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Worksheetswaves revision year 9
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 48mins
Which wave has the lowest frequency?
A
B
C
D
Which letter represents the crest?
A
B
C
D
What travels through a wave?
mass
energy
mass and energy
neither mass nor energy
Which is an example of a longitudinal wave?
x ray
microwave
sound wave
water wave
The two waves have different...
amplitudes
speeds
wavelengths
frequencies
Which letter represents the trough?
A
B
C
D
Amplitude is the distance between
the crest and the trough
each wave
the middle point of a wave and the clouds
the crest or trough and the middle point of the wave
The distance from one crest to the next crest in a wave is
wavelength
crest
trough
amplitude
The highest point on a wave is:
the crest
the trough
the top
the coast
Which word is used to identify the distance between points C & G?
Amplitude
Crest
Frequency
Wavelength
Which wave in the diagram has the greatest frequency?
1
2
3
4
Which wave in the diagram has the greatest wavelength?
1
2
3
4
a disturbance caused by energy moving through a system in a cyclical pattern
Wave
Amplitude
Frequency
Speed
How fast the wave is moving through a medium
wave speed
wavelength
amplitude
frequency
When a wave bounces off of something and moves in a different direction
reflection
refraction
absorption
propagation
when a wave is bent by traveling from one medium to another
reflection
refraction
absorption
propagation
A student placed a pencil in a cup of water. The pencil appears broken because light
always travels in a straight line.
bends when it passes through water.
makes the water in the glass evaporate.
reflects the pencil on the water's surface.
How many wavelengths are in this image?
6
3
4
5
A guitar string vibrates with a frequency of 320 Hz. If the wavelength of the vibration is 0.23 meters what is the speed of the wave?
320.23 m/s
1391.3 hz
73.6 m/hz
73.6 m/s
A wave with a frequency of 15 Hz has a wavelength of 3 m. What is the speed of this wave?
0.2 m/s
18 m/s
5 m/s
45 m/s
A wave traveling at 230 m/s has a wavelength of 2.1 meters. What is the frequency of this wave?
110 Hz
110 m/s
483 Hz
483 m/s
A wave has a frequency of 540 Hz and is traveling at 340 m/s. What is its wavelength?
200 m
0.63 m
1.6 m
183600 m
A wave has a wavelength of 0.5 meters and a frequency of 120 Hz. What is the wave’s speed?
240 m/s
0.004 m/s
30 m/s
60 m/s
Which is NOT a measurement of speed?
50 km/hr
500 Hz
20 m/s
30 mi/hr
Which of the following could be a wavelength measurement?
20 cm
5 m/s
440 Hz
0.2 m/min
Which of the following units is used to measure frequency?
cm (centimeters)
m (meters)
Hz (hertz)
m/s (meters per second)
