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WorksheetsACM Waves & EM Spectrum
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 11mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Waves that are used to penetrate solids and are used in doctor's offices to view bones.
a)
wavelength
b)
X-rays
c)
crest
d)
The Ray Family
2.
The distance between one point of a wave to the same point in the next wave.
a)
Amplitude
b)
aptitude
c)
wavelength
d)
surfer wave
3.
The number of waves per unit of time.
a)
frequency
b)
visible light
c)
radio
d)
longitudinal
4.
The number of waves per unit of time.
a)
frequency
b)
visible light
c)
radio
d)
longitudinal
5.
The distance between the resting position of equilibrium and the trough or the crest.
a)
attitude
attitude
attitude
b)
amplitude
c)
altitude
d)
amperes
6.
Longitudinal wave that is caused by vibrations and that travel through a material medium.
a)
sound byte
b)
sound wave
c)
sounds like
d)
surf wave
7.
A substance through which a wave can travel.
a)
medium
b)
large
c)
small
d)
husky
8.
Lightly stretched membrane that is the entrance to the middle ear.
a)
bass drums
b)
snare drums
c)
ear drums
d)
stirrup
9.
A measure of how high or low a sound is perceived to be, depending on the frequency of the sound wave.
a)
inches
b)
meters
c)
yards
d)
pitch
10.
Measure of how well a sound can be heard.
a)
loudness
b)
interference
c)
transverse
d)
longitudinal
11.
The unit of measure used to express loudness.
a)
wave
wave
wave
b)
decibel (dB)
c)
medium
d)
Hello!!!!
12.
A reflected sound wave that bounces off another object.
a)
ear drum
b)
interference
c)
echo
d)
wavelength
13.
The combination of 2 or more waves that results in a single wave.
a)
duowavecombo
b)
interference
c)
foul ball
d)
interferon
14.
A disturbance that transmits energy through matter or empty space.
a)
ocean
b)
sea
c)
frequency
d)
wave
15.
A wave in which the particles of the medium move perpendicularly to the direction the wave is traveling.
a)
transverse wave
b)
new wave
c)
ocean wave
d)
longitudinal wave
16.
The distance between any two crest or compressions next to each other in a wave.
a)
wave meters
b)
wavelength
c)
wave yards
d)
Toyota
17.
The number of waves produced in a given amount of time.
a)
frequently
b)
frequency
c)
rarely
d)
never
18.
Sound cannot travel through this:
a)
wood
b)
vacuum
c)
water
d)
air
19.
The Doppler Effect causes the source of sound to __________ as the sound moves away.
a)
The pitch of the sound should get lower.
b)
The pitch of the sound should get higher.
c)
The sound should get louder.
d)
There will be no sound at all.
20.
A wave in which the particles of the medium move parallel (side-to-side) to the direction of the wave.
a)
longitudinal wave
b)
transverse wave
c)
electromagnetic wave
d)
ocean waves
21.
Which of the following is true about an apple that appears red?
a)
it absorbs red light and reflects all other colors.
b)
It reflects red light and absorbs all other colors.
c)
It transmits red light and reflects all other colors.
d)
It reflects all other colors but red light,
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