Physical Science Chapter 15: Characteristics Of Waves

Test Description: Orient Macksburg 5th and 6th Grade Science

Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.

1) ______ is the material that a wave travels through.

2) _______ are created when a source of energy causes a medium to vibrate.

3) The _______ amplitude is the maximum distance the particles of the medium carrying the wave move away from their rest positions.

4) The distance between two corresponding parts of a wave is its _____________.

5) _____ is the number of complete waves that pass a given point in a certain amount of time.

6) The bending of waves around the edge of a barrier is ____.

7) _____ occurs when two waves combine to make a wave with a larger amplitude.

8) ____ occurs when vibrations traveling through an object match the object's natural frequency.

9) ______ are seismic waves that arrive at the destined point first.

10) When earthquakes occur underwater they cause huge surface waves on the ocean called ____.

11) Seismic waves that do not travel through liquids are

12) The bending of a wave due to a change in its speed

13) In a given medium, if the frequency of a wave increases, its

14) The distance between one crest and the next crest is the wave's

15) A wave carries

16) The highest part of a wave is the

17) The lowest part of a wave is the

18) Which type of waves produce the most severe ground movements?

19) Frequency is measured in units of

20) A slinky is an example of what kind of wave?


*select an answer for all questions

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