Wave Properties Quiz
Science 8
Use the diagrams of Boxes A, B and C to help you
answer questions #51-53.
BOX A
BOX B
Use the diagram of Wave D to help you answer
questions #56-58.
BOX C
51. Box A represents the molecular arrangement
for an object in this state of matter.
A) Solid
B) Liquid
C) Gas
56. Wave D is classified as a _____________ wave.
A) Longitudinal
B) Transverse
C) Surface
52. Which Box would have the lowest density?
A) Box A
B) Box B
C) Box C
57. Letter “G” represents the _______________ of
Wave D.
A) Compression
B) Rarefaction
C) Wavelength
D) Crest
E) Trough
53. Which state of matter has an indefinite shape
and indefinite volume?
A) Solid
B) Liquid
C) Gas
54. A vibration through a material that carries
energy but not matter is observed as a _________.
A) Matter
B) Wave
C) Medium
D) Energy
55. The material that a wave travels through is
often referred to as the ______________.
A) Vibration
B) Wave
C) Medium
D) Energy
58. Letter “H” represents the _______________ of
Wave D.
A) Compression
B) Rarefaction
C) Wavelength
D) Crest
E) Trough
Use the diagram of Wave E to help you answer
questions #59-62.
64. A wave in which the energy moves parallel to
the direction of the particle movement is a…
A) Longitudinal Wave.
B) Transverse Wave.
C) Mechanical Wave.
D) Surface Wave.
E) Electromagnetic Wave.
59. Letter “I” represents the _______________ of
Wave D.
A) Wavelength
B) Crest
C) Trough
D) Normal
E) Amplitude
65. The length of a single wave.
A) Amplitude
B) Wavelength
C) Frequency
D) Period
E) Speed
60. Wave E is classified as a _____________ wave.
A) Longitudinal Wave
B) Transverse Wave
C) Surface Wave
66. Describe the ways to find the wavelength of a
transverse wave: (*CHOOSE ALL THAT APPLY)
A) Crest-to-crest
B) Trough-to-trough
C) Normal-to-normal
D) Compression-to-compression
E) Rarefaction-to-rarefaction
61. Letter “J” represents the _______________ of
Wave E.
A) Wavelength
B) Crest
C) Trough
D) Normal
E) Amplitude
62. Letter “L” represents the _______________ of
Wave E.
A) Wavelength
B) Crest
C) Trough
D) Normal
E) Amplitude
63. A wave in which the energy moves
perpendicular to the direction of the particle
movement is a…
A) Longitudinal Wave.
B) Transverse Wave.
C) Mechanical Wave.
D) Surface Wave.
67. Describe the ways to find the amplitude of a
longitudinal wave: (*CHOOSE ALL THAT APPLY)
A) Normal-to-crest
B) Normal-to-trough
C) Measure how compressed the medium is
D) Measure how rarefied the medium is
Use the diagrams of Wave N and Wave O to help
you answer question #68.
WAVE N:
WAVE O:
68. Which wave has a higher frequency?
A) Wave N
B) Wave O
C) The waves have the same frequency.
Use the diagrams of Wave P and Wave Q to help
you answer questions #69-70.
WAVE P
WAVE Q
69. Which wave has the higher amplitude?
A) Wave P
B) Wave Q
C) The waves have the same amplitude.
70. Which wave has the longer wavelength?
A) Wave P
B) Wave Q
C) The waves have the same wavelength.
A pebble is dropped into a pond, creating a wave
across the surface of the water.
71. In which direction does the wave move?
A) Outward in all directions from the
source.
B) Outward in one direction, away from the
source.
C) Outward in the direction that the source
was strongest.
D) Outward or inward, depending on the
medium the wave travels through.
72. A musician plays a note with a frequency of 200
Hz. If the sound is traveling 343 m/s through the
air, what is the resulting wavelength?
A) 0.583 m
B) 1.715 m
C) 143 m
D) 68600 m
73. A science fiction film shows an explosion in
deep space, narrowly missing a spaceship full of
astronauts. The blast does not touch the spaceship,
but can still be heard by the space travelers on
board the spaceship. Is this movie scientifically
TRUE or FALSE? 
A) True
B) False