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This document contains a 16 question assessment on waves. The questions cover key wave properties like amplitude, wavelength, frequency, and the parts of a transverse wave. The assessment tests understanding of these core concepts as well as calculations involving wave speed, frequency, and energy. An answer key is provided at the end.

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Waves - Assessment

This document contains a 16 question assessment on waves. The questions cover key wave properties like amplitude, wavelength, frequency, and the parts of a transverse wave. The assessment tests understanding of these core concepts as well as calculations involving wave speed, frequency, and energy. An answer key is provided at the end.

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Waves - Assessment
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16 Questions

1.

1. What property of a wave is represented by letter A?

A C. Speed B D. Frequency

C A. Wavelength D B. Amplitude

2.

2. What property of a wave is represented by letter B?

A B. Amplitude B D. Frequency

C C. Speed D A. Wavelength

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3.

3. What property of a wave is represented by letter C?

A C. Speed B B. Amplitude

C A. Wavelength D D. Frequency

4.

4. What part of a wave is represented by letter D?

A D. Trough B B. Compression

C C. Rarefaction D A. Crest

5.

5. What part of a wave is represented by letter E?

A C. Rarefaction B D. Trough

C B. Compression D A. Crest

6. 6. Which of the following can act as media for a wave?

A A. Solids only B C. Gases only

C B. Liquids only D D. Solids, liquids, and gases

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7. 7. Which of the following occurs as the frequency of a wave decreases?

A. The wavelength increases C. The wavelength increases


A B
and then decreases

D. The wavelength remains the B. The wavelength decreases


C D
same

8. 8. The lowest part of a transverse wave is known as a


____________________.

A Medium B Rarefaction

C Crest D Compression

E Trough

9. 9. The frequency of a wave is measured in ____________________.

A Crest B Rarefaction

C Hertz D Compression

E Trough

10. 11. The ____________________ is the distance between two


corresponding parts of a wave.

A Compression B Rarefaction

C Crest D Trough

E Wavelength

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11. 16. The highest part of a transverse wave is known as a


____________________.

A Compression B Trough

C Crest D Rarefaction

E Medium

12. 17. The ____________________ of a wave is the number of complete


waves that pass a given point in a certain amount of time.

A Crest B Trough

C Rarefaction D Frequency

E Compression

13. If a wave has an amplitude of 2 and the next wave has an amplitude of 4.
The second wave is ​(a) times larger . Which means the energy
has increased by ​(b) .

A 8 B 6

C 4 D 2

14. A wave starts out with an amplitude of 3 and increases to an amplitude of


9. The wave second wave is ​(a) times larger than the first wave
and has ​(b) times more energy

A 6 B 18

C 9 D 3

15. A wave has 25 crests in 120 seconds and they are 5 meters apart. What
is the frequency?

A 0.333 B 0.041

C 0.208 D 4.8

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16. A wave has crests that are 8 meters apart; 10 crests move past a point in
30 seconds. What is the frequency?

A 0.33 B 0.8

C 1.25 D 3

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Answer Key

1. d 2. d 3. d 4. b

5. a 6. d 7. a 8. e

9. c 10. e 11. c 12. d

13. (a) D, (b) C 14. (a) D, (b) C 15. c 16. a

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