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Worksheets2 ripple tank
Total questions: 22
Worksheet time: 15mins
Which 3 key features of water waves will the ripple tank practical allow you to find?
Wavelength, speed and frequency
Depth, height and width
Wavelength, distance and time
Speed, frequency and depth
A still image of the waves on the piece of paper can be used to find the wavelength. What instrument will be used for this measurement?
Mobile Phone
Metre Rule
Toaster
Oscilloscope
In order to find the frequency of the waves, what do we need to know?
The speed of the waves
The number of waves passing a point each second
The time taken for a wave to travel across the tank
The time taken for a wave to reflect from the far side of the tank.
The highest point of a wave
Crest
Trough
Amplitude
Wavelength
The lowest point of a wave
Crest
Trough
Amplitude
Wavelength
A wave in which the motion of the wave is parallel to the direction of the wave.
Crest
longitudinal
transverse
Wavelength
The number of waves in given time
Crest
frequency
period
Wavelength
The time it takes for one wavelength
Crest
frequency
period
Wavelength
A wave in which the motion of the wave is perpendicular to the direction of the wave
Crest
transverse
longitudinal
Wavelength
Which of the following is NOT a wave property?
Ampltude
Wavelength
Wave speed
Absorption
Which of the following is true for sound waves?
They require a medium.
They are unrelated to vibrations.
They cannot travel through liquids
They can travel in a vacuum
Which distance represents the wavelength?
W
X
Y
Z
How many wavelengths separate point A and point B?
1.5
2.0
2.5
3.0
What type of wave is this?
Electromagnetic
Mechanical
Both Electromagnetic and Mechanical
What type of wave is sound?
Electromagnetic
Mechanical
Both Electromagnetic and Mechanical
Two sound waves (wave X and wave Y) are moving through a medium at the same speed. If wave X has a greater frequency than wave Y, then wave X
has a lower amplitude.
has a longer wavelength.
has a shorter wavelength.
has a greater amplitude.
The image below shows a longitudinal wave traveling through a metal spring. What terms should be used to label point X and point Y in the image?
compression at point X and rarefaction at point Y
wavelength at point X and amplitude at point Y
rarefaction at point X and compression at point Y
amplitude at point X and wavelength at point Y
What is represented by λ ?
amplitude
frequency
wavelength
trough
What is the correct definition for a wave?
What you do with your hand when you greet someone.
A crazy up and down motion.
A disturbance in space or time that carries energy from one place to another.
A hairstyle.
Which of the following best describes the type of wave pictured here?
diffractive
circular
longitudinal
transverse
What answer best describes the type of waves pictured here?
transverse
longitudinal
circular
sparse
In this animation, which colored wave has the largest amplitude?
blue
green
yellow
red
