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Wave Properties

Total questions: 59

Worksheet time: 4hrs 41mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A wave that has the vibration parallel to the direction of the wave is called:

a)

Longitudinal

b)

Transverse

2.

A wave that has the vibration perpendicular to the direction of the wave is called:

a)

Longitudinal

b)

Transverse

3.

What does point C represent?

a)

Amplitude

b)

Trough

c)

Crest

d)

Wavelength

4.

What does point A represent?

a)

Amplitude

b)

Wavelength

c)

Crest

d)

Trough

5.
7. Which of the following occurs as the frequency of a wave decreases?
a)
A. The wavelength increases
b)
B. The wavelength decreases
c)
C. The wavelength increases and then decreases
d)
D. The wavelength remains the same
6.
8. The lowest part of a transverse wave is known as a ____________________.
a)
Trough
b)
Crest
c)
Compression
d)
Rarefaction
e)
Medium
7.
9. The frequency of a wave is measured in ____________________.
a)
Hertz
b)
Crest
c)
Trough
d)
Compression
e)
Rarefaction
8.
11. The ____________________ is the distance between two corresponding parts of a wave.
a)
Wavelength
b)
Crest
c)
Trough
d)
Compression
e)
Rarefaction
9.
16. The highest part of a transverse wave is known as a ____________________.
a)
Crest
b)
Trough
c)
Compression
d)
Rarefaction
e)
Medium
10.
17. The ____________________ of a wave is the number of complete waves that pass a given point in a certain amount of time.
a)
Frequency
b)
Crest
c)
Trough
d)
Compression
e)
Rarefaction
11.

What do all waves transfer?

a)

Matter

b)

Heat

c)

Electricity

d)

Energy

12.

Which of the following can waves transfer energy through?

a)

solid

b)

liquid

c)

gas

d)

empty space

e)

all of the above

13.

What are the two types of waves?

a)

longitudinal and transverse

b)

sound and light

14.

What is the frequency of this wave? You must count the number of complete waves.

a)

1 Hz

b)

5 Hz

c)

10 Hz

15.

Period of a wave refers to...

a)

how long it takes for the event to repeat.

b)

how strong a wave is.

c)

how long a wave is.

d)

how much energy a wave has.

16.

Which type of waves have the longest wavelength?

a)

Visible light

b)

Radio waves

c)

X-rays

d)

Gamma-Rays

17.

Wavelengths are usually measured in ....

a)

seconds

b)

Hz

c)

inches

d)

meters

18.

Shorter wave lengths can carry more energy. Which of these probably carries the MOST energy:

a)

Infrared light

b)

Visible light

c)

X-rays

d)

UV light

19.

What is the distance between the calm sea and the highest wave called?

a)

Wave

b)

Frequency

c)

Amplitude

d)

Magnitude

20.

What does #1 represent?

a)

Period

b)

Frequency

c)

Wavelength

d)

Amplitude

21.

What does #2 represent?

a)

Period

b)

Frequency

c)

Wavelength

d)

Amplitude

22.

What does #3 represent?

a)

Period

b)

Frequency

c)

Wavelength

d)

Amplitude

23.

A wave with a high frequency has...

a)

a long wavelength

b)

a short wavelength

24.

Waves transfer

a)

Matter

b)

Energy

c)

Particles

d)

Water

25.

A wave whose particles move parallel to the direction the wave travels is a...

a)

transverse mechanical wave

b)

longitudinal mechanical wave

26.

Which waves require a medium (matter) to travel?

a)

Radio waves

b)

Ocean waves

c)

Sound Waves

d)

X-Rays

e)

Visible Light

27.

Which letter is represents the crest?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

e)

E

28.

Which letter is represents amplitude?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

e)

E

29.

Which points represent one wavelength? Select all that apply.

a)

E --> J

b)

D--> I

c)

B --> E

d)

A --> D

e)

A --> F

30.

A wave with a high frequency has...

a)

a long wavelength

b)

a short wavelength

31.

In a longitudinal wave, a ____ is an area where the particles are spread apart and a ____ is an area where the particles are close together.

a)

crest, trough

b)

compression, rarefaction

c)

rarefaction, compression

d)

trough, crest

32.

Examples of ________ waves include visible light, xrays, ultraviolet, and radio waves.

a)

transverse

b)

longitudinal

33.

Waves that can travel through empty space are called _____ waves. Waves that require a medium to travel, such as air or water, are called _____ waves.

a)

mechanical, electromagnetic

b)

electromagnetic, mechanical

c)

crest, trough

d)

compressional, rarefactional

34.

In the diagram of a compressional wave, A is showing a ___ while B is showing a ___.

a)

compression, rarefaction

b)

trough, crest

c)

rarefaction, compression

d)

crest, trough

35.

In this diagram of a transverse wave, A is showing the wave's _____ and B is showing the wave's _____.

a)

amplitude, trough

b)

amplitude, crest

c)

wavelength, trough

d)

wavelength, crest

36.

In this diagram of a transverse wave, C is showing the wave's _____ and D is showing the wave's _____.

a)

crest, amplitude

b)

trough, amplitude

c)

crest, wavelength

d)

trough, wavelength

37.
Longitudinal waves are ______.
a)
Parallel
b)
Perpendicular
c)
Crazy
38.
Transverse waves are ___.
a)
Parallel
b)
Perpendicular
c)
Weird
39.
What kind of wave is pictured below?
a)
compressional wave
b)
transverse wave
c)
sound wave
d)
mechanical wave
40.

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

a)

medium

b)

light

c)

energy

d)

heat

41.

All waves carry ________ as they travel from one place to another.

a)

matter

b)

space

c)

energy

d)

water

42.
In longitudinal waves, the parts where the coils are spread apart are called what?
a)
rarefactions
b)
compressions
c)
mechanicals
d)
longitudes
43.
In what type of wave does the medium move perpendicular to the movement of the wave?
a)
Transverse
b)
Longitudinal
c)
Electromagnetic
d)
Radio
44.
In a longitudinal wave, the parts where the coils are close together are called what?
a)
longitudes
b)
rarefactions
c)
compressions
d)
contractions
45.
Which travels faster, light or sound?
a)
light
b)
sound
46.
What type of wave move a slinky back and forth?
a)
longitudinal
b)
transverse
47.
Which type of wave does sound travel in?
a)
Transverse
b)
Longitudinal
48.
Which answer best explains what causes a wave?
a)
Shaking
b)
Potential energy
c)
Light
d)
Vibrations
49.
What kind of wave is pictured?
a)
Transverse
b)
Longitudinal
c)
surface
d)
none of the above
50.

A wave that can travel through matter and empty space is a:

a)

electromagnetic wave

b)

longitudinal wavy

c)

transverse wave

51.

Which are properties of a mechanical wave?

a)

can be longitudinal or transverse

b)

can move through space

c)

must have matter to move

d)

carries energy

52.
regular disturbances that carry energy through matter or space
a)
crest
b)
energy
c)
wave
d)
trough
53.
Which wave in the diagram has the greatest frequency?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
54.
Which of the following can sound travel through?
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gas
d)
all of the above
55.

Electromagnetic waves include the following except

a)

radio waves

b)

X-rays

c)

ocean waves

d)

microwaves

56.
The number of wavelengths that pass a point each per second is:
a)
frequency
b)
period
c)
longitudinal 
d)
transverse wave 
57.

How are musical instruments grouped?

a)

by frequency

b)

by pitch

c)

by wavelength

d)

by amplitude

58.

High pitched waves would have wavelengths that are...

a)

at a rarefaction

b)

far apart

c)

close together

d)

at the trough

59.

6. Which of the following can act as media for a wave? (a)  

Choose from the below words
A. Solids only
B. Liquids only
C. Gases only
D. Solids, liquids, and gases

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