Review Game Zone
Flash Cards
(current)
Games
Teachers
Search
Waves Review
Test Description: Review of properties of waves
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) What the maximum distance a point on the wave is away from its rest position called?
A
Crest
B
Amplitude
C
Wavelength
D
Frequency
2) The number of waves that pass a point in a given amount of time is called the?
A
Amplitude
B
Trough
C
Frequency
D
Pitch
3) The bottom of a wave is called?
A
The crest
B
The frequency
C
The trough
D
The wave
4) What is the wavelength?
A
How tall the wave is
B
A complete cycle of a wave
C
How many times a wave passes a certain point in a given time
D
The distance from the crest of one wave to the crest of the following wave
5) What unit is used to describe frequency?
A
Milliliters (mL)
B
Meters (M)
C
Grams (g)
D
Hertz (Hz)
6) What is the medium that sound waves travel through when you talk out loud
A
Chlorine
B
Copper
C
Water
D
Air
7) Adjusting the amplitude of a wave changes what?
A
Frequency
B
Loudness
C
Pitch
D
Wavelength
8) Increasing the frequency will have what affect on a wave?
A
Decrease the amplitude
B
Decrease the pitch
C
Increase the wavelength
D
Decrease the wavelength
9) What is a longitudinal wave?
A
a wave in which the motion of the medium is perpendicular to the direction of the wave.
B
a wave that does not need a medium to travel
C
a wave in which the motion of the medium is in the same direction as the wave.
D
a longer wave
10) What is a transverse wave?
A
a wave in which the motion of the medium is in the same direction as the wave.
B
a wave that has no amplitude
C
a wave that does not need a medium to travel
D
a wave in which the motion of the medium is perpendicular to the direction of the wave.
11) What is a rarefaction?
A
the number of times something occurs in a given period of time.
B
the maximum distance a point is moved from its rest position when a wave passes through.
C
a substance through which waves can travel.
D
a part of a longitudinal wave where the particles in the medium are spread apart.
12) What is a compression?
A
a part of a longitudinal wave where the particles in the medium are spread apart.
B
the maximum distance a point is moved from its rest position when a wave passes through.
C
the number of times something occurs in a given period of time.
D
a part of a longitudinal wave where the particles in the medium are pushed together.
*select an answer for all questions
Check Results & Get Answers
Play Games with the Questions Above
Teachers: Create FREE classroom games with your questions
Click for more info!
©2007-2024
ReviewGameZone.com
|
About
|
Privacy
|
Contact
|
Terms
|
Site Map
WAIT! Find what you needed?
×
Still Looking for the Answers?
Have Another Question?
Play a Review Game with These Questions?
Want to Make Your Own Test Like This One?