WorksheetsWave Properties Quiz
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
What is the distance between the crests of a wave called?
Frequency
Amplitude
Wavelength
Velocity
What is the unit of frequency?
Waves
Seconds
Hertz
Meters
What does the amplitude of a wave represent?
Energy of the source
Speed of the wave
Number of waves per second
Distance between crests
What is the speed of a wave usually given the symbol?
H
V
A
F
What is the number of waves passing by a point each second called?
Amplitude
Wavelength
Velocity
Frequency
What is the unit of frequency usually shortened to?
Hz
W
S
M
Who was the famous German scientist after whom the unit of frequency was named?
Albert Einstein
Heinrich Hertz
Marie Curie
Isaac Newton
What happens to the wavelength when the frequency of a wave is increased?
It increases
It decreases
It remains the same
It becomes zero
What is the cyclic type of movement called?
Linear Motion
Simple Harmonic Motion
Random Motion
Circular Motion
What did Heinrich Hertz prove the existence of?
Electromagnetic waves
Sound waves
Water waves
Light waves
