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Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 15mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The material through which a wave travels
a)
Medium
b)
Crest
c)
Surface wave
d)
Rarefraction
2.
The highest point of the wave above the rest position
a)
Longitudinal Wave
b)
Compression
c)
Crest
d)
Trough
3.
The lowest point below the resting point
a)
Medium
b)
Trough
c)
Mechanical Wave
d)
Compression
4.
A wave that causes the medium to vibrate to the right angles to the direction in which the wave travels
a)
Transverse Wave
b)
Longitudinal Wave
c)
Mechanical Wave
d)
Surface Wave
5.
A wave in which the vibration of the medium is parallel to the direction the wave travels
a)
Longitudinal Wave
b)
Surface Wave
c)
Transversal wave
d)
Mechanical Wave
6.
The number of complete cycles in a given time
a)
Period
b)
Amplitude
c)
Hertz
d)
Frequancy
7.
The maximum displacement of the medium from its rest position
a)
Wavelength
b)
Width
c)
Amplitude
d)
Period
8.
The distance between a point on one wave and the same point on the next cycle of the wave
a)
Wavelength
b)
Amplitude
c)
Wave
d)
Hieght
9.
electromagnetic waves with the longest wavelengths are
a)
gamma rays
b)
x-rays
c)
infrared waves
d)
radio waves
10.
which of the following does NOT belong in the electromagnetic spectrum:
a)
X-ray
b)
sound wave
c)
ultra violet rays
d)
microwaves
11.
Which waves are used to show heat loss with heat sensitive cameras?
a)
Infrared radiation
b)
ultraviolet radiation
c)
microwaves
d)
gamma rays
12.
Which waves are the type that can give us suntans and sunburns?
a)
Infrared radiation
b)
Ultraviolet radiation
c)
Radio waves
d)
X-rays
13.
Cancer can be treated with_______________waves.
a)
Penicillin
b)
Radio
c)
Infrared
d)
Gamma
14.
The blue section of the wave is measuring _________________.
a)
wavelength
b)
crest
c)
trough
d)
amplitude
15.
_____________________light is the only type of EM wave detected by the human eye.
a)
Red
b)
Gamma
c)
Microwave
d)
Visible
16.
The orange line is measuring the _________________________.
a)
wavelength
b)
amplitude
c)
crest
d)
trough
17.
_______ carry the greatest amount of energy.
a)
x-rays
b)
gamma rays
c)
infrared rays
d)
visible light
18.
In an electromagnetic wave, the higher the frequency the ______ the energy.
a)
higher
b)
lower
c)
neither, stays the same
19.
If you're moving from gamma rays to microwave, describe how the energy level changes
a)
Increases
b)
Decreases
c)
Energy level doesn't change
d)
We never talked about it
20.
Which wave has a greater frequency?
a)
A
b)
B
21.
Which letter represents the wave trough?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
22.
Based on the picture, choose the best description of how wavelength and frequency are related
a)
As wavelength increases, frequency increases
b)
As frequency increases, wavelength remains the same
c)
As frequency increases, wavelength decreases
d)
frequency and wavelength mean the same thing
23.
What wave has rarefaction and compression?
a)
longitudinal
b)
surface
c)
heat
d)
transversal
24.
What is a medium?
a)
something between a small and a large?
b)
the substance through which a wave can travel
c)
a pattern of vibration that simulates when a wave is standing still
d)
the distance from any point on a wave to an identical point on the next wave
25.
What do we call the part of a longitudinal wave that is spread a part?
a)
compression
b)
rarefaction
c)
crest
d)
trough
26.
What do we call the part of a longitudinal wave that is when the waves are squeezed together?
a)
compression
b)
rarefaction
c)
crest
d)
trough
27.
Waves that require a medium are called
a)
mechanical waves
b)
transverse waves
c)
light waves
d)
gamma rays
28.
All waves carry
a)
energy
b)
light
c)
matter
d)
particles
29.
Waves that do not require a medium and can travel through space or matter are called:
a)
mechanical waves
b)
electromagnetic waves
c)
surface waves
d)
longitudinal waves
30.
A surface wave is ___________
a)
a combination of transverse and longitudinal waves
b)
a combination of mechanical and electromagnetic waves
c)
created by the sun
d)
created by vibrating electrons
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