WorksheetsPeriod and Frequency Practice
Total questions: 43
Worksheet time: 1hrs 7mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
A wave in which the particles of the medium move perpendicularly to the direction the wave is traveling
a)
A. surface wave
b)
B. transverse wave
c)
C. electromagnetic wave
d)
D. longitudinal wave
2.
A wave in which the particles of the medium vibrate parallel to the direction of the wave motion
a)
A. mechanical wave
b)
B. surface wave
c)
C. longitudinal wave
d)
D. wave
3.
The number of waves produced per unit time.
a)
A. amplitude
b)
B. wave speed
c)
C. frequency
d)
D. wavelength
4.
The distance from any point on a wave to an identical point on the next wave
a)
A. frequency
b)
B. wavelength
c)
C. wave speed
d)
D. amplitude
5.
All waves carry
a)
energy
b)
light
c)
matter
d)
particles
6.
What kind of wave is pictured below?
a)
compressional wave
b)
transverse wave
c)
sound wave
d)
mechanical wave
7.
What do we call the lowest point of a transverse wave?
a)
crest
b)
trough
c)
wavelength
d)
amplitude
8.
What do we call the highest point on a transverse wave?
a)
crest
b)
trough
c)
amplitude
d)
frequency
9.
What is a repeating disturbance or vibration that transfers or moves energy from place to place?
a)
Medium
b)
Wave
c)
Compression
d)
Rarefaction
10.
Which direction does a Longitudinal wave travel
a)
parallel
b)
perpendicular
11.
What is another word for compressional waves?
a)
transverse
b)
rarefaction
c)
longitudinal
d)
electromagnetic
12.
The time needed for an object to complete one full cycle of simple harmonic motion is the ____ .
a)
period
b)
frequency
c)
harmonic
d)
amplitude
13.
A wave has a frequency of 8 Hz. What is the period of the wave?
a)
16 sec
b)
2 m
c)
0.5 sec
d)
0.125 sec
14.
The number of complete oscillations a wave makes each second is the ____ of the wave.
a)
fortitude
b)
amplitude
c)
period
d)
frequency
15.
Wave that has a frequency of 2 Hz has a period of...
a)
2 seconds
b)
0.5 seconds
c)
more info please
16.
Waves made with a rope are ___ waves.
a)
Longitudinal
b)
Transverse
c)
Periodic
d)
Rotational
17.
Which of the following represents the wavelength?
a)
G
b)
H
c)
F
d)
J
18.
What is the unit for frequency?
a)
Hz
b)
m
c)
J
d)
m/s
19.
What does a wave carry?
a)
empty space
b)
matter
c)
energy
d)
water
20.
The height of a wave from the center is called the __________
a)
amplitude
b)
frequency
c)
wavelength
d)
oscillation
21.
The number of waves per second is called ________
a)
amplitude
b)
frequency
c)
wavelength
d)
oscillation
22.
The distance between the same two points on a wave is called _______
a)
amplitude
b)
frequency
c)
wavelength
d)
oscillation
23.
What property of the wave is represented by the letter "B"?
a)
amplitude
b)
crest
c)
trough
d)
wavelength
24.
Which letter(s) represent the trough of the wave?
a)
A
b)
B & D
c)
D
d)
C & G
25.
Which letter(s) represent the crest of the wave?
a)
A
b)
B & D
c)
B & F
d)
F
26.
Which wave in the diagram has the greatest frequency?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
27.
Which wave in the diagram has the greatest wavelength?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
28.
The SI unit for frequency is ________.
a)
m
b)
m/s
c)
hertz
d)
s
29.
The time taken for one oscillation of a wave is 0.25 s. What is the frequency of the wave?
a)
8 Hz
b)
4 s
c)
4 Hz
d)
8 s
30.
A boy notices that 45 complete waves travel past him in ninety seconds. What is the frequency of these water waves?
a)
100 m
b)
1 Hz
c)
0.5 Hz
d)
1m/s
31.
Frieda the fly flaps her wings back and forth 100 times each second. The period of her wings flapping is:
a)
100 s
b)
0.01 s
c)
0.01 Hz
d)
100 Hz
32.
Frieda the fly flaps her wings back and forth 100 times each second. The frequency of her wings flapping is:
a)
100 s
b)
100 Hz
c)
0.01 s
d)
0.01 Hz
33.
A tennis coach paces back and forth along the sideline 10 times in 60 seconds. The frequency of her pacing is:
a)
0.167 Hz
b)
6.0 Hz
c)
0.167 s
d)
6.0 s
34.
A tennis coach paces back and forth along the sideline 10 times in 60 seconds. The period of her pacing is:
a)
0.167 Hz
b)
6.0 Hz
c)
0.167 s
d)
6.0 s
35.
A pendulum makes 33 complete back and forth cycles of vibration in 11 seconds. It's period is:
a)
3.0 s
b)
3.0 Hz
c)
0.33 s
d)
0.33 Hz
36.
A pendulum makes 33 complete back and forth cycles of vibration in 11 seconds. It's frequency is:
a)
3.0 s
b)
3.0 Hz
c)
0.33 s
d)
0.33 Hz
37.
Olive Udadi accompanies her father to the park for an afternoon of fun. While there, she hops on the swing and begins to swing back and forth once every 4 seconds. The frequency of her swing is:
a)
0.25 Hz
b)
0.25 s
c)
4.0 Hz
d)
4.0 s
38.
Olive Udadi accompanies her father to the park for an afternoon of fun. While there, she hops on the swing and begins to swing back and forth once every 4 seconds. The period of her swing is:
a)
0.25 Hz
b)
0.25 s
c)
4.0 Hz
d)
4.0 s
39.
As the frequency of a wave increases, the period of the wave:
a)
decreases
b)
increases
c)
remains the same
40.
As the period of a wave decreases, the frequency of the wave:
a)
increases
b)
decreases
c)
remains the same
41.
If the period of an oscillation is 5 sec., its frequency is:
a)
5 Hz
b)
0.2 Hz
c)
5 s
d)
0.2 s
42.
If the frequency of an oscillation is 8 Hz, its period is:
a)
8 s
b)
8 Hz
c)
0.125 s
d)
0.125 Hz
43.
A wave of velocity 4 m/s and wavelength 6 m. what is it's frequency
a)
4/6 Hz
b)
4/6 sec
c)
6/4 hz
d)
24 hz
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