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M3L1 Wave Properties

Total questions: 26

Worksheet time: 7hrs 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The perception of how high or low a sound seems is called ______________.

a)

ultrasound

b)

amplitude

c)

pitch

d)

crest

2.

 Frequencies above this 20,000 Hz are called _______________.

a)

ultrasound

b)

amplitude

c)

pitch

d)

crest

3.

The _________________of a wave is the number of times the pattern repeats in a given time

a)

pitch

b)

amplitude

c)

frequency

d)

wavelength

4.

The distance between one point on a wave to the same point on the next wave is the ___________________.

a)

pitch

b)

amplitude

c)

frequency

d)

wavelength

5.

The scientific unit for measuring frequency is (a)   .

6.

Wavelength is measured in units of (a)   , such as meters

7.

____________ is the amount of sound energy that passes through a square meter of space in one second, also known as loudness.

a)

Amplitude

b)

Frequency

c)

Wavelength

d)

Intensity

8.

The unit (a)   describes the intensity and, in turn, the loudness of sound.

9.

The____________ of a wave is the maximum distance that the wave moves from its rest position

a)

wavelength

b)

frequency

c)

amplitude

d)

intensity

10.

A wave produced by an earthquake is called ___________.

a)

seismic

b)

mechanical

c)

longitudinal

d)

electromagnetic

11.

________ waves are a combination of transverse and longitudinal waves; they move in a circular path.

a)

Seismic

b)

Water

c)

Sound

d)

Electromagnetic

12.

A __________wave is a longitudinal wave that can travel only through matter.

a)

water

b)

seismic

c)

sound

d)

electromagnetic

13.

A __________ wave causes the particles in a medium to move parallel to the direction that the wave travels

a)

mechanical

b)

longitudinal

c)

transverse

14.

A ______________ wave is a wave in which the disturbance is perpendicular to the direction the wave travels.

a)

mechanical

b)

longitudinal

c)

transverse

15.

A _____________wave is a wave that travels only through matter.

a)

mechanical

b)

longitudinal

c)

transverse

d)

electromagnetic

16.

A material in which a wave travels is called a (a)   .

17.

The top of a wave is known as the (a)   .

18.

The bottom of a wave is called the (a)   .

19.

A (a)   is a back-and-forth or an up-and-down movement of an object.

20.

 A _________is a disturbance that transfers energy from one place to another without transferring matter.

a)

crest

b)

trough

c)

vibration

d)

wave

21.

____________ refers to something that is side by side and having the same distance continuously between them.

a)

perpendicular

b)

proportional

c)

parallel

22.

____________ refers to something that lies in a straight line, positioned at an angle of 90° to a given line, plane, or surface.

a)

perpendicular

b)

proportional

c)

parallel

23.

The sections where the particles in the medium are closest together are_________.

a)

compressions

b)

crest

c)

trough

d)

rarefactions

24.

The regions where the particles are farthest apart are_________.

a)

compressions

b)

crest

c)

trough

d)

rarefactions

25.

An area void of matter is called a (a)   .

26.

A _____________wave is a wave that travels through both matter and through a vacuum.

a)

mechanical

b)

longitudinal

c)

transverse

d)

electromagnetic