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Waves

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What property of the wave is represented by the letter "B"?

a)

amplitude

b)

crest

c)

trough

d)

wavelength

2.

The highest point on a wave is:

a)

the crest

b)

the trough

c)

the top

d)

the coast 

3.

The lowest point on a wave is the:

a)

Amplitude

b)

Crest

c)

Trough

d)

Wavelength

4.

Which wave in the diagram has the greatest wavelength?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

5.

Which wave is pictured? (a)  

Choose from the below words

Transverse

Longitudinal

Both

Neither

6.

What type of wave is this? (a)  

Choose from the below words

mechanical

electromagnetic

microwave

infrared light wave

7.

Match the correct wave type for wave a.

8.

Which image represents a longitudinal wave?

a)

A

b)

B

9.

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

a)

amplitude

b)

crest

c)

trough

d)

wavelength

10.

The number of wavelengths that pass a point each per second is:

a)

frequency

b)

period

c)

longitudinal 

d)

transverse wave 

11.

The type of waves that require medium to pass:

a)

Mechanical Waves

b)

Electromagnetic Waves

12.

A mechanical wave cannot travel through...

a)

a vacuum(empty space).

b)

water.

c)

air. 

d)

glass.

13.

Which wave in the diagram has the greatest frequency?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

14.

What is transferred by a wave?

a)

energy

b)

matter

c)

particles

d)

mass

15.

Sound waves are which type of waves?

a)

transverse

b)

seismic

c)

longitudinal

d)

frequency

16.

How are waves classified?

a)

Waves are classified by WHAT they move through or by HOW particles move through them.

b)

Waves are classified by HOW they move or by WHAT particles move through them.

17.

What do Waves move through?

a)

A ray of light

b)

A field

c)

X-rays

d)

A medium

18.

Waves are a traveling form of (a)   .

19.

For mechanical waves, the particles have to

a)

sing

b)

vibrate

c)

be still

20.

Do mechanical waves need a medium?

a)

Yes

b)

No

21.

When sound travels down a rope, what of wave is that?

a)

Electromagnetic

b)

Mechanical

22.

What is the term for the distance between two consecutive crests of a wave?

a)

Amplitude

b)

Wavelength

c)

Frequency

d)

Period

23.

Which type of wave is light?

a)

Mechanical

b)

Electromagnetic

c)

Sound

d)

Seismic

24.

In a transverse wave, the particles of the medium move in which direction relative to the direction of wave propagation?

a)

Parallel

b)

Perpendicular

c)

Circular

d)

Random

25.

What happens to the frequency of a wave if the wavelength is doubled, assuming the speed of the wave remains constant?

a)

It doubles

b)

It halves

c)

It remains the same

d)

It quadruples