WorksheetsWaves: Week 1
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 35mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The highest point on a wave is:
a)
the crest
b)
the trough
c)
the top
d)
the coast
2.
What happens when you increase the amplitude of a sound?
a)
it makes the sound louder
b)
it makes the sound travel faster
c)
it increases the wavelength of the sound
d)
it increases the frequency of the sound
3.
A wave carries...?
a)
energy only
b)
matter only
c)
energy and matter
d)
neither
4.
What property of the wave is represented by the letter "B"?
a)
amplitude
b)
crest
c)
trough
d)
wavelength
5.
What do waves carry from place to place?
a)
Energy, but not matter or particles
b)
Energy and matter or particles
c)
Matter or particles but not energy
d)
Neither energy nor matter or particles
6.
Which wave is pictured?
a)
Transverse
b)
Longitudinal
c)
Both
d)
Neither
7.
Waves that require a medium are called
a)
mechanical waves
b)
transverse waves
c)
light waves
d)
gamma rays
8.
What is a medium?
a)
something between a small and a large?
b)
the substance through which a wave can travel
c)
a pattern of vibration that simulates when a wave is standing still
d)
the distance from any point on a wave to an identical point on the next wave
9.
What kind of wave is pictured below?
a)
compressional wave
b)
transverse wave
c)
sound wave
d)
mechanical wave
10.
What property of this wave is represented by the letter "A"
a)
amplitude
b)
crest
c)
trough
d)
wavelength
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