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Waves Properties

Total questions: 26

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What part of the wave is located at "A"

a)

Fishing Line

b)

Line of rest (resting point)

c)

Crest

d)

Trough

2.

What part of the wave is located at "E"?

a)

Wavelength

b)

Crest

c)

Line of rest (resting point)

d)

Amplitude

3.

What part of the wave is located at "D"?

a)

Crest

b)

Trough

c)

Wavelength

d)

Amplitude

4.

What part of the wave is at "C"?

a)

Wavelength

b)

Crest

c)

Trough

d)

Ampitude

5.

What is the part of the wave at "F"?

a)

Wavelength

b)

Trough

c)

Line of rest (resting point)

d)

Crest

6.

What kind of wave is the wave in this picture?

a)

Longitudinal

b)

Compressional

c)

Standing

d)

Transverse

7.

What is the medium of the pictured wave?

a)

Grass

b)

Rope

c)

Air

d)

Water

8.

Which of these two waves has the most energy?

a)

Wave A

b)

Wave B

9.

Which of these waves has the most energy?

a)

Wave A

b)

Wave B

c)

Wave C

10.

How are these three waves different?

a)

They have different wavelengths

b)

They have different amplitudes

c)

They have different mediums

d)

They have different frequencies

11.

What characteristic of these two waves is different?

a)

The line of rest

b)

Wave A

c)

Wave B

d)

The amplitude

12.

Sound requires a medium to travel. Through which of the following would sound travel the fastest?

a)

Liquids

b)

Solids

c)

Plasma

d)

Gas

13.

The number of waves that pass per second is the _____________.

a)

Amplitude

b)

Crest

c)

Frequency

d)

I have no clue

14.

The material through which a mechanical wave travels is the __________.

a)

State of matter

b)

Stuff

c)

Medium

d)

In Between

15.

What is the measurement for the amplitude of this wave?

a)

4

b)

7

c)

3

d)

2

16.

What is the ending unit for frequency?

a)

MG (Milligram)

b)

MPH (Miles per Hour)

c)

HZ (Hertz)

d)

Amp (Amplitude)

17.

What type of wave does not need a medium to travel?

a)

Electromagnetic

b)

Transverse

c)

Compressional

d)

Mechanical

18.

Which of these waves can be be compressional or transverse?

a)

Electromagnetic

b)

Transverse

c)

Compressional

d)

Mechanical

19.

This measurement is directly related to the energy of the wave.

a)

Amplitude

b)

Node

c)

Vacuum

d)

Resting Point

20.

The maximum distance a wave vibrates from its rest position

a)

Amplitude

b)

Wavelength

c)

Hertz

d)

Frequency

21.

A wave in which the vibration of the medium is parallel (back and forth) to the direction that the wave energy travels is a 

a)

Transverse

b)

Longitudinal/Compressional

22.

A wave that moves the medium in a perpendicular (up and down) direction in relation to the direction that the wave energy travels is a 

a)

Transverse

b)

Longitudinal/Compressional

23.

Rhythmic disturbances or vibrations that TRANSFERS ENERGY, NOT MATTER

a)

Your Dance Moves

b)

Electricity

c)

Waves

d)

Medium

24.

What is the measure pictured?

a)

Rarefaction

b)

Compression

c)

Wavelength

d)

Amplitude

25.

The part of this wave marked "A" is the ___________

a)

Ampitude

b)

Wavelength

c)

Rarefaction

d)

Compression

26.

What is the part of this wave marked "B"?

a)

Rarefaction

b)

Compression

c)

Frequency

d)

Transverse Wave