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WorksheetsGen Sci Wave Properties Checkpoint
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 25mins
The wave crest is represented by which letter?
A
B
C
E
The lowest point of a transverse wave.
crest
trough
compression
rarefaction
The wave shown in the diagram is an example of a
longitudinal wave
mechanical wave
P-wave
transverse wave
What kind of wave is pictured?
Transverse Wave
Longitudinal Wave
compressional wave
none of the above
What type of wave is this?
Longitudinal
Transverse
The highest part of the wave is called the _______________.
Amplitude
Wavelength
Trough
Crest
Longitudinal waves must have a __________ to transfer energy
Medium
Formula
Balanced Force
oscillation
All waves carry ______________.
Sound
Light
Matter
Energy
What do we call the part of a compressional wave that is spread a part?
compression
rarefaction
crest
trough
The part of a longitudinal wave where the particles of the medium are close together.
rarefaction
compression
crest
trough
What kind of wave is this?
electromagnetic
longitudinal
transverse
What does a wave carry from place to place?
energy
matter
people
One way to classify waves is based on weather or not they require
energy.
a medium.
none of the above.
Wavelengths are usually measured in ....
seconds
Hz
inches
meters
The _______ of a wave is how many waves pass a given point every second.
Frequency
Wavelength
Amplitude
The two waves have different...
amplitudes
speeds
wavelengths
frequencies
What travels through a wave?
mass
energy
mass and energy
neither mass nor energy
The __________ of a wave is the number of waves that pass a given point in one second.
amplitude
wavelength
frequency
period
