Name ______________________ St. Mary’s Physics
Wave Worksheet
One full wave (cycle)
Wave train – two or more waves
Amplitude – measures the energy of a transverse wave
a) measured from the equilibrium position to the top of a crest or the bottom
of a trough (see vertical arrow)
Wavelength – length of a single wave cycle (horizontal arrow double sided arrow)
There are 4 waves in this wave train
Wave 1
a) How many waves are there in this wave train? _____
b) Wavelength ______ cm
c) Amplitude _______ cm
Wave 2
a) How many waves are there in this wave train? _____
b) Wavelength ______ cm
c) Amplitude _______ cm
Wave 3
a) How many waves are there in this wave train? _____
b) Wavelength ______ cm
c) Amplitude _______ cm
Wave 4
a) How many waves are there in this wave train? _____
b) Wavelength ______ cm
c) Amplitude _______ cm
Wave 5
a) How many waves are there in this wave train? _____
b) Wavelength ______ cm
c) Amplitude _______ cm
Wave 6
a) How many waves are there in this wave train? _____
b) Wavelength ______ cm
c) Amplitude _______ cm
Wave 7
If this entire wave train is 30 meters long what is the wavelength of this wave?