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Waves Introduction

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What word describes the distance between 2 crests or 2 troughs?

a)

amplitude

b)

energy

c)

resting point

d)

wavelength

2.

What is the height of the wave called? 

a)

amplitude

b)

wavelength

c)

crest

d)

trough

3.

Which type of waves can travel through matter AND empty space? 

a)

mechanical waves

b)

all waves

c)

electromagnetic waves

d)

no waves

4.

Light waves are an example of which kind of wave? 

a)

Transverse waves

b)

Longitudinal waves

5.

Sound waves are an example of which kind of wave? 

a)

Transverse waves

b)

Longitudinal waves

6.

Which waves travel PARALLEL to the wave's direction? 

a)

transverse waves

b)

longitudinal waves

7.

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

a)

amplitude

b)

crest

c)

trough

d)

wavelength

8.

All waves carry ________ as they travel from one place to another.

a)

matter

b)

space

c)

energy

d)

water

9.

Which wave in the diagram has the greatest wavelength?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

10.

What kind of wave is pictured?

a)

Transverse

b)

Longitudinal

c)

surface

d)

none of the above

11.

Seismic waves are _________________

a)

Earthquakes

b)

Tornadoes

c)

Light waves

d)

Sound waves

12.

These waves differ in their ___.

a)

amplitude

b)

wavelength

c)

wave type

13.

What is the term for the number of waves that pass a point in one second?

a)

Frequency

b)

Amplitude

c)

Wavelength

d)

Speed

14.

Which of the following is a real-world application of wave interference?

a)

Noise-cancelling headphones

b)

Solar panels

c)

Wind turbines

d)

Electric motors

15.

In a wave experiment, if the frequency of a wave is doubled, what happens to its wavelength, assuming the speed of the wave remains constant?

a)

It doubles

b)

It halves

c)

It remains the same

d)

It quadruples