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Waves Quiz review

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is a wave?

a)

A repeated disturbance that transports matter

b)

A repeated disturbance that transports energy

c)

A repeated disturbance that transports energy and matter

d)

I don't know

2.

What is frequency?

a)

The amount of waves that pass a certain point in a given time

b)

How much energy the wave is transferring

c)

The height of the wave

d)

The distance from crest to crest or trough to trough

3.

Define vibration

a)

A repeated up-and-down or back-and-forth motion

b)

A repeated disturbance

c)

The setting my phone is on

d)

This is the wrong answer

4.

What is a medium?

a)

The material that waves travel through

b)

The distance a wave travels

c)

How quickly a wave travels

d)

The height of the wave

5.

This type of wave can travel with or without a medium

a)

Electromagnetic

b)

Mechanical

c)

Longitudinal

d)

Transverse

6.

This type of wave MUST have a medium

a)

Electromagnetic

b)

Mechanical

c)

X-Ray

d)

Radio

7.

This type of wave vibrates the medium in the same direction that the wave travels

a)

Electromagnetic

b)

Mechanical

c)

Transverse

d)

Compressional/Longitudinal

8.

This type of wave vibrates the medium at right angles to the direction the wave travels

a)

Electromagnetic

b)

Mechanical

c)

Transverse

d)

Compressional/Longitudinal

9.

Part of a longitudinal wave where the particles are close together

a)

Compression

b)

Rarefaction

10.

Part of a longitudinal wave where the particles are father apart

a)

Compression

b)

Rarefaction

11.

Highest point on a transverse wave

a)

Crest

b)

Trough

c)

Wavelength

d)

Amplitude

12.

Lowest point on a transverse wave

a)

Crest

b)

Trough

c)

Wavelength

d)

Amplitude

13.

Measured from crest to crest or trough to trough

a)

Crest

b)

Trough

c)

Wavelength

d)

Amplitude

14.

Measured from baseline to crest or baseline to trough

a)

Crest

b)

Trough

c)

Wavelength

d)

Amplitude

15.

The ability to do work is...

a)

Energy

b)

Effort

c)

Amplitude

d)

This is not the answer

16.

A is the...

a)

Crest

b)

Trough

c)

Wavelength

d)

Amplitude

17.

B is the...

a)

Crest

b)

Trough

c)

Wavelength

d)

Amplitude

18.

C is the...

a)

Crest

b)

Trough

c)

Wavelength

d)

Amplitude

19.

D is the...

a)

Crest

b)

Trough

c)

Wavelength

d)

Amplitude

20.

E is the...

a)

Baseline

b)

Trough

c)

Wavelength

d)

Amplitude

21.

G is the...

a)

Baseline

b)

Trough

c)

Wavelength

d)

Amplitude