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Nature of Waves

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Definition: Crest

a)

The highest point of a transverse wave

b)

The lowest point of a transverse wave

c)

The center of a transverse wave

d)

The distance between two points on a wave

2.

Definition: Trough

a)

The center of a wave

b)

The resting position of a wave

c)

The lowest point of a transverse wave

d)

The highest point of a transverse wave

3.

Waves transport the energy of disturbances.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

Sound waves are longitudinal waves.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

Longitudinal waves never need a medium to transport energy.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

Distance between two adjacent crests or compressions in a series of waves

a)

wave speed

b)

amplitude

c)

wavelength

d)

velocity

7.

Which wave # has the LOWEST frequency??

a)

Wave #1

b)

Wave #2

c)

Wave #3

d)

Wave #4

8.
Which wave has the largest wavelength?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
None (same wavelength)
9.

If the wavelength of a wave increased, what would happen to the frequency?

a)

decrease

b)

increase

c)

stay the same

10.

Calculate the speed of a wave with a wavelength of 3cm and a frequency of 11Hz.

a)

33

b)

33 cm/sec

c)

11 cm/sec

d)

66 cm/sec

11.

A wave has frequency of 5 Hz and a speed of 25 m/s. What is the wavelength of the wave?

a)

25 m

b)

125 m

c)

5 m

d)

25 m/s

12.

what a b c and d

a)

through

amplitude

crest

rarefraction

b)

rarefracrtion

crest

amplitde

wavelenght

c)

wavelenght

crest

amplitude

through

d)

through

amplitude

crest

wavelenght