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WorksheetsProperty of Waves
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 15mins
What kind of wave is this?
Transverse Wave
Longitudinal Wave
All waves carry
energy
light
matter
particles
Waves transfer which of the following from one place to another?
Energy, but not matter
Both matter & energy
Matter, but not energy
Light, but not sound
Waves in a lake are 6 m apart and pass a person on a raft every 2 s. What is the speed of the waves?
4 m/s
12 m/s
3 m/s
8 m/s
In a longitudinal wave, the medium travels ________________ to the direction of wave motion
Perpendicular
Parallel
A sound wave can best be described as a:
Transverse wave caused by a compression of particles
Transverse wave that passes through a vacuum
Longitudinal wave caused by the motion of water
Longitudinal wave caused by the vibration of a medium
The lowest pitch that the average human can hear has a frequency of 20 Hz. If sound with this frequency travels through air with a speed of 400 m/s, what is its wavelength?
8000 m
20 m
200 m
420 m
A ship anchored at sea is rocked by waves that have crests 14 m apart. The waves travel at 7.0 m/s. At what frequency do the waves reach the ship?
21 Hz
7 Hz
2 Hz
0.5 Hz
The type of waves that require medium to pass:
Mechanical Waves
Electromagnetic Waves
The distance between two corresponding crests
Wavelength
Amplitude
Frequency
Simple Wave
The height of a wave
Frequency
Wavelength
Amplitude
Simple Wave
The number of wave cycles
that pass a given point
in a given period of time.
Wavelength
Crest
Frequency
Amplitude
Which of the following properties of waves determines the pitch of a sound?
Frequency
Amplitude
Wavelength
Speed
A wave has a frequency of 10 Hz and a wavelength of 2 meters. What is the speed of the wave?
5 m/s
10 m/s
20 m/s
30 m/s
What happens to the wavelength of a wave if its frequency is doubled while the speed remains constant?
The wavelength doubles
The wavelength halves
The wavelength remains the same
The wavelength quadruples
