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Wave Nature and Properties

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What kind of wave is this?

a)

Longitudinal

b)

Transverse

2.

What kind of wave is this?

a)

Longitudinal

b)

Transverse

3.

What does A represent?

a)

Compression

b)

Rarefaction

4.

What does B represent?

a)

Compression

b)

Rarefaction

5.

What does A represent?

a)

Trough

b)

Crest

6.

What does B represent?

a)

Trough

b)

Crest

7.

Which of the following describes amplitude?

a)

the distance between one point on a wave and the nearest point just like it

b)

the amount of time it takes one wavelength to pass a point

c)

the amount of energy carried by a wave

d)

the number of waves that pass a given point in one second

8.

What is the speed of a wave with a wavelength of 10 m and a frequency of 5 Hz? (Hint: v = λ𝒇)

a)

15m/s

b)

50m/s

c)

5m/s

d)

2m/s

9.

A tuning fork has a frequency of 280 Hz and the wavelength of the sound produced is 1.5 m. Calculate the velocity of the wave. (Hint: v = λ𝒇)

a)

140m/s

b)

187m/s

c)

210m/s

d)

420m/s

10.

A wave is moving toward shore with a velocity of 4 m/s. If its period is 0.4 s, what is its wavelength? Hint: you may want to find frequency first, then wavelength! Or you can throwback to our traditional s = d/t calculations!

a)

1.6m

b)

3.6m

c)

4.4m

d)

10m

11.

A wave travels 1.5 m/s with a frequency of 0.45 Hz. What is the wavelength of the wave? (Hint: v = λ𝒇, also you need to do a little algebra for this one)

a)

1.05m

b)

.675m

c)

1.95m

d)

3.33m

12.
Which letter is a crest?
a)
F
b)
G
c)
H
d)
J
13.
What type of waves have compressions and rarefactions?
a)
longitudinal
b)
transverse
14.
Which wave has the highest frequency?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
15.
Frequency is
a)
Amount of time it takes for one wavelength
b)
How many wavelengths are completed in one second
c)
Distance between two crests or two troughs
d)
Amount of energy in a wave
16.
What is the material waves travel through?
a)
Period
b)
Frequency
c)
Medium
d)
Hertz
17.
What do all waves transfer?
a)
Light
b)
Sound
c)
Heat
d)
Energy
18.
Frequency is measured in
a)
Newtons
b)
Joules
c)
Hertz
d)
Decibels
19.
A period is
a)
Amount of time it takes a wavelength to complete one cycle.
b)
How many wave lengths happen in a second.
c)
An indication of the amount of energy in a wave.
d)
The distance between two crests or two troughs.
20.

Waves that require a material to travel though are called

a)

electromagnetic waves

b)

mechanical waves

c)

ocean waves

d)

transverse waves