)
wavelength
11.
What is the height of the wave called? 
a)
amplitude
b)
wavelength
c)
crest
d)
trough
12.
Which waves travel PARALLEL to the wave's direction? 
a)
transverse waves
b)
longitudinal waves
13.
Light waves are an example of which kind of wave? 
a)
Transverse waves
b)
Longitudinal waves
14.
Sound waves are an example of which kind of wave? 
a)
Transverse waves
b)
Longitudinal waves
15.

What property of the wave is represented by the letter "A"?

a)

amplitude

b)

crest

c)

trough

d)

wavelength

16.

The highest point on a wave is:

a)

the crest

b)

the trough

c)

the top

d)

the coast

17.

Which letter(s) represent the trough of the wave?

a)

A

b)

B & D

c)

D

d)

C & G

18.
What kind of wave is pictured below?
a)
compressional wave
b)
transverse wave
c)
sound wave
d)
mechanical wave
19.

All waves carry ________ as they travel from one place to another.

a)

matter

b)

space

c)

energy

d)

water

20.
What kind of wave is pictured?
a)
Transverse
b)
Longitudinal
c)
surface
d)
none of the above
21.

number of wavelengths that pass a fixed point each second

a)

frequency

b)

period

c)

wavelength

d)

amplitude

22.

matter through which a wave travels

a)

medium

b)

node

c)

wave

d)

trough

23.
All waves transmit...
a)
energy
b)
particles
c)
matter
d)
sound
24.

Identify the labeled part numbered 2 of the transverse wave.

a)

Crest

b)

Trough

c)

Amplitude

d)

Rest Position

e)

Wavelength

25.

Identify the labeled part numbered 3 of the transverse wave.

a)

Crest

b)

Trough

c)

Amplitude

d)

Rest Position

e)

Wavelength

26.

Identify the labeled part numbered 5 of the transverse wave.

a)

Crest

b)

Trough

c)

Amplitude

d)

Rest Position

e)

Wavelength

27.

WHAT IS THE DISTANCE BETWEEN A POINT ON A WAVE AND THE NEXT REPEAT OF THE SAME POINT?

a)

Wavelength

b)

Frequency

c)

Amplitude

d)

Speed

28.

WHAT IS THE DISTANCE BETWEEN A HIGH POINT OF A WAVE AND THE REST POSITION?

a)

Wavelength

b)

Frequency

c)

Amplitude

d)

Speed

29.

WHAT IS THE NUMBER OF CYCLES OF WAVE IN A PERIOD OF TIME?

a)

Wavelength

b)

Frequency

c)

Amplitude

d)

Speed

30.

WHAT IS THE DISTANCE TRAVELED BY A WAVE IN A CERTAIN TIME INTERVAL?

a)

Wavelength

b)

Frequency

c)

Amplitude

d)

Speed

31.

THE PERIOD IS _____

a)

the frequency of its vibrational cycles

b)

the speed at which it moves back and forth

c)

time for the object to complete one cycle of motion

d)

the maximum amount of displacement from its equilibrium position

32.

WHAT LETTER SHOWS THE AMPLITUDE OF THE WAVE SHOWN?

a)

G

b)

H

c)

J

d)

K

33.

WHAT LETTER REPRESENTS THE CRESTS OF THE WAVE SHOWN?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

34.

GIVE TWO POINTS THAT ARE ONE COMPLETE WAVELENGTH APART.

a)

A and B

b)

A and C

c)

A and E

d)

A and F

35.

IN THE DIAGRAM BELOW, WHICH LETTERS ARE RAREFACTIONS?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

E

36.

THE WAVELENGTH OF THE WAVE IN THE DIAGRAM IS ____ M.

a)

1.1 m

b)

2.2 m

c)

2.4 m

d)

4.8 m

37.

WHICH TWO WAVES BELOW HAVE THE GREATEST AMPLITUDE?

a)

A and B

b)

B and C

c)

A and D

d)

C and D

38.

WHICH TWO WAVES BELOW HAVE THE GREATEST WAVELENGTH?

a)

A and C

b)

C and B

c)

A and B

d)

C and D

39.

A mechanical wave is a wave ....

a)

That needs a medium to travel

b)

That does not need a medium to travel

c)

That carries a medium

d)

That can travel in space

40.

Electromagnetic wave is a wave that ...

a)

Can travel in space

b)

Can not travel in space

c)

Does not carry energy

d)

Does need a medium to travel

41.

When the frequency of the wave increases ...

a)

Wavelength of the wave increases

b)

Wavelength of the wave decreases

c)

Wavelength of the wave stays the same

d)

Can not tell

42.

Part A , C and E of this wave is call a ...

a)

Crest

b)

Rarefraction

c)

Compression

d)

Trough

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