Study Guide
Name: _________________________________ Date: _Tuesday 04/24/18_ Period: ____
Waves Test
Vocabulary
Period: ___________________________________________________________________________________
Frequency: ________________________________________________________________________________
Hertz: ____________________________________________________________________________________
True/False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
____ 1) The period and frequency of a wave are directly related.
____ 2) Different colors of light travel at the same speeds, even in different mediums.
____ 3) The amplitude of a wave is the vertical distance from the midpoint to either the crest or the trough of the
wave.
Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers
the question.
Label the parts of the wave
4) a: _____________________
5) b: _____________________
6) c: _____________________
7) d: _____________________
____ 8) If wavelength is kept constant, which increases as the speed of a wave increases?
A) period B) frequency C) amplitude D) phase
____ 9) Each compression in the waveform of the longitudinal wave shown to
the right corresponds to what feature of the transverse wave below it?
A) wavelength B) crests C) troughs D) amplitude
____ 10) The distance between successive identical parts of a wave is called its
A) frequency. B) period. C) velocity. D) amplitude.
E) wavelength.
____ 11) Sound is an example of a
A) longitudinal wave. B) constructive wave. C) Doppler wave. D) transverse wave. E) standing
wave.
____ 12) During a single period, the distance traveled by a wave is
A) two wavelengths. B) one wavelength. C) one half wavelength.
Study Guide
Name: _________________________________ Date: _Tuesday 04/24/18_ Period: ____
____ 13) The period of an ocean wave is 12 seconds. What is the wave’s frequency?
____ 14) A certain ocean wave has a frequency of 0.09 hertz and a wavelength of 10 meters. What is the wave’s speed?
____ 15) A weight on the end of a spring bobs up and down one complete cycle every 8.0 seconds. Its frequency is
____ 16) A mechanical wave moves through a medium, which can be
A) a liquid. B) a solid. C) a gas. D) all of the above
____ 17) Transverse and longitudinal waves both
A) have compressions and rarefactions. B) transfer energy through a medium. C) move at right angles to
the vibration of the medium. D) are capable of moving the medium a long distance.
____ 18) Electromagnetic waves vary in
A) the speed they travel in a vacuum. B) wavelength and frequency. C) the way they reflect. D) the
orientation of their electric and magnetic fields.
____ 19) To calculate the frequency of an electromagnetic wave, you need to know the speed of the wave and its
A) wavelength. B) intensity. C) refraction. D) amplitude.
____ 20) The visible light spectrum ranges between
A) radar waves and X-rays. B) television waves and infrared rays. C) infrared rays and ultraviolet rays.
D) ultraviolet rays and gamma rays.
Label the Electromagnetic Wave Spectrum
(more, less) energy
(longer, shorter) wavelengths
(more, less) energy (longer, shorter) wavelengths
