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Exploring Wave Properties and Interactions

Total questions: 33

Worksheet time: 34mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which answer best explains what causes a wave?
a)
Shaking
b)
Potential energy
c)
Light
d)
Vibrations
2.

The _______ of a wave is how many waves pass a given point every second.

a)

Frequency

b)

Wavelength

c)

Amplitude

3.

What is the highest point of a wave called?

a)

Trough

b)

Crest

c)

Amplitude

d)

Frequency

4.

Which term describes the distance between two consecutive crests of a wave?

a)

Amplitude

b)

Wavelength

c)

Frequency

d)

Reflection

5.

What is the name for the lowest point of a wave?

a)

Crest

b)

Trough

c)

Amplitude

d)

Refraction

6.

Where is the rest position

a)

Top of Line

b)

Bottom of line

c)

Middle

d)

End

7.

Which property of a wave measures how tall the wave is from its rest position?

a)

Wavelength

b)

Amplitude

c)

Frequency

d)

Diffraction

8.

What does frequency measure in a wave?

a)

The height of the wave

b)

The number of waves passing a point per second

c)

The distance between crests

d)

The bending of waves

9.

The image represents what type of wave interaction

a)

Refraction

b)

Diffraction

c)

Reflection

d)

Constructive interference

10.

What is it called when a wave bounces off a surface?

a)

Refraction

b)

Reflection

c)

Absorption

d)

Diffraction

11.

Which wave interaction occurs when a wave bends as it passes from one medium to another?

a)

Reflection

b)

Refraction

c)

Absorption

d)

Diffraction

12.

What happens when a wave is taken in by a material and not reflected or transmitted?

a)

Reflection

b)

Refraction

c)

Absorption

d)

Diffraction

13.

What is the term for the spreading out of waves as they pass through an opening or around a barrier?

a)

Reflection

b)

Refraction

c)

Absorption

d)

Diffraction

14.

Which of the following best describes amplitude?

a)

The number of waves per second

b)

The maximum distance a wave moves from its rest position

c)

The distance between two troughs

d)

The bending of waves

15.
This image is representing what wave interaction?
a)
Refraction
b)
Diffraction
c)
Reflection
d)
Interference
16.

Which of the following is an example of wave reflection?

a)

A straw looking bent in a glass of water

b)

An echo in a canyon

c)

Sunlight warming your skin

d)

A rainbow forming after rain

17.

Which situation is an example of refraction in daily life?

a)

Hearing your voice echo in a tunnel

b)

Seeing a pencil look bent in a glass of water

c)

Feeling the warmth of the sun

d)

Hearing a sound around a corner

18.

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

a)

amplitude

b)

crest

c)

trough

d)

wavelength

19.

If the wavelength of a wave increases but the speed stays the same, what happens to the frequency?

a)

It increases

b)

It decreases

c)

It stays the same

d)

It disappears

20.

Which of the following best explains why you can hear someone talking around a corner?

a)

Reflection

b)

Refraction

c)

Absorption

d)

Diffraction

21.

If a wave is absorbed by a material, what happens to the energy of the wave?

a)

It is reflected back

b)

It passes through unchanged

c)

It is taken in by the material

d)

It increases in frequency

22.

Which of the following is NOT a property of a wave?

a)

Amplitude

b)

Wavelength

c)

Frequency

d)

Gravity

23.

A student notices that when a wave passes from air into water, its speed changes and the wave bends. What is this an example of?

a)

Reflection

b)

Refraction

c)

Absorption

d)

Diffraction

24.

You shine a flashlight at a mirror and the light bounces back. Which wave interaction is this, and why does it happen?

a)

Absorption, because the mirror takes in the light

b)

Diffraction, because the light spreads out

c)

Reflection, because the light bounces off the surface

d)

Refraction, because the light bends

25.
What number represents the amplitude?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
26.

A sound wave travels from air into water. What happens to its speed and direction, and what is this process called?

a)

Speed stays the same, direction changes, reflection

b)

Speed increases, direction bends, refraction

c)

Speed decreases, direction stays the same, absorption

d)

Speed increases, direction stays the same, diffraction

27.

The picture to the left shows which wave behavior?

a)

absorption

b)

reflection

c)

diffraction

d)

refraction

28.

If you want to design a room to reduce echoes, which wave interaction should you focus on and why?

a)

Reflection, to increase bouncing of sound

b)

Absorption, to take in sound energy

c)

Refraction, to bend sound waves

d)

Diffraction, to spread sound waves

29.

A student observes that when a wave passes through a narrow opening, it spreads out on the other side. What is this called and why does it happen?

a)

Reflection, because the wave bounces back

b)

Refraction, because the wave bends

c)

Diffraction, because the wave spreads out after passing through an opening

d)

Absorption, because the wave is taken in

30.

A student notices that when sunlight passes through a window and hits a carpet, the carpet feels warm. Which wave interaction is responsible, and what happens to the energy?

a)

Reflection, energy bounces off

b)

Refraction, energy bends

c)

Absorption, energy is taken in by the carpet

d)

Diffraction, energy spreads out

31.

Wave __________ shows a steady frequency but changing amplitude.

a)

R

b)

T

c)

S

32.
Comparing Wave A (black) to Wave B (green), Wave A has a
a)
greater amplitude
b)
longer wavelength
c)
higher frequency
d)
higher crest
33.
A wave transfers:
a)
matter
b)
water
c)
energy
d)
particles