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Practice: Waves

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

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Class
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1.

What are the properties of waves?

a)

Color, size, and shape.

b)

Density, temperature, and pressure.

c)

Amplitude, wavelength, frequency, speed, and direction of propagation.

d)

Energy, pitch, and phase.

2.

What is wave speed?

a)

The height of a wave.

b)

The frequency of a wave.

c)

The amplitude of a wave.

d)

The distance a wave travels per unit of time.

3.

What is wave frequency?

a)

Wave frequency is the speed at which a wave travels through a medium.

b)

Wave frequency is the distance between two consecutive wave crests.

c)

Wave frequency is the amplitude of a wave.

d)

Wave frequency is the number of complete waves that pass a given point in a certain amount of time.

4.

What is wave amplitude?

a)

Maximum displacement or distance from the equilibrium position

b)

The number of waves passing a point in a given time interval.

c)

The speed at which a wave travels through a medium.

d)

The time it takes for one complete wave cycle.

5.

Which property of a wave determines its loudness?

a)

frequency

b)

wavelength

c)

velocity

d)

amplitude

6.

Which property of a wave determines its pitch?

a)

speed

b)

frequency

c)

wavelength

d)

amplitude

7.

How is wave speed related to wavelength and frequency?

a)

Wave speed is inversely proportional to wavelength and frequency.

b)

Wave speed is only related to wavelength, not frequency.

c)

Wave speed is unrelated to wavelength and frequency.

d)

Wave speed is directly proportional to wavelength and frequency.

8.

What happens to the speed of a wave if its frequency increases?

a)

The speed of the wave remains constant.

b)

The speed of the wave increases.

c)

The speed of the wave decreases.

d)

The speed of the wave becomes unpredictable.

9.

What happens to the amplitude of a wave if its energy increases?

a)

The amplitude of a wave decreases.

b)

The amplitude of a wave increases.

c)

The amplitude of a wave becomes zero.

d)

The amplitude of a wave remains the same.

10.

What is the unit of measurement for wave frequency?

a)

gigahertz (GHz)

b)

hertz (Hz)

c)

megahertz (MHz)

d)

kilohertz (kHz)