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WorksheetsWaves and Minerals
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 17mins
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Class
Date
1.
A wave that requires a medium through wave which to travel
a)
A. electromagnetic wave
b)
B. longitudinal wave
c)
C. mechanical wave
d)
D. transverse wave
2.
A wave that does not require a medium
a)
A. electromagnetic wave.
b)
B. surface wave
c)
C. medium
d)
D. transverse wave
3.
A wave in which the particles of the medium move perpendicularly to the direction the wave is traveling
a)
A. surface wave
b)
B. transverse wave
c)
C. electromagnetic wave
d)
D. longitudinal wave
4.
A wave in which the particles of the medium vibrate parallel to the direction of the wave motion
a)
A. mechanical wave
b)
B. surface wave
c)
C. longitudinal wave
d)
D. wave
5.
The number of waves produced in a given amount of time
a)
A. amplitude
b)
B. wave speed
c)
C. frequency
d)
D. wavelength
6.
The maximum distance that the particles of a wave’s medium vibrate from their rest position
a)
A. frequency
b)
B. wavelength
c)
C. wave speed
d)
D. amplitude
7.
The distance from any point on a wave to an identical point on the next wave
a)
A. frequency
b)
B. wavelength
c)
C. wave speed
d)
D. amplitude
8.
A section of a longitudinal wave where the particles are crowded together is called a
a)
A. rarefaction.
b)
B. vibration
c)
C.compression
d)
D. surface wave.
9.
For a laboratory experiment, Antonia wants to measure the amplitude of a transverse wave. Which of the following distances is equal to the amplitude of a transverse wave?
a)
A. the distance from one crest to the next
b)
B. the distance from the highest point to the lowest point
c)
C. the distance from one trough to the next
d)
D. the distance from the rest position of the wave to its highest point
10.
Which of the following is NOT a property of a wave?
a)
A. refraction
b)
B. amplitude
c)
C. frequency
d)
D. wavelength
11.
Which of these waves do NOT require a medium?
a)
A. ocean waves
b)
B. seismic waves
c)
C. sound waves
d)
D. radio waves
12.
Which of these electromagnetic waves can we see?
a)
radio
b)
x-ray
c)
microwave
d)
visible light
13.
Which of these waves can travel in a vacuum (empty space)/
a)
sound wave
b)
radio wave
c)
compressional wave
d)
water wave
14.
All waves carry
a)
energy
b)
light
c)
matter
d)
particles
15.
By definition, a mineral has which of the following characteristic(s)?
a)
chemical composition
b)
crystalline structure
c)
natural
d)
all of the above
16.
What term refers to the regular, geometric shapes that occur in many minerals?
a)
fracture
b)
crystal
c)
composition
d)
none of the above
17.
What are the main physical properties of minerals?
a)
Luster, Streak, Color
b)
Streak, Hardness, Luster
c)
Hardness, Color, Luster, Streak
d)
Hardness, Color
18.
How do you test the hardness of a mineral?
a)
Throw it against a wall
b)
Step on it
c)
Scratch Test
d)
Kick it until it breaks
19.
How effective is the physical property of color in identifying a mineral?
a)
Very effective. You can immediately identify it based only on the color.
b)
It doesn't make a difference. Every mineral can be any color.
c)
It is one property and may not be used alone to identify a mineral.
d)
Color isn't a physical property.
20.
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a mineral?
a)
Naturally Occurring
b)
Organic
c)
Chemical Composition
d)
Solid
21.
The way a mineral breaks unevenly and unsmooth like refers to its ______ ,
a)
Cleavage
b)
Fracture
c)
Hardness
d)
Shatter
22.
Using this scale, which mineral can scratch fluorite?
a)
Talc
b)
Gypsum
c)
Apatite
d)
Calcite
23.
If a mineral could be scratched by a steel file but not by a glass plate , what mineral is it?
a)
Quartz
b)
Topaz
c)
Orthoclase
d)
Fluorite
24.
The tendency of a mineral to break into flat surfaces
a)
Fracture
b)
Cleavage
c)
Density
d)
Crystal
25.
The color of a mineral in powder form
a)
streak
b)
density
c)
luster
d)
mineral
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