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Waves Vocabulary Quiz

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 3mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is Frequency?

a)

A rate of something that absorbs matter

b)

A rate of something that repeats

c)

A rate of something that bounces back

d)

A rate of something that changes direction

2.

Fill in the blank below:

Wave: A (a)   and forth pattern that transfers energy.

3.

What is the other name for a longitudinal wave?

a)

Compressional

b)

Medium

c)

Compressed

d)

Perpendicular

4.

Fill in the blank below:

Reflection: The bouncing (a)   waves of an object

5.

Fill in the blank below:

Absorption: The (a)   in of matter

6.

Fill in the blank below:

Transverse Wave: A wave that moves (a)   to the direction of the movement of energy

7.

Fill in the blank below:

Node: A point where the wave crosses its (a)   line

8.

What is the highest point on the wave?

a)

Crest

b)

Node

c)

Amplitude

d)

Trough

9.

What is the Trough?

a)

The highest point on a wave

b)

The distance a wave is

c)

a reflecting object

d)

the lowest point on a wave

10.

What is Refraction:

a)

To change a wave's speed and direction

b)

To change a waves speed and velocity

c)

To change a wave's speed and direction as it travels through a medium

d)

To change a waves velocity and pattern while traveling through a medium

11.

Who is your favorite singer or band?

a)

Ariana Grande

b)

Ed Sheeran

c)

Meghan Trainor

d)

One Direction

e)

Katy Perry