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Waves

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What property of this wave is represented by the letter "A"

a)

amplitude

b)

crest

c)

trough

d)

wavelength

2.
What property of the wave is represented by the letter "B"?
a)
amplitude
b)
crest
c)
trough
d)
wavelength
3.
The highest point on a wave is:
a)
the crest
b)
the trough
c)
the top
d)
the coast 
4.
The lowest point on a wave is the:
a)
Amplitude
b)
Crest
c)
Trough
d)
Wavelength
5.
The number of wavelengths that pass a point each per second is:
a)
frequency
b)
period
c)
longitudinal 
d)
transverse wave 
6.
The type of waves that require medium to pass:
a)
Mechanical Waves
b)
Electromagnetic Waves
7.
When the frequency of a wave increases, what happens to the wavelength?
a)
The wavelength is not directly affected by the frequency of a wave.
b)
The wavelength increases.
c)
The wavelength decreases.
d)
More specific information is needed to form a conclusion about the wavelength.
8.
Which wave in the diagram has the greatest frequency?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
9.
Which of the following can sound travel through?
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gas
d)
all of the above
10.
which material does sound travel the fastest?
a)
solid 
b)
liquid 
c)
gases
11.

What is transferred by a wave?

a)

energy

b)

matter

c)

particles

d)

mass

12.

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

13.

The displacement marked in the diagram by a red arrow is known as the ____ of the wave.

a)

time

b)

speed

c)

frequency

d)

amplitude

14.

Which image represents a longitudinal wave?

a)

A

b)

B

15.

Sound waves are which type of waves?

a)

transverse

b)

seismic

c)

longitudinal

d)

frequency

16.

A tsunami can. be caused by

a)

Earthquakes

b)

Underwater volcanic activity

c)

Underwater landslides

d)

All of the above

17.

In the open ocean, tsunami waves can travel as fast as:

a)

A car on a city street

b)

A commercial jet

c)

Someone riding a bicycle down a hill

d)

A tortoise

18.

Frequency in Hertz (Hz) times wavelength (in meters) is the formula for:

a)

Amplitude

b)

Reflection of light

c)

Wave speed

d)

Diffraction of waves

19.

When a wave changes direction & speed as it moves from one medium to another (example: a beam of light traveling from air into water), this is called:

a)

Refraction

b)

Diffraction

c)

Interference

d)

Reflection

20.

When waves that overlap combine, forming a new wave. The waves then travel in opposite directions as they move through each other. These are called:

a)

Diffraction waves

b)

Rarefaction waves

c)

Electromagnetic waves

d)

Interference waves