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waves frequency amplitude

Total questions: 33

Worksheet time: 4hrs 52mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What do all waves transfer?

a)

Matter

b)

Heat

c)

Electricity

d)

Energy

2.

Which of the following can waves transfer energy through?

a)

solid

b)

liquid

c)

gas

d)

empty space

e)

all of the above

3.

What are the two types of waves?

a)

longitudinal and transverse

b)

sound and light

4.

What is the number of complete waves passing a fixed point in a given amount of time?

a)

Amplitude

b)

Intensity

c)

Wavelength

d)

Frequency

5.

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

a)

1 Hz

b)

5 Hz

c)

10 Hz

6.

What is frequency measured in?

a)

Milliseconds

b)

Miles

c)

Hertz

d)

Kilograms

7.

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.

8.

Which type of waves have the longest wavelength?

a)

Visible light

b)

Radio waves

c)

X-rays

d)

Gamma-Rays

9.

Wavelengths are usually measured in ....

a)

seconds

b)

Hz

c)

inches

d)

meters

10.

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

11.

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

a)

Wave

b)

Frequency

c)

Amplitude

d)

Magnitude

12.

What does #1 represent?

a)

Period

b)

Frequency

c)

Wavelength

d)

Amplitude

13.

What does #2 represent?

a)

Period

b)

Frequency

c)

Wavelength

d)

Amplitude

14.

What does point C represent? (a)  

Choose from the below words
Amplitude
Trough
Crest
Wavelength
15.

What types of waves carry energy at a right angle or perpendicular to the direction of the energy flow? (a)  

Choose from the below words
Longitudinal waves
Transverse waves
Sound waves
P-waves
16.

What are the parts of a longitudinal wave? (a)  

Choose from the below words
Compressions and rarefactions
Crests and troughs
Compressions and crests
Rarefactions and troughs
17.

 A wave has frequency of 50 Hz and a wavelength of 10 m. What is the speed of the wave? (a)  

Choose from the below words
500 m/s
50 m/s
5 m/s
0.5 m/s
18.

9. The frequency of a wave is measured in (a)   .

Choose from the below words
Hertz
Crest
Trough
Compression
Rarefaction
19.

Which points represent one wavelength? Select all that apply.

a)

E --> J

b)

D--> I

c)

B --> E

d)

A --> D

e)

A --> F

20.

A wave with a high frequency has...

a)

a long wavelength

b)

a short wavelength

21.

Waves with the highest energy have...

a)

short wavelength, high frequency, and large amplitude

b)

long wavelength, low frequency, and short amplitude

22.

What would happen to the frequency is the wavelength was tripled?

a)

the frequency would be a third of what it was

b)

the frequency would be 3 times larger

c)

the frequency would stay the same

d)

the wavelength does not affect the frequency of a wave

23.

What would happen to the wavelength if the frequency was doubled?

a)

the wavelength would be halved

b)

the wavelength would be doubled

c)

the wavelength would stay the same

d)

frequency does not affect wavelength

24.

What happens to the frequency of a wave when the amplitude is tripled?

a)

the frequency is tripled

b)

the frequency is a third of what it was

c)

amplitude does not affect frequency

25.

What is the wavelength of this wave?

a)

3

b)

10

c)

4

d)

8

26.

What is the amplitude of this wave?

a)

3

b)

-3

c)

6

d)

4

27.

What is the amplitude of the wave?

a)

3 cm

b)

8 cm

c)

16 cm

d)

24 cm

28.

What is the wavelength of the wave?

a)

3 cm

b)

8 cm

c)

16 cm

d)

24 cm

29.

What is the speed of the wave?

a)

4 cm/s

b)

8 cm/s

c)

16 cm/s

d)

24 cm/s

30.

What is the wavelength of the wave?

a)

3 cm

b)

9 cm

c)

18 cm

d)

27 cm

31.

What is the amplitude of the wave?

a)

2 cm

b)

9 cm

c)

18 cm

d)

27 cm

32.

The number of waves that pass a fixed point in a given amount of time is...

a)

frequency

b)

wave speed

c)

amplitude

d)

wavelength

33.

The bigger the amplitude, the ________ energy carried by the wave.

a)

more

b)

less