Worksheet on Wave Basics

Name:Khalisia Francis Class: 505

1. Label each part of the transverse wave in the space provided:
a
● Crest
c
● Trough
● Period
e d
● Amplitude f
● Wavelength b

Fill in the blanks:

2. In a wave, energy is carried from one place to another.

3.Medium is a substance/material that carries the wave.

4. The two types of waves are transverse waves and longitudinal waves.

5. In a longitudinal wave, the particles of the medium move in a direction parallel to the direction which the
wave moves.

6. In a transverse. wave, the particles of the medium move in a direction perpendicular to the direction
which the wave moves.

7. Sound waves is an example of longitudinal waves

8. Label compression and rarefaction in the given figure:

compression rarefaction compression rarefaction compression rarefaction compression

9. Match the following:

a) Low pressure region in a longitudinal wave Ultrasonic (e)

b) Sound frequency less than 20 Hz
c) High pressure region in a longitudinal wave 20 Hz -20 KHz (g)
d) Low point in a transverse wave
e) Sound frequency more than 20 KHz crest (f)
f) High point in a transverse wave
g) Audible frequency Infrasonic (b)

Rarefaction (a)

Compression (c)

Trough (d)

10. Define:

a) Period: The time it takes a wavelength to go through one cycle,or the time it takes a point to go through
one phase of the wave.

b) Amplitude: The greatest distance from the equilibrium. The bigger the amplitude of the wave,the more
energy the wave has.

c) Wavelength: The shortest distance between points where the wave pattern repeats itself.

11. Give the mathematical relationship between:

a) Frequency, wavelength and speed of a wave:

Speed= wavelength x frequency , frequency= speed / wavelength , wavelength=speed/frequency

b) Frequency and period:

Period= 1/frequency frequency= 1/period

c) Wavelength and period:

12 a). What happens to the wavelength of a wave if you double the frequency?

When a frequency is doubled, the wavelength is halved.

b) What happens to the wavelength of a wave if you halve the frequency?

When a frequency is halved,the wavelength is doubled.