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WorksheetsWaves FMS!
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 19mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is this a diagram of?
a)
the rock cycle
b)
wave number line
c)
electromagnetic spectrum
d)
visible light spectrum
2.
What type of wave is this?
a)
Compressional Wave
b)
Transverse Wave
3.
What type of wave is this?
a)
Compressional Wave
b)
Transverse Wave
4.
What type of wave MUST have a medium to travel?
a)
Mechanical
b)
Electromagnetic
5.
What do all waves transfer?
a)
light
b)
heat
c)
matter
d)
energy
6.
Which is an example of an electromagnetic wave?
a)
x-ray wave
b)
water wave
c)
earthquake wave
d)
sound wave
7.
What type of waves are sound waves?
a)
transverse
b)
compressional
8.
How do we measure how long a wavelength is?
a)
Crest to trough
b)
Crest to crest
c)
Crest to mid-point
d)
Amplitude to Frequency
9.
Which wave has a lower frequency?
a)
A
b)
B
10.
Which is not an example of a medium?
a)
Air
b)
Space
c)
Slinky
d)
Rock
11.
What is the name of the back side of the eye where light waves are focused?
a)
Cornea
b)
Lens
c)
Retina
d)
Optic Nerve
12.
Which part of the ear has three tiny bones that vibrate when a sound wave passes through?
a)
Outer Ear
b)
Middle Ear
c)
Inner Ear
13.
Which part of the ear has liquid and tiny hairs?
a)
Outer Ear
b)
Middle Ear
c)
Inner Ear
14.
What part of the eye is #1?
a)
Cornea
b)
Lens
c)
Retina
d)
Optic Nerve
15.
Convex or concave?
a)
Convex
b)
Concave
16.
What is it called when waves are bounced back in the opposite direction?
a)
Absorbtion
b)
Reflection
c)
Refraction
d)
Transmission
17.
What color is an object that absorbs all colors of visible light?
a)
White
b)
Black
c)
Purple
18.
An object that nearly all light waves will be transmitted through is...
a)
opaque
b)
translucent
c)
transparent
19.
Which color has the lowest frequency?
a)
Red
b)
Green
c)
Purple
20.
What do infrared waves produce?
a)
heat
b)
light
21.
Which waves can be damaging to your skin and are emitted from the Sun?
a)
Ultraviolet (UV) Light
b)
Infrared Light
c)
Visible Light
d)
X-Ray Light
22.
True/False: Echoes are a reflection of sound.
a)
True
b)
False
23.
What would happen to a sound if you increased the amplitude?
a)
It would get quieter.
b)
It would get louder.
c)
It would last longer.
d)
It would get shorter.
24.
What color would appear black or very dark if you looked through a red filter?
a)
Red
b)
Yellow
c)
Blue
d)
Orange
25.
What is it called when a wave is bent?
a)
Refraction
b)
Reflection
c)
Absorbtion
d)
Transmission
26.
When light waves pass through the cornea, what happens to them?
a)
They are reflected
b)
They are refracted
c)
They are absorbed
27.
What color would an object be if it reflected all colors of visible light?
a)
Black
b)
White
c)
Yellow
d)
Clear
28.
According to the electromagnetic spectrum which waves carry the least energy?
a)
Radio
b)
Gamma
c)
Infrared
d)
Ultraviolet
29.
What behavior of waves is when waves are able to pass through a medium?
a)
Transmission
b)
Absorbtion
c)
Reflection
d)
Refraction
30.
What behavior of waves is observed when using a prism?
a)
Reflection
b)
Transmission
c)
Refraction
d)
Absorbtion
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