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Wave Types and Parts

Total questions: 74

Worksheet time: 1hrs 3mins

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Class
Date
1.

A student is playing with a small toy boat on a pond.  The student throws a rock in the pond.  This creates waves that move the boat toward the shore.  The boat moves toward the shore because the waves transfer ___.

a)

Energy

b)

Heat

c)

Motion

d)

Water

2.

Identify part 1 of the wave in the illustration.

a)

Trough

b)

Compression

c)

Crest

d)

rarefaction

e)

wavelength

3.

What is a wave ?

a)

a disturbance that transfers matter

b)

a disturbance that transfers energy

c)

a disturbance that transfers both matter and energy

4.

Wave A is a longitudinal wave and wave B is a transverse wave.

a)

True

b)

False

5.
What is represented by the  letter 'y'?
a)
Compression
b)
Rarefaction
c)
Wavelength
d)
Amplitude
6.
What are the parts of a longitudinal wave?
a)
Compressions and rarefactions
b)
Crests and troughs
c)
Compressions and crests
d)
Rarefactions and troughs
7.

The height of a wave from it's resting point is called it's

a)

Frequency

b)

Velocity

c)

Wavelength

d)

Amplitude

8.
Sound is an example of which type of wave?
a)
Transverse
b)
Longitudinal
c)
Both
d)
Neither
9.

Identify part 2 of the wave in the illustration

a)

Trough

b)

Rarefaction

c)

Crest

d)

Compression

e)

Wavelength

10.
What part is the arrow pointing to?
a)
Crest
b)
Trough
c)
Amplitude
d)
Wavelength
11.

The distance between any two crests (peaks) or troughs.

a)

Frequency

b)

Amplitude

c)

Wavelength

d)

Transverse

12.

What part of the wave is represented by the blue lines?

a)

Frequency

b)

Wavelength

c)

Amplitude

d)

Resting Point

13.

In the illustration what is #1 pointing to?

a)

Amplitude

b)

Frequency

c)

Velocity

d)

Wavelength

14.

In a _________ wave the particles move parallel to the direction of the waves energy.

a)

Longitudinal

b)

Transverse

c)

Water

d)

Light

15.
What do we call a wave where the particles move back and forth perpendicular to the direction the wave travels?
a)
Transverse
b)
Longitudinal
c)
Sound
d)
Primary Seismic
16.

Sound waves require a medium to transfer energy from one place to another.   From this statement you can infer that sound can travel through ____. 

a)

solid platinum liquid iodine

nitrogen gas

b)

the vacuum of space

liquid iodine

nitrogen gas

c)

solid platinum

the vacuum of space

nitrogen gas

d)

solid platinum

liquid iodine

the vacuum of space

e)

solid platinum

the vacuum of space

liquid iodine

nitrogen gas

17.

The lowest point or valley of a transverse wave, point D and point H, is the ......

a)

wavelength

b)

trough

c)

crest

18.

In a ___________ the particles move perpendicular to the direction of the waves energy.

a)

Longitudinal

b)

Transverse

c)

Compression

d)

Sound

19.
What is represented by the letter 'x'?
a)
Crest
b)
Compression
c)
Rarefaction
d)
Wavelength
20.

This illustration shows a sound wave traveling from a tuning fork through the air.

The black dots represent the air particles.  Another name for the air particles is ___.

a)

Energy

b)

crest and trough

c)

medium

d)

transverse waves

21.

In a mechanical wave, particles move and carry energy from one place to another.  The particles are called _____.

a)

medium

b)

energy

c)

transverse

d)

vacuum

22.
A wave transfers:
a)
matter
b)
water
c)
energy
d)
particles
23.

What is the matter that a wave moves through?

a)

a vessel

b)

a vacuum

c)

a medium

24.

How would you describe the movement of matter in a transverse wave?

a)

perpendicular to direction of energy

b)

parallel to the direction of energy

c)

In zigzags

d)

Linear

25.

A sound wave is a longitudinal wave

a)

True

b)

False

26.

What type of wave is pictured?

a)

Transverse wave

b)

Longitudinal wave

c)

Waving goodbye

d)

Stadium wave

27.

What type of wave is pictured?

a)

Transverse wave

b)

Longitudinal wave

c)

Wave, what wave?

d)

Slinky wave

28.

What type of waves are these?

a)

Transverse waves

b)

Longitudinal waves

29.

How do we know that light does not need a medium in which to travel?

a)

I can see light from the bulb in the ceiling.

b)

I can see light that travels through outer space from the sun.

c)

When I hold up a piece of paper to a lit flashlight, I can still see the light.

30.

How do we know that light does not need a medium in which to travel?

a)

I can see light from the bulb in the ceiling.

b)

I can see light that travels through outer space from the sun.

c)

When I hold up a piece of paper to a lit flashlight, I can still see the light.

31.
Light is an example of which type of wave?
a)
Transverse
b)
Longitudinal
c)
Both
d)
Neither
32.

The compressed part of a longitudinal wave is called a ______________________.

a)

Rarefaction

b)

Compression

c)

Transverse

33.
Light is an example of which type of wave?
a)
Transverse
b)
Longitudinal
c)
Both
d)
Neither
34.

The compressed part of a longitudinal wave is called a ______________________.

a)

Rarefaction

b)

Compression

c)

Transverse

35.

The spread out part of a longitudinal wave is called a ________________.

a)

Rarefaction

b)

Compression

c)

Space

d)

Transverse

36.

A wave that requires a medium to travel.

a)

Mechanical

b)

Electromagnetic

37.

A wave that does not require a medium to travel, for example, it can travel through a vacuum.

a)

Electromagnetic

b)

Mechanical

38.

a wave that is an oscillation of matter, and therefore transfers energy through a medium

a)

Mechanical Wave

b)

Light Wave

c)

Hertz

d)

Frequency

39.

A medium is...

a)

the only known wave that can travel through empty space (a vacuum).

b)

the unit of measurement of frequency.

c)

a substance a wave travels through (i.e. space, air, water, solids, cables).

d)

measurement of the height of a wave.

40.

the only known wave that can travel through empty space (a vacuum)

a)

Light Waves

b)

Seismic Waves

c)

Sound Waves

d)

Tsunami Waves

41.

Light waves can travel through space.

a)

True

b)

False

42.

Sound waves can travel through space.

a)

True

b)

False

43.

When particles move parallel to the motion of the wave, the wave is called....

a)

Transverse

b)

Longitudinal

c)

S-wave

d)

EMR wave

44.

Sound waves are an example of

a)

S-waves

b)

transverse waves

c)

longitudinal waves

d)

EMR waves

45.

Which statement is correct about the wave shown in the diagram?

a)

It is a transverse wave because the particles are moving perpendicular to the motion of the wave.

b)

It is a transverse wave because the particles are moving parallel to the motion of the wave.

c)

It is a longitudinal wave because the particles are moving perpendicular to the motion of the wave.

d)

It is a longitudinal wave because the particles are moving parallel to the motion of the wave.

46.

The wave shown in the diagram is an example of a(n)...

a)

transverse wave

b)

EMR wave

c)

longitudinal wave

d)

light

47.

The wave shown in the diagram is an example of a

a)

longitudinal wave

b)

mechanical wave

c)

P-wave

d)

transverse wave

48.

How would you describe the movement of matter in a longitudinal wave?

a)

perpendicular to direction of energy

b)

parallel to the direction of energy

c)

In zigzags

d)

Linear

49.
What do we call a material through which waves can travel? It can be a solid, liquid, or gas.
a)
Medium
b)
Vacuum
c)
Vibrations
d)
Amplitude
50.

Sound can only travel through solids, liquids and gases. It can't travel through empty space. Which type of wave is sound?

a)

Electromagnetic

b)

Mechanical

51.

Which is NOT true about longitudinal waves?

a)

A sound wave is an example of this type of wave.

b)

Particles transmitting this wave will have parallel motion to the wave.

c)

They require a medium to travel through (don't travel in space).

d)

A light wave is an example of this type of wave.

52.

Which is NOT true about transverse waves?

a)

A sound wave is an example of this type of wave.

b)

They can travel through the vacuum of space.

c)

They do not require a medium to travel through.

d)

A light wave is an example of this type of wave.

53.
What type of wave moves by pushing together and spreading apart in a parallel direction to the way the wave travels?
a)
longitudinal
b)
transverse
c)
ocean 
d)
radio 
54.
What type of wave must have a medium to vibrate?
a)
Mechanical
b)
Electromagnetic
c)
Infrared
d)
Radio
55.
What do we call a material through which waves can travel? It can be a solid, liquid, or gas.
a)
Medium
b)
Vacuum
c)
Vibrations
d)
Amplitude
56.
Which wave can travel in both a medium and a vacuum?
a)
Transverse
b)
Longitudinal
c)
Both
d)
Neither
57.
What are the parts of a transverse wave?
a)
Compressions and rarefactions
b)
Crests and troughs
c)
Compressions and crests
d)
Rarefactions and troughs
58.

A wave is a disturbance that transfers ________ from one place to another.

a)

Matter

b)

Mass

c)

Energy

59.

The highest point or peak of a transverse wave, point B and F, is the ________________ .

a)

trough

b)

amplitude

c)

crest

60.

An area of bunched up particles (bottom blue arrow) in a longitudinal wave is an area of ________________ .

a)

rarefaction (low pressure)

b)

compression (high pressure)

c)

amplitude (energy)

61.

An area of spread out particles (bottom red arrow) of a longitudinal wave is an area of ________________.

a)

rarefaction (low pressure)

b)

compression (high pressure)

c)

amplitude (energy)

62.

The length of a crest (peak) or trough measured from the middle line.

a)

Wavelength

b)

Frequency

c)

Amplitude

d)

Medium

63.

The length of a crest (peak) or trough measured from the middle line.

a)

Wavelength

b)

Frequency

c)

Amplitude

d)

Medium

64.

The distance between any two crests (peaks) or troughs.

a)

Frequency

b)

Amplitude

c)

Wavelength

d)

Transverse

65.

The bottom part of the wave is called trough.

a)

True

b)

False

66.

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

a)

Wave

b)

Frequency

c)

Amplitude

d)

Magnitude

67.

This is a high frequency wave. Which part of the wave is "B"

a)

crest/peak

b)

wavelength

c)

trough

68.

Look at this wave. "A" is which part of a wave?

a)

Crest/Peak

b)

Wave Speed

c)

Resting Point

69.
What is represented by the blue lines?
a)
Trough
b)
Crest
c)
Wavelength
d)
Amplitude
70.
Distance from an 'x' to an 'x' is a________
a)
wavelength
b)
amplitude
c)
rarefaction
d)
compression
71.
Distance from 'y' to 'y' is a _______
a)
Wavelength
b)
Amplitude
c)
Compression
d)
Rarefaction
72.

A wavelength is the distance between which 2 points?

a)

B and G

b)

A and C

c)

C and F

d)

A and H

73.

Longitudinal waves have:

a)

crests and troughs

b)

crests and compressions

c)

compressions and rarefactions

d)

troughs and rarefactions

74.

Sound waves cannot travel in

a)

steel

b)

air

c)

a vacuum

d)

water