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T.3,L.1 Properties of waves

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 27mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is a wave?

a)

A type of solid object

b)

A kind of heavy liquid

c)

A way to store energy

d)

A way to transfer energy

2.

Which best describes amplitude in a wave diagram?

a)

Distance from trough to trough line

b)

Distance from start to end of water

c)

Distance along the whole wave shape

d)

Distance from crest to the rest line

3.

The crest of a wave is the

a)

bottom point of a wave

b)

side point of a wave

c)

middle line of a wave

d)

top point of a wave

4.

The trough of a wave is the

a)

side bend of a wave

b)

flat part of a wave

c)

highest part of a wave

d)

bottom point of a wave

5.

What is a medium?

a)

Energy without any matter

b)

Only empty outer space

c)

Only a liquid substance

d)

Material made of particles

6.

Which list shows three possible forms of a medium?

a)

Metal, energy, color

b)

Air, vacuum, light

c)

Heat, light, sound

d)

Solid, liquid, gas

7.

Wavelength is the distance

a)

between two crests or two troughs

b)

from crest straight down to rest

c)

from start of wave to the end

d)

from water to the beach sand

8.

Which picture label would show the highest amplitude?

a)

A tall crest above the rest line

b)

A short crest near the rest line

c)

A flat line with no crests

d)

A trough just touching the rest

9.

If the crests move farther apart, what happens to wavelength?

a)

Medium disappears

b)

Amplitude increases

c)

Wavelength decreases

d)

Wavelength increases

10.

Where would you mark the trough on a simple wave drawing?

a)

At the lowest point

b)

At the highest point

c)

Along the rest line

d)

At the far right edge

11.

Two students draw a wave. Student A draws higher crests than Student B. Which is larger for Student A’s wave?

a)

Wavelength

b)

Medium

c)

Amplitude

d)

Troughs

12.

Choose the pair that matches correctly.

a)

Crest — top point

b)

Trough — top point

c)

Amplitude — distance along

d)

Wavelength — height up

13.

Which change would make the wavelength smaller?

a)

Crests getting closer together

b)

Crests getting taller only

c)

Rest line moving upward

d)

Medium changing from gas

14.

Which type of wave is shown when sound moves through the air as squished and stretched parts?

a)

Light wave bending around corners

b)

Transverse wave with crests and troughs

c)

Longitudinal wave with compressions and rarefactions

d)

Ocean wave breaking on a beach

15.

Which example is a transverse wave?

a)

Sound from a whistle

b)

Light from a lamp

c)

Air pressure in a room

d)

Vibrations in a slinky pushed forward

16.

Which example is a longitudinal wave?

a)

A jump rope moved up and down

b)

Sound from a guitar string

c)

Ripples on a pond surface

d)

Light from the Sun

17.

What best describes how particles move in a transverse wave?

a)

Side to side along the path

b)

Up and down across the path

c)

Forward only without moving back

d)

Randomly in all directions

18.

Which picture would most likely show a longitudinal wave?

a)

Wavy line with tall peaks and deep dips

b)

Zigzag line changing directions sharply

c)

Flat line with no rises or dips

d)

Row of loops close together then farther apart

19.

If you move a slinky by pushing and pulling along its length, what wave is made?

a)

Transverse wave moving up and down

b)

Longitudinal wave moving back and forth

c)

Standing wave with no motion

d)

Circular wave spinning around

20.

If you move a rope up and down, what kind of wave travels along the rope?

a)

Sound wave through the rope

b)

No wave because ropes cannot wave

c)

Longitudinal wave with compressions

d)

Transverse wave with crests and troughs

21.

Which pair correctly matches the motion to the wave type?

a)

Back-and-forth motion: transverse

b)

Circular motion: transverse

c)

Back-and-forth motion: longitudinal

d)

Up-and-down motion: longitudinal

22.

Which set lists only transverse wave examples?

a)

Ocean waves and air pressure

b)

Light waves and ocean waves

c)

Sound waves and light waves

d)

Sound waves and ocean waves

23.

Andy drew a diagram of a transverse wave. Which part of the wave is labeled X?

a)

rarefaction

b)

crest

c)

trough

d)

compression

24.
Which letter represents wavelength?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
25.
Which letter represents the wave crest?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
26.
Which letter represents the wave trough?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
27.
Which letter represents amplitude?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
28.

Which image represents a longitudinal wave?

a)

A

b)

B

29.

Which image represents a transverse wave?

a)

A

b)

B

30.
What do waves carry from place to place?
a)
Energy, but not matter or particles
b)
Energy and matter or particles
c)
Matter or particles but not energy
d)
Neither energy nor matter or particles
31.
What are the parts of a longitudinal wave?
a)
Compressions and rarefactions
b)
Crests and troughs
c)
Compressions and crests
d)
Rarefactions and troughs
32.

What type of wave is pictured?

a)

Transverse wave

b)

Longitudinal wave

c)

Waving goodbye

d)

Stadium wave

33.

What type of wave is pictured?

a)

Transverse wave

b)

Longitudinal wave

c)

Wave, what wave?

d)

Slinky wave

34.

This is an example of ______________________.

a)

Transverse waves

b)

Longitudinal waves

35.
Look at the picture. What do you call the measurement from the top of one wave to the top of the next wave?
a)
the peak
b)
the hill top
c)
the wavelength
d)
the pattern