WorksheetsIGCSE waves quiz
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 8mins
What is the definition for the word amplitude?
The number of complete waves that pass per second
The distance from the peak of one wave to the peak of an adjacent wave.
The distance from the equilibrium position of a peak plus the same distance from a trough.
The maximum distance from the equilibrium position of any point on a wave
Which 2 points on the wave are exactly one wavelength apart?
P and S
Q and R
Q and S
P and R
A
B
C
D
What is the unit for wavelength?
(a)
What is the unit for frequency?
(a)
What is the unit for velocity?
(a)
what is the formula for finding the wavelength of a wave?
v = f λ
λ / v = f
v f = λ
λ / f = v
A
B
C
D
Sound waves travel at a speed of 1500m/s through a substance. Their wavelength is 5.0 cm. What is their frequency?
(a)
What is a frequency?
the number of wave crests passing a point in one second.
the numbers of waves in total.
the height of the waves times each second.
the speed of waves over time.
Velocity = (a) x wavelength
What is the wavelength?
The distance from one wave peak to another
number of wave crests passing a point in one second
the height of the wave peak
the energy that the waves carry
light waves are (a) waves
the vibrations of longitudinal waves are _______ to the direction in which the waves are travelling.
parallel
perpendicular
the vibrations of transverse waves are _______ to the direction in which the waves are travelling.
parallel
perpendicular
what is the arrow pointing to?
compression
rarefaction
