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WorksheetsExploring Waves and Their Properties
Total questions: 32
Worksheet time: 21mins
What is the term for the distance between two consecutive crests of a wave?
Amplitude
Wavelength
Frequency
Speed
Which type of wave requires a medium to travel through?
Electromagnetic wave
Sound wave
Light wave
Radio wave
Identify the wave property that describes the number of waves that pass a point in one second.
Wavelength
Frequency
Amplitude
Speed
Which of the following is an example of a transverse wave?
Sound wave
Water wave
Seismic P-wave
Longitudinal wave
What happens to the frequency of a wave if the wavelength increases while the speed remains constant?
Frequency increases
Frequency decreases
Frequency remains the same
Frequency doubles
Which part of the electromagnetic spectrum has the shortest wavelength?
Radio waves
Microwaves
X-rays
Gamma rays
How does the speed of light change when it moves from air into water?
Increases
Decreases
Remains the same
Doubles
Which wave behavior involves a wave bending around an obstacle?
Reflection
Refraction
Diffraction
Absorption
What is the primary difference between sound waves and light waves?
Sound waves are electromagnetic, light waves are mechanical
Sound waves are mechanical, light waves are electromagnetic
Both are electromagnetic
Both are mechanical
Which of the following is true about the speed of sound in different media?
It is fastest in gases
It is fastest in liquids
It is fastest in solids
It is the same in all media
What is the effect called when a wave changes direction as it passes from one medium to another?
Reflection
Refraction
Diffraction
Interference
Which color of visible light has the longest wavelength?
Red
Blue
Green
Violet
What is the term for the height of a wave from its rest position to its crest?
Wavelength
Frequency
Amplitude
Speed
How does the pitch of a sound change if the frequency of the sound wave increases?
Pitch decreases
Pitch increases
Pitch remains the same
Pitch doubles
crest
A
amplitude
C
wavelength
B
Trough
D
wavelength
E
a disturbance that transfers energy from one place to another without transferring matter (a)
Waves move (a) without moving (b) .
A (a) is a solid, liquid, or gas that a wave travels through.
(a) best reflects the amount of (b) in a wave.
The lowest point on a wave is the
(a)
What is Part B (the spread out parts) called in this picture?
Compression
Rarefaction
Amplitude
Wavelength
What is Part A (the close together parts) called in this picture?
Compression
Amplituide
Rarefaction
Wavelength
Two waves E and G are shown. The waves have the same speed.
Which statement is correct?
Wave E has a greater amplitude than wave G.
Wave E has a greater intensity than wave G.
Wave E has a smaller frequency than wave G.
Wave E has a smaller wavelength than wave G.
Which of the following are properties of waves? (Select all that apply)
Amplitude
Wavelength
Frequency
density
mass
How are these two waves different?
The amplitude of wave 2 is twice the amplitude of wave 1.
The wavelength of wave 2 is twice the amplitude of wave 1.
The wave speed of Wave 2 is twice the wave speed of Wave 1.
The frequency of Wave 2 is twice the frequency of Wave 1.
What is the term for the number of complete cycles of a wave that occur in a unit of time?
Amplitude
Frequency
Wavelength
Speed
Which wave property is responsible for the loudness of a sound?
Wavelength
Frequency
Amplitude
Speed
Which phenomenon occurs when two waves meet and combine to form a new wave?
Reflection
Refraction
Diffraction
Interference
Which wave property determines the color of visible light?
Amplitude
Frequency
Wavelength
Speed
What is the term for the time it takes for one complete cycle of a wave to pass a given point?
Frequency
Period
Wavelength
Amplitude
