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Gen Sci Wave Properties Checkpoint

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The wave crest is represented by which letter?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

E

2.
a)
Amplitude
b)
Crest
c)
Trough
d)
Wavelength
3.

The lowest point of a transverse wave.

a)

crest

b)

trough

c)

compression

d)

rarefaction

4.

The wave shown in the diagram is an example of a

a)

longitudinal wave

b)

mechanical wave

c)

P-wave

d)

transverse wave

5.

What kind of wave is pictured?

a)

Transverse Wave

b)

Longitudinal Wave

c)

compressional wave

d)

none of the above

6.

What type of wave is this?

a)

Longitudinal

b)

Transverse

7.

The highest part of the wave is called the _______________.

a)

Amplitude

b)

Wavelength

c)

Trough

d)

Crest

8.

Longitudinal waves must have a __________ to transfer energy

a)

Medium

b)

Formula

c)

Balanced Force

d)

oscillation

9.

All waves carry ______________.

a)

Sound

b)

Light

c)

Matter

d)

Energy

10.

What do we call the part of a compressional wave that is spread a part?

a)

compression

b)

rarefaction

c)

crest

d)

trough

11.

The part of a longitudinal wave where the particles of the medium are close together.

a)

rarefaction

b)

compression

c)

crest

d)

trough

12.

What kind of wave is this?

a)

electromagnetic

b)

longitudinal

c)

transverse

13.

What does a wave carry from place to place?

a)

energy

b)

matter

c)

people

14.

One way to classify waves is based on weather or not they require

a)

energy.

b)

a medium.

c)

none of the above.

15.
What property of the wave is represented by the letter "B"?
a)
amplitude
b)
crest
c)
trough
d)
wavelength
16.

Wavelengths are usually measured in ....

a)

seconds

b)

Hz

c)

inches

d)

meters

17.

The _______ of a wave is how many waves pass a given point every second.

a)

Frequency

b)

Wavelength

c)

Amplitude

18.

The two waves have different...

a)

amplitudes

b)

speeds

c)

wavelengths

d)

frequencies

19.

What travels through a wave?

a)

mass

b)

energy

c)

mass and energy

d)

neither mass nor energy

20.

The __________ of a wave is the number of waves that pass a given point in one second.

a)

amplitude

b)

wavelength

c)

frequency

d)

period