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grade910 revision book

Total questions: 112

Worksheet time: 2hrs 46mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A wave is a disturbance that transfers ________ from one place to another.

a)

Matter

b)

Mass

c)

Energy

2.

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

a)

Longitudinal

b)

Mechanical

c)

Electromagnetic

3.

Which 2 types of waves require a medium to travel?

a)

Electromagnetic

b)

Mechanical

c)

Light

d)

Sound

4.

Which of the following is a mechanical wave?

a)

X-ray

b)

Infrared

c)

Radio waves

d)

Sound

5.

What medium do sound waves travel fastest through?

a)

Solids

b)

Liquids

c)

Gases

6.

The height of a wave from its resting point (B).

a)

Frequency

b)

Wave speed

c)

Wavelength

d)

Amplitude

7.

The length of a wave, from crest to crest or trough to trough. (D)

a)

Frequency

b)

Wave speed

c)

Wavelength

d)

Amplitude

8.

The number of waves passing a given point each second is:

a)

Frequency

b)

Wave speed

c)

Wavelength

d)

Amplitude

9.

What is the correct formula for wave speed?

a)

Wave speed = frequency x wavelength

b)

Wave speed = amplitude x wavelength

c)

Wave speed = amplitude x period

d)

Wave speed = frequency x period

10.

As wavelength decreases, the crests of the wave:

a)

become wider

b)

become shorter

c)

get closer together

d)

get farther apart

11.

If a wave has a long wavelength, it will have __________ energy.

a)

High

b)

Medium

c)

Low

12.

If a wave has a short wavelength, it will have __________ energy.

a)

High

b)

Medium

c)

Low

13.

If a wave has a high frequency, it will have __________ energy.

a)

High

b)

Medium

c)

Low

14.

If a wave has a high amplitude, it will have __________ energy.

a)

High

b)

Medium

c)

Low

15.

Waves move ___ through vibrations

a)

Energy

b)

Matter

c)

Mass

d)

Weight

16.
Carries energy from one place to another
a)
Waves
b)
Amplitude
c)
Frequency
d)
Crest
17.
Material (matter) through which a wave travels
a)
medium
b)
Doppler Effect
c)
sound
d)
pitch
18.
What type of wave is this?
a)
Transverse
b)
Longitudinal
19.
What type of wave is this?
a)
Transverse
b)
Longitudinal
20.

When placed in water, a ball moves from one place to another with the waves.

a)

True

b)

False

21.

Waves DO NOT transfer ______?

a)

Matter

b)

Energy

22.
Longitudinal waves are ______.
a)
Parallel
b)
Perpendicular
c)
Crazy
23.
Transverse waves are ___.
a)
Parallel
b)
Perpendicular
c)
Weird
24.

You can't hear sounds in outer space because there is no

a)

medium

b)

light

c)

energy

d)

heat

25.

The highest point on a wave is:

a)

the crest

b)

the trough

c)

the top

d)

the coast

26.

Which word is used to identify the distance between points C & G?

a)

Amplitude

b)

Crest

c)

Frequency

d)

Wavelength

27.

Which wave in the diagram has the greatest frequency?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

28.

Which wave in the diagram has the greatest wavelength?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

29.
What property of the wave is represented by the letter "B"?
a)
amplitude
b)
crest
c)
trough
d)
wavelength
30.
The highest point on a wave is:
a)
the crest
b)
the trough
c)
the top
d)
the coast 
31.
The lowest point on a wave is the:
a)
Amplitude
b)
Crest
c)
Trough
d)
Wavelength
32.
The type of waves that require medium to pass:
a)
Mechanical Waves
b)
Electromagnetic Waves
33.
What types of waves carry energy at a right angle or perpendicular to the direction of the energy flow?
a)
Longitudinal waves
b)
Transverse waves
c)
Sound waves
d)
P-waves
34.
What are the parts of a longitudinal wave?
a)
Compressions and rarefactions
b)
Crests and troughs
c)
Compressions and crests
d)
Rarefactions and troughs
35.
Which wave is pictured?
a)
Transverse
b)
Longitudinal
c)
Both
d)
Neither
36.
Sound needs a medium to travel through.  What is a medium?
a)
solid, liquid, gas
b)
open space
c)
waves
d)
nothing
37.

a disturbance caused by energy moving through a system in a cyclical pattern

a)

Wave

b)

Amplitude

c)

Frequency

d)

Speed

38.

How fast the wave is moving through a medium

a)

wave speed

b)

wavelength

c)

amplitude

d)

frequency

39.

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

a)

reflection

b)

refraction

c)

absorption

d)

propagation

40.

when a wave is bent by traveling from one medium to another

a)

reflection

b)

refraction

c)

absorption

d)

propagation

41.
Which type of wave does sound travel in?
a)
Transverse
b)
Longitudinal
42.
What type of wave is this?
a)
Transverse
b)
Longitudinal
43.
What type of wave is this?
a)
Transverse
b)
Longitudinal
44.
Distance from 'y' to 'y' is a _______
a)
Wavelength
b)
Amplitude
c)
Compression
d)
Rarefaction
45.
Distance from an 'x' to an 'x' is a________
a)
wavelength
b)
amplitude
c)
rarefaction
d)
compression
46.
What is represented by the  letter 'y'?
a)
Compression
b)
Rarefaction
c)
Wavelength
d)
Amplitude
47.
What is represented by the letter 'x'?
a)
Crest
b)
Compression
c)
Rarefaction
d)
Wavelength
48.
What is represented by the blue lines?
a)
Trough
b)
Crest
c)
Wavelength
d)
Amplitude
49.
What part is represented by the blue lines?
a)
Crest
b)
Resting Point
c)
Wavelength
d)
Amplitude
50.
What part is the arrow pointing to?
a)
Crest
b)
Trough
c)
Amplitude
d)
Wavelength
51.
What part is the arrow pointing to?
a)
Crest
b)
Trough
c)
Amplitude
d)
Wavelength
52.
Which answer best explains what causes a wave?
a)
Shaking
b)
Potential energy
c)
Light
d)
Vibrations
53.
What two factors effect the amount of energy a wave has?
a)
Frequency and wavelength
b)
Frequency and amplitude
c)
Amplitude and rest
d)
Wavelength and crest
54.
Which wave in the diagram has the greatest frequency?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
55.
Which wave in the diagram has the greatest wavelength?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
56.
Which wave has the greatest amplitude?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
57.
What kind of wave is pictured?
a)
Transverse
b)
Longitudinal
c)
surface
d)
none of the above
58.

What is the amplitude of this wave?

a)

4

b)

8

c)

2

d)

6.3

59.

What is the wavelength of this wave?

a)

4

b)

8

c)

3.3

d)

6.3

60.

What type of wave move in a back and forth motion?

a)

Compression wave

b)

Light wave

c)

Transverse wave

d)

Hicks-Riddick Wave

61.

A pattern of disturbance that travels through a substance from one location to another location.

a)

Wave

b)

Amplitude

c)

Wave Crest

d)

Wave Trough

e)

Wave Height

62.

The distance from the wave crest or trough to the equilibrium  Level

a)

Wave

b)

Amplitude

c)

Wave Crest

d)

Wave Trough

e)

Wave Height

63.

The highest part of a wave.

a)

Wave

b)

Amplitude

c)

Wave Crest

d)

Wave Trough

e)

Wave Height

64.

The lowest part of a wave.

a)

Wave

b)

Amplitude

c)

Wave Crest

d)

Wave Trough

e)

Wave Height

65.

The vertical distance between the wave trough and the wave crest.

a)

Wave

b)

Amplitude

c)

Wave Crest

d)

Wave Trough

e)

Wave Height

66.

distance between two consecutive wave crests or between two consecutive wave troughs.

a)

Wave

b)

Amplitude

c)

Wave Length

d)

Wave Trough

e)

Wave Height

67.

The number of waves passing a fixed point in a specified period of time

a)

Wave Height

b)

Wave Length

c)

Wave Frequency

d)

Wave Trough

68.

The part of a wave that the particles are more pushed together.

a)

Compression

b)

Rarefaction

c)

Particles

d)

Wave

69.

The part of a wave that the particles are pulled apart

a)

Compression

b)

Rarefaction

c)

Particles

d)

Wave

70.

Are the small piece of matter that make up an object.

a)

Compression

b)

Rarefaction

c)

Particles

d)

Wave

71.

The correct unit for wavelength is:

a)

Hz

b)

S

c)

m

d)

cm

72.

The distance between two troughs in a wave is:

a)

frequency

b)

wavelength

c)

equilibrium

d)

period

73.

A substance (like solid, liquid or gas) that the energy of a wave can travel through

a)

amplitude

b)

compression

c)

medium

d)

frequency

74.

The area of a longitudinal wave where the particles are crowded together.

a)

compression

b)

crest

c)

transverse

d)

medium

75.

The highest point on a wave.

a)

frequency

b)

compression

c)

trough

d)

crest

76.
a)
Longitdinal Wave
b)
Transverse Wave
77.
What type of wave is this?
a)
Longitudinal
b)
Transverse
78.
Waves are a transfer of what?
a)
Heat
b)
Light
c)
Energy
d)
Food
79.

What is frequency measured in?

a)

Milliseconds

b)

Miles

c)

Hertz

d)

Kilograms

80.
What property of the wave is represented by the letter "B"?
a)
amplitude
b)
crest
c)
trough
d)
wavelength
81.
Which wave in the diagram has the greatest frequency?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
82.
Which wave in the diagram has the greatest wavelength?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
83.
What types of waves carry energy at a right angle or perpendicular to the direction of the energy flow?
a)
Longitudinal waves
b)
Transverse waves
c)
Sound waves
d)
P-waves
84.
Sound is an example of which type of wave?
a)
Transverse
b)
Longitudinal
c)
Both
d)
Neither
85.
 A wave has frequency of 50 Hz and a wavelength of 10 m. What is the speed of the wave?
a)
500 m/s
b)
50 m/s
c)
5 m/s
d)
0.5 m/s
86.
A wave has wavelength of 10 m and a speed of 340 m/s. What is the frequency of the wave?
a)
34 m/s
b)
3400 Hz
c)
3400 m/s
d)
34 Hz
87.
 A wave has frequency of 5 Hz and a speed of 25 m/s. What is the wavelength of the wave?
a)
25 m
b)
125 m
c)
5 m
d)
25 m/s
88.
What is the speed of a 20 Hz with a 4m wavelength?
a)
0.2 m/s
b)
5 m/s
c)
80 m/s
d)
320 m/s
89.

a disturbance that transfers energy from place to place

a)

amplitude

b)

wave

c)

crest

d)

pitch

90.

mechanical waves that travel through the air or another medium and can be heard when they reach a person or animal's ear

a)

light

b)

amplitude

c)

sound

d)

frequency

91.

electromagnetic waves that can be perceived by the human eye

a)

sound

b)

crest

c)

pitch

d)

light

92.

a wave that requires a medium through which to travel

a)

mechanical wave

b)

transverse wave

c)

wavelength

d)

wave

93.

a wave that moves the medium in a direction perpendicular to the direction in which the wave travels

a)

longitudinal (compression) wave

b)

electromagnetic wave

c)

mechanical wave

d)

transverse wave

94.

a wave that moves a medium in a direction parallel to the direction in which the wave travels

a)

mechanical wave

b)

electromagnetic wave

c)

transverse wave

d)

longitudinal (compression) wave

95.

the distance between two corresponding parts of a wave

a)

wavelength

b)

amplitude

c)

medium

d)

crest

96.

the number of complete waves that pass a given point in a certain amount of time

a)

pitch

b)

crest

c)

frequency

d)

trough

97.

the highest part of a transverse wave

a)

pitch

b)

crest

c)

trough

d)

frequency

98.

the lowest part of a transverse wave

a)

crest

b)

pitch

c)

frequency

d)

trough

99.

perception of the frequency of a sound

a)

sound

b)

pitch

c)

crest

d)

light

100.

the maximum distance the particles of a medium move away from their rest positions as a wave passes through the medium

a)

wavelength

b)

crest

c)

amplitude

d)

wave

101.

the material through which a wave travels

a)

wavelength

b)

amplitude

c)

medium

d)

wave

102.

transverse waves that transfer electrical and magnetic energy

a)

wave

b)

mechanical wave

c)

electromagnetic wave

d)

longitudinal (compression) wave

103.

Water waves and light waves are both examples to ___

a)

Longitudinal Wave

b)

Transverse Wave

c)

Frequency wave

d)

Sound Wave

104.
Carries energy from one place to another
a)
Waves
b)
Amplitude
c)
Frequency
d)
Crest
105.

As the wavelength increases, the frequency ____

a)

increases

b)

decreases

c)

remain same

d)

none of the above

106.

The highest point of the transverse wave is called _____

a)

trough

b)

amplitude

c)

crest

d)

wavelength

107.

The lowest point on the transverse wave is called_______

a)

trough

b)

crest

c)

wavelength

d)

frequency

108.

This is the distance from the equilibrium position to the crest or to the trough.

a)

crest

b)

trough

c)

wavelength

d)

amplitude

109.

In a transverse wave, particles vibrate perpendicular to the direction that the wave is traveling

a)

True

b)

False

c)

none of the above

110.

What do all waves transmit

a)

energy

b)

matter

c)

frequency

d)

water

111.

The wavelength can be measured from ( check all that apply)

a)

crest to crest

b)

crest to trough

c)

trough to crest

d)

trough to trough

112.

Examples of transverse wave ( check all that apply)

a)

Vibration in guitar strings

b)

a Mexican wave in sports stadium

c)

ultrasound waves

d)

micro waves

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