WorksheetsTransverse and Longitudinal Waves
Total questions: 26
Worksheet time: 54mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What property of this wave is represented by the letter "A"
a)
amplitude
b)
crest
c)
trough
d)
wavelength
2.
What property of the wave is represented by the letter "B"?
a)
amplitude
b)
crest
c)
trough
d)
wavelength
3.
The highest point on a wave is:
a)
the crest
b)
the trough
c)
the top
d)
the coast
4.
The lowest point on a wave is the:
a)
Amplitude
b)
Crest
c)
Trough
d)
Wavelength
5.
The number of wavelengths that pass a point each per second is:
a)
frequency
b)
period
c)
longitudinal
d)
transverse wave
6.
The type of waves that require medium to pass:
a)
Mechanical Waves
b)
Electromagnetic Waves
7.
Which vocabulary term is used to identify the distance between points C & G?
a)
Amplitude
b)
Crest
c)
Frequency
d)
Wavelength
8.
When the frequency of a wave increases, what happens to the wavelength?
a)
The wavelength is not directly affected by the frequency of a wave.
b)
The wavelength increases.
c)
The wavelength decreases.
d)
More specific information is needed to form a conclusion about the wavelength.
9.
A mechanical wave cannot travel through...
a)
a vacuum(empty space).
b)
water.
c)
air.
d)
glass.
10.
Which letter(s) represent the trough of the wave?
a)
A
b)
B & D
c)
D
d)
C & G
11.
Which letter(s) represent the crest of the wave?
a)
A
b)
B & D
c)
B & F
d)
F
12.
Which wave in the diagram has the greatest frequency?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
13.
Which wave in the diagram has the greatest wavelength?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
14.
Which of the following can sound travel through?
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gas
d)
all of the above
15.
crest to crest or trough to trough
a)
crest
b)
trough
c)
amplitude
d)
wavelength
16.
which material does sound travel the fastest?
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gases
17.
When a wave strikes and object and bounces off. (example echo)
a)
medium
b)
refraction
c)
reflection
d)
interference
18.
When a wave bends as it passes through at an angle from one medium to another.(example: pencil in a glass of water-)
a)
medium
b)
refraction
c)
reflection
d)
interference
19.
CHECK YOUR UNDERSTANDING
(a) waves travel parallel to the direction of their motion.
20.
CHECK YOUR UNDERSTANDING
(a) waves travel perpendicular to the direction of their motion.
21.
CHECK YOUR UNDERSTANDING
Velocity = ________
Wavelength = 0.5m
Frequency = 150 hertz
a)
0.75 m/s
b)
75 m/s
c)
300 m/s
d)
0.300 m/s
22.
What do all waves transfer?
a)
Matter
b)
Heat
c)
Electricity
d)
Energy
23.
What is frequency measured in?
a)
Milliseconds
b)
Miles
c)
Hertz
d)
Kilograms
24.
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.
25.
Wavelengths are usually measured in ....
a)
seconds
b)
Hz
c)
inches
d)
meters
26.
What is the distance between the calm sea and the highest wave called?
a)
Wave
b)
Frequency
c)
Amplitude
d)
Magnitude
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