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2024-2025 Properties of Waves

Total questions: 68

Worksheet time: 2hrs 39mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the frequency of light when it interacts with matter and its wavelength changes?

a)

Reflection

b)

Absorption

c)

Refraction

d)

Diffusion

2.

What is the term for the number of wave crests passing a point per unit time?

a)

Wavelength

b)

Frequency

c)

Amplitude

d)

Speed

3.

What is the arrangement of molecules in a longitudinal wave that is spread out?

a)

A) Rarefaction

b)

B) Compression

c)

C) Diffusion

d)

D) Dispersion

4.

What type of waves travel as longitudinal waves?

a)

An example is sound waves.

b)

Light waves

c)

Radio waves

d)

X-rays

5.

Calculate the wave frequency based on the given question.

The speed of the wave is 15 m/s and the wave length is 30m

a)

15m/s x 30m = 45Hz

b)

30m /15m/s =2m

c)

15m/s /30m = .5Hz

6.

What happens to the frequency of light when it spreads out after passing through another medium?

a)

It increases

b)

It decreases

c)

It remains the same

d)

It scatters

7.

What type of waves are able to travel all different types of medium and no media at all?

a)

Light waves from the electromagnetic spectrum.

b)

Sound waves

c)

Water waves

d)

Seismic waves

8.

Calculate the wave frequency based on the equation V=f x λ, which describes the relationship between which of the following wave properties?

a)

Velocity, frequency, and wavelength

b)

Voltage, force, and length

c)

Volume, force, and distance

d)

Viscosity, flow rate, and length

9.

What is the term used to describe the number of wave crests passing a fixed point per second, often measured in Hertz?

a)

Frequency

b)

Amplitude

c)

Wavelength

d)

Velocity

10.

What does a higher amplitude indicate in a wave in terms of energy?

a)

Increased energy

b)

Decreased frequency

c)

Longer wavelength

d)

Lower speed

11.

How can media affect the frequency of electromagnetic waves?

a)

By changing the wavelength of the wave

b)

By altering the amplitude of the wave

c)

By modifying the speed of the wave

d)

By changing the medium through which the wave travels

12.

How can media affect mechanical wave frequency?

a)

By changing the wavelength of the wave

b)

By altering the amplitude of the wave

c)

By modifying the medium's properties

d)

By increasing the wave's speed

13.

Calculate the wave frequency based on the given information about waves where particles oscillate parallel to the direction of wave propagation.

a)

Use the wave speed and wavelength

b)

Use the wave speed and amplitude

c)

Use the wavelength and amplitude

d)

Use the amplitude and frequency

14.

Calculate the wave frequency based on the given question.

The speed of the wave is 15 m/s and the speed of the wave is 20 Hz

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15.

Calculate the wave speed based on the given question.

The wave frequency is 22Hz and the wave length is 15m

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16.

Calculate the wave frequency based on the wave speed 8m/s and wavelength 22m.

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17.

What do you need to calculate the speed of the wave?

a)

Frequency and wavelength

b)

Color and brightness

c)

Speed and direction

d)

Temperature and pressure

18.

Which color of light has the longest wavelength, and what is its frequency?

a)

Red

b)

Blue

c)

Green

d)

Yellow

19.

Why would light not travel through water as well as air?

a)

water is denser than air

b)

water is less dense than air

c)

sound frequency is higher in water

d)

sound frequency is lower in water

20.

Which of the following has the highest frequency?

a)

Radio Waves

b)

Microwaves

c)

Ultraviolet

d)

Infrared

21.

The wave frequency of visible light is measured in (a)   .

Choose from the below words

Hertz

Nanometers

Joules

Meters

22.

Calculate the wave frequency based on the relationship between wave speed, frequency, and wavelength.

a)

Frequency = Wave Speed / Wavelength

b)

Frequency = Mass x Acceleration

c)

Frequency = Distance / Time

d)

Frequency = Force / Area

23.

If a wave has a speed of 20 m/s and a wavelength of 4 meters, what is its frequency?

a)

5 Hz

b)

40 Hz

c)

10 Hz

d)

20 Hz

24.

If you know speed and wave length - what can you calcualte?

a)

Amplitude

b)

Speed

c)

Medium properties

d)

Frequency

25.

Waves transfer (a)  

Choose from the below words
Matter
Molecules
Energy
Atoms
26.

Which waves require a medium (matter) to travel?

a)

x-ray

b)

microwave

c)

sound 

d)

water

27.

Which letter represents amplitude? (a)  

Choose from the below words
A
B
C
D
E
28.

2. What property of a wave is represented by letter B? (a)  

Choose from the below words
A. Wavelength
B. Amplitude
C. Speed
D. Frequency
29.

6. Which of the following can act as media for a wave? (a)  

Choose from the below words
A. Solids only
B. Liquids only
C. Gases only
D. Solids, liquids, and gases
30.
7. Which of the following occurs as the frequency of a wave decreases?
a)
A. The wavelength increases
b)
B. The wavelength decreases
c)
C. The wavelength increases and then decreases
d)
D. The wavelength remains the same
31.

8. The lowest part of a transverse wave is known as a (a)   .

Choose from the below words
Trough
Crest
Compression
Rarefaction
Medium
32.

What does point C represent? (a)  

Choose from the below words
Amplitude
Trough
Crest
Wavelength
33.
Which wave in the diagram has the greatest frequency?
34.

Which letter(s) represent the trough of the wave? (a)  

Choose from the below words
A
B & D
D
C & G
35.

What types of waves carry energy at a right angle or perpendicular to the direction of the energy flow? (a)  

Choose from the below words
Longitudinal waves
Transverse waves
Sound waves
P-waves
36.

What are the parts of a longitudinal wave? (a)  

Choose from the below words
Compressions and rarefactions
Crests and troughs
Compressions and crests
Rarefactions and troughs
37.

Which wave is pictured? (a)  

Choose from the below words
Transverse
Longitudinal
Both
Neither
38.

What types of waves can travel through empty space AND mediums? (a)  

Choose from the below words
Longitudinal
Mechanical
Electromagnetic
39.

 A wave has frequency of 50 Hz and a wavelength of 10 m. What is the speed of the wave? (a)  

Choose from the below words
500 m/s
50 m/s
5 m/s
0.5 m/s
40.

Light bending as it passes through a raindrop is an example of (a)  

Choose from the below words
Reflection
Refraction
Absorption
41.

The ____________ of a wave is a direct measure of its energy. (hint: you measure from the resting point to the crest or trough!)

a)
amplitude
b)

frequency

c)

wavelength

d)

period

42.

Ethan is observing waves at the beach. The frequency of a wave represents the

a)

wave amplitude divided by the period of the wave.

b)

wave crest in relationship to the wave trough.

c)

number of waves that pass a certain point in a second.

d)

loudness of the sound.

43.

During a science experiment, Aria noticed a part of a slinky wave where the coils were close together. What is this part of the wave called?

a)

compression

b)

crest

c)

trough

d)

rarefaction

44.

Mia and Anika are playing with a slinky. They notice that in some parts of the slinky, the coils are spread apart. What is this part of a longitudinal wave called?

a)

compression

b)

crest

c)

trough

d)

rarefaction

45.

Tom and Jerry are playing with a slinky. They notice that when they push and pull the slinky, the particles of the slinky move parallel (side to side). What type of waves are they observing?

a)

Longitudinal waves

b)

transverse waves

46.

Harper and Aiden are at the beach watching the waves. They notice that the waves move the particles of the water up and down, perpendicular to the direction of the wave's travel. What type of waves are these?

a)

Transverse waves

b)

Longitudinal Wave

47.

Which wave has a greater wavelength?

a)

wave A

b)

wave B

c)

they are the same

48.

Which wave has a greater amplitude?

a)

wave A

b)

wave B

c)

they are the same

49.

Michael and Aiden are watching a thunderstorm from their window. Why do they see lightning before they hear thunder?

a)

You hear thunder before you see lightning

b)

Your eyes react faster than your ears

c)

Light travels faster than sound

d)

Sound travels faster than light

50.

Dan is playing with a tuning fork and a glass of water. He noticed that the sound from the tuning fork travels differently through various materials. Which medium does sound travel the fastest?

a)

solid

b)

liquid

c)

gas

d)

empty space

51.

Identify the wave with the shortest wavelength.

a)

Wave A

b)

Wave B

c)

Wave C

d)

Wave D

52.

What is the frequency of the wave above?

a)

5

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

53.
a)

Reflection

b)

Refraction

c)

Transmission

d)

Absorption

54.
a)

Reflection

b)

Refraction

c)

Transmission

d)

Absorption

55.
a)

Reflection

b)

Refraction

c)

Transmission

d)

Absorption

56.

The wave passes through a medium with little change to the wave.

a)

Reflection

b)

Refraction

c)

Transmission

d)

Absorption

57.

The wave bends because the speed of the wave changes.

a)

Reflection

b)

Refraction

c)

Absorption

d)

Transmission

58.

The wave bounces off the surface.

a)

Reflection

b)

Transmission

c)

Refraction

d)

Absorption

59.

The wave does not move or reflect off the medium and the energy is passed to the medium.

a)

Absorption

b)

Transmission

c)

Reflection

d)

Refraction

60.

Which of the following properties make a light wave different from all mechanical waves?

a)

A light wave slows down in a vacuum

b)

A light wave is able to transmit energy

c)

A light wave is exists as a transverse wave

d)

A light wave can travel without a medium

61.

Which measurement in the diagram shows amplitude and why?

a)

measurement A, amplitude can be measured from the bottom of the trough to the top of the crest

b)

measurement B, amplitude can be measured from crest to trough

c)

measurement C, amplitude can be measured from trough to equilibrium

d)

measurement D, amplitude can be measured from crest to crest

62.

A student stands in a school hallway. A wall separates a classroom from the student. The student in the hallway cannot see inside the classroom but hears noises from with the classroom. Which of these best explains why the student hears the noises but cannot see in the classroom?

a)

Sound waves are absorbed by the wall, and visible light waves are transmitted through the wall

b)

Sound waves are transmitted through the wall and visible light waves are reflected by the wall

c)

Sound waves are reflected by the wall, and visible light waves are refracted by the wall

d)

Sound waves are reflected by the wall and visible light waves are absorbed by the wall

63.

If all waves were measured for a period of 5 seconds, which wave had the highest frequency?

a)

b)

c)

64.

Why are electromagnetic waves able to reach our satellite devices in space?

a)

They need a medium to travel.

b)

They convert into sound waves.

c)

They ride on the orbit of the planet.

d)

They can move through the vacuum of space.

65.

Two students are talking about what happens when light and sound move from air to water.

Student 1 states that light slows down in the water, but sound speeds up in the water.

Student 2 states that both light and sound slow down in water.

Which student is right?

a)

Student 2, because a denser medium slows down all kinds of waves.

b)

Student 1, because the particles in a denser medium can transfer sound waves faster but slow down the light.

c)

Both students are incorrect because all kinds of waves speed up when moving from a rarer to a denser medium.

d)

Both students are incorrect because light speeds up, but sound slows down when moving from a rarer to a denser medium.

66.

When a wave bounces off of something and moves in a different direction (a)  

Choose from the below words
reflection
refraction
absorption
propagation
67.

Which wave is pictured? (a)  

Choose from the below words
Transverse
Longitudinal
Both
Neither
68.

 A wave has frequency of 50 Hz and a wavelength of 10 m. What is the speed of the wave? (a)  

Choose from the below words
500 m/s
50 m/s
5 m/s
0.5 m/s