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Waves and Wave properties

Total questions: 37

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Are sound waves a form of energy?

a)

yes

b)

no

c)

pickles

2.

A wave is a disturbance that transfers ________ from one place to another.

a)

Matter

b)

Mass

c)

Energy

3.

Which of the following is a wave we can hear with our ears?

a)

X-ray

b)

Infrared

c)

Radio waves

d)

Sound

4.

The height of a wave from its resting point (B).

a)

Frequency

b)

Wave speed

c)

Wavelength

d)

Amplitude

5.

The length of a wave, from crest to crest or trough to trough. (D)

a)

Frequency

b)

Wave speed

c)

Wavelength

d)

Amplitude

6.

The number of waves passing a given point each second is:

a)

Frequency

b)

Wave speed

c)

Wavelength

d)

Amplitude

7.

If a wave has a long wavelength, it will have __________ energy.

a)

High

b)

Medium

c)

Low

8.

If a wave has a short wavelength, it will have __________ energy.

a)

High

b)

Medium

c)

Low

9.

If a wave has a high frequency, it will have __________ energy.

a)

High

b)

Medium

c)

Low

10.

If a wave has a high amplitude, it will have __________ energy.

a)

High

b)

Medium

c)

Low

11.

What does a wave carry from place to place?

a)

energy

b)

matter

c)

people

12.

The highest point on a transverse wave is the

a)

compression

b)

crest

c)

rest position

d)

trough

13.

The lowest point on a transverse wave is the

a)

compression

b)

crest

c)

rest position

d)

trough

14.

The number of waves that pass somewhere in a second is:

a)

amplitude

b)

frequency

c)

wavelength

15.

Amplitude measures the distance from the crest to the ________.

a)

rest position

b)

rest area

c)

resting seat

d)

resting place

16.

Wavelength is the distance between two __________ OR two _________.

a)

amplitudes/frequencies

b)

rest positions/amplitudes

c)

crests/troughs

d)

frequencies/rest positions

17.

Waves transfer ____________ from place to place.

a)

matter

b)

energy

c)

time

d)

speed

18.

What does letter A on the wave represent?

a)

trough

b)

crest

c)

wavelength

d)

amplitude

19.

What does letter B on the wave represent?

a)

trough

b)

crest

c)

wavelength

d)

amplitude

20.

What does letter C on the wave represent?

a)

trough

b)

crest

c)

wavelength

d)

amplitude

21.

What does letter D on the wave represent?

a)

trough

b)

crest

c)

wavelength

d)

amplitude

22.

The number of complete waves that pass a point in one second is called _______________.

a)

frequency

b)

speed

c)

amplitude

d)

wavelength

23.
What one thing describes the motion of all waves?
a)
it always repeats
b)
it starts and stops
c)
it is very fast
d)
it is very slow
24.
Does Rain from the sky create waves
a)
yes
b)
no
25.
The top of a wave is called...
a)

the crest

b)
the summit
c)
the wavelength
d)
the pattern
26.
Which do not create waves
a)

rain from the sky

b)
sounds from a radio
c)
light from the sun
d)
water in the ocean
27.
Look at the picture. What do you call the measurement from the top of one wave to the top of the next wave?
a)
the peak
b)
the hill top
c)
the wavelength
d)
the pattern
28.
the measurement of a wave's height is called its
a)
peak
b)
amplitude
c)
wavelength
d)
pattern
29.
what is the smallest height needed to make a wave?
a)
1 foot
b)
2 feet
c)
3 feet
d)
any height
30.
Which statement is true about waves?
a)
they don't move matter - just energy
b)
they do not move in a pattern
c)
they are all the same size
d)
they all move at the same speed
31.
What are seismic waves?
a)
waves moving through earth
b)

waves that need new size pants

c)
sound waves
d)
waves that start and stop
32.
Does a microwave oven have waves?
a)
yes
b)
no
33.
does a book have waves?
a)
yes
b)
no
34.

Sound is created by

a)

vibrations that create ocean waves

b)

vibrations that create light waves

c)

vibrations that create sound waves

d)

vibrations that create hair waves

35.

Label the following points

a)

Amplitude

b)

Wavelength

c)

Crest

d)

Trough

1
2
3
4
1)
2)
3)
4)
36.

Number of complete waves that occur in a given amount of time, measured in ​ (a)   .

Choose from the below words
hertz (Hz)
meters
joules
newtons
37.

Sound is created when an object ​ (a)   , causing the surrounding air molecules to move in a ​ (b)   pattern

Choose from the below words
wave-like
swirly
crinkles
circular
vibrates

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