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Types of Waves

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which letter(s) represent the crest of the wave?
a)
A
b)
B & D
c)
B & F
d)
F
2.
Which letter(s) represent the trough of the wave?
a)
A
b)
B & D
c)
D
d)
C & G
3.

The place where a longitudinal wave is close together.

a)

Crest

b)

Trough

c)

Compression

d)

Rarefaction

4.

Waves carry what?

a)

Matter

b)

Molecules

c)

Energy

d)

Splashes

5.

Medium, or media, means what when talking about waves?

a)

Energy the wave carries.

b)

Matter the wave travels through.

6.

All waves carry ______________.

a)

Sound

b)

Light

c)

Water

d)

Energy

7.

Sound travels in which kind of wave?

a)

Longitudinal waves

b)

Transverse waves

8.
Which type of wave has a wave perpedicular to the disturbance?
a)
surface
b)
mechanical
c)
transverse
d)
longitudinal
9.
What happens when a mechanical wave travels through a medium?
a)
Waves are transferred
b)
Energy is transferred
c)
Mass is transferred
d)
Particles are transferred
10.
Energy can be transferred from one medium to another through _________.
a)
vibrations
b)
stacking objects
c)
an ordered sequence
d)
colors
11.
Which is true of a mechanical wave?
a)
It must have a medium
b)
It must travel in empty space.
c)
It can travel in a vacuum.
d)
Both sound and light are examples.
12.
Unlike a transverse wave, the disturbance in a longitudinal wave is
a)
in a circular motion.
b)
parallel to the wave motion.
c)
perpendicular to the wave motion.
d)
in the opposite direction of the wave motion
13.
Unlike a longitudinal wave, the disturbance in a transverse wave is
a)
perpendicular to the wave motion.
b)
in a circular motion.
c)
parallel to the wave motion.
d)
in the opposite direction of the wave motion.
14.
When on a flat surface, giving the Slinky® a push or pulse will create a disturbance
a)
in the opposite direction of the wave motion.
b)
parallel to the wave motion.
c)
in a circle.
d)
perpendicular to the wave motion.
15.

What unit is used to measure frequency?

a)

centimeters (cm)

b)

meters (m)

c)

hertz (Hz)

d)

miles per hour

16.
Transverse waves are ___.
a)
Parallel
b)
Perpendicular
c)
Weird
17.
What kind of wave is pictured below?
a)
compressional wave
b)
transverse wave
c)
sound wave
d)
mechanical wave
18.

You can't hear sounds in outer space because there is no

a)

medium

b)

light

c)

energy

d)

heat

19.
What kind of wave is pictured?
a)
Transverse
b)
Longitudinal
c)
surface
d)
none of the above
20.

As the frequency increases, the waves become ____.

a)

closer together

b)

farther apart

c)

the wavelength stays the same

d)

none of the choices given

21.

Jimmy's shouts have ____ amplitude than/as his whispers.

a)

the same

b)

a lesser

c)

a greater

d)

none of the choices given

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