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WorksheetsHomework: Wave Properties
Total questions: 28
Worksheet time: 2hrs 12mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What do all waves transfer?
a)
Matter
b)
Heat
c)
Electricity
d)
Energy
2.
Which of the following can waves transfer energy through?
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gas
d)
empty space
e)
all of the above
3.
What is the number of complete waves passing a fixed point in a given amount of time?
a)
Amplitude
b)
Intensity
c)
Wavelength
d)
Frequency
4.
What is the frequency of this wave? You must count the number of complete waves.
a)
1 Hz
b)
5 Hz
c)
10 Hz
5.
What is frequency measured in?
a)
Milliseconds
b)
Miles
c)
Hertz
d)
Kilograms
6.
What does #1 represent?
a)
Period
b)
Frequency
c)
Wavelength
d)
Amplitude
7.
What does #2 represent?
a)
Period
b)
Frequency
c)
Wavelength
d)
Amplitude
8.
What property of this wave is represented by the letter "A"
a)
amplitude
b)
crest
c)
trough
d)
wavelength
9.
What property of the wave is represented by the letter "B"?
a)
amplitude
b)
crest
c)
trough
d)
wavelength
10.
The highest point on a wave is:
a)
the crest
b)
the trough
c)
the top
d)
the coast
11.
The lowest point on a wave is the:
a)
Amplitude
b)
Crest
c)
Trough
d)
Wavelength
12.
The number of wavelengths that pass a point each per second is:
a)
frequency
b)
period
c)
longitudinal
d)
transverse wave
13.
The type of waves that require medium to pass:
a)
Mechanical Waves
b)
Electromagnetic Waves
14.
A mechanical wave cannot travel through...
a)
a vacuum(empty space).
b)
water.
c)
air.
d)
glass.
15.
Which letter(s) represent the trough of the wave?
a)
A
b)
B & D
c)
D
d)
C & G
16.
Which letter(s) represent the crest of the wave?
a)
A
b)
B & D
c)
B & F
d)
F
17.
Which wave in the diagram has the greatest frequency?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
18.
Which wave in the diagram has the greatest wavelength?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
19.
Which of the following can sound travel through?
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gas
d)
all of the above
20.
Electromagnetic waves include the following except
a)
radio waves
b)
X-rays
c)
doing the wave at a football game
d)
microwaves
21.
regular disturbances that carry energy through matter or space
a)
crest
b)
energy
c)
wave
d)
trough
22.
Which type of wave does sound travel in?
a)
Transverse
b)
Longitudinal
23.
What type of wave is this?
a)
Transverse
b)
Longitudinal
24.
What kind of wave is pictured?
a)
Transverse
b)
Longitudinal
c)
surface
d)
none of the above
25.
Any material that a wave travels through is called a ____________________.
a)
vibration
b)
compression
c)
medium
d)
crest
26.
You can't hear sounds in outer space because there is no
a)
medium
b)
light
c)
energy
d)
heat
27.
In longitudinal waves, the parts where the coils are spread apart are called what?
a)
rarefactions
b)
compressions
c)
mechanicals
d)
longitudes
28.
In a longitudinal wave, the parts where the coils are close together are called what?
a)
longitudes
b)
rarefactions
c)
compressions
d)
contractions
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