WorksheetsProperties of Waves
Total questions: 60
Worksheet time: 39mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which of these electromagnetic waves can we see?
a)
radio
b)
x-ray
c)
microwave
d)
visible light
2.
Which of these waves can travel in a vacuum (empty space)/
a)
sound wave
b)
radio wave
c)
compressional wave
d)
water wave
3.
Gamma rays have the shortest waveslength, and therefore the ____ frequency.
a)
lowest
b)
highest
4.
How are sound and light waves similar?
a)
both transmit energy
b)
both require a medium
c)
neither require a medium
d)
both transmit matter
5.
All waves carry
a)
energy
b)
light
c)
matter
d)
particles
6.
Which has a higher frequency than visible light?
a)
radio
b)
microwave
c)
infrared
d)
x-ray
7.
Which of these CANNOT travel in empty space?
a)
electromagnetic waves
b)
mechanical
8.
High energy waves have a ____.
a)
high frequency
b)
low frequency
c)
small amplitude
d)
big wavelength
9.
If a sound was has a big amplitude, it will be a ____ sound.
a)
soft
b)
loud
c)
high frequency
d)
low frequency
10.
Sound travels fastest through
a)
solids
b)
liquids
c)
gases
d)
empty space
11.
What kind of wave is pictured below?
a)
compressional wave
b)
transverse wave
c)
sound wave
d)
mechanical wave
12.
What do we call the bottom of a transverse wave?
a)
crest
b)
trough
c)
wavelength
d)
amplitude
13.
What do we call the top of the wave?
a)
crest
b)
trough
c)
amplitude
d)
frequency
14.
Waves that require a medium are called
a)
mechanical waves
b)
transverse waves
c)
light waves
d)
gamma rays
15.
What happens when an object absorbs electromagnetic waves?
a)
It bends the object
b)
It heats the object u
c)
It causes it to become transparent
d)
It stays the same
16.
Why would a wave change direction?
a)
Because it went from a medium to empty space
b)
Because it went from one medium to another
c)
the amplitude
d)
the amplitude of the wave
17.
What kind of wave moves at right angles to the direction of the wave?
a)
compressional waves
b)
mechanical waves
c)
transverse waves
d)
ultraviolet rays
18.
Many times we associate transverse waves with this wave
a)
compressional wave
b)
electromagnetic wave
c)
mechanical wave
19.
What do we call the part of a compressional wave that is when the waves are squeezed together?
a)
compression
b)
rarefaction
c)
crest
d)
trough
20.
What do we call the part of a compressional wave that is spread a part?
a)
compression
b)
rarefaction
c)
crest
d)
trough
21.
What can electromagnetic waves travel through?
a)
mediums
b)
empty space
c)
solely solids
d)
both mediums and empty space
22.
What is a repeating disturbance or vibration that transfers or moves energy from place to place?
a)
Medium
b)
Wave
c)
Compression
d)
Rarefaction
23.
What is the name of a material in which waves, like sound waves, seismic waves, and waves in a slinky
a)
Vacuum
b)
Medium
c)
Mechanical
d)
Space
24.
What key word is MOST associated with waves?
a)
Vibration
b)
Velocity
c)
Rotation
d)
Revolution
25.
Which of these waves can travel in a vacuum (empty space)/
a)
sound wave
b)
radio wave
c)
compressional wave
d)
water wave
26.
Which of these CANNOT travel in empty space?
a)
electromagnetic waves
b)
mechanical
27.
All waves carry
a)
energy
b)
light
c)
matter
d)
particles
28.
Can you hear sounds in a vacuum?
a)
Yes
b)
No
29.
What is an example of a Longitudinal wave
a)
Earthquake
b)
Radio Waves
c)
Light Waves
d)
X-rays
30.
Which direction does a Longitudinal wave travel
a)
parallel
b)
perpendicular
31.
Which direction does a Transverse wave travel
a)
parallel
b)
perpendicular
32.
What is an example of a Transverse wave
a)
Earthquake
b)
Explosions
c)
Light Waves
d)
Sound Waves
33.
Waves are a transfer of what?
a)
Heat
b)
Light
c)
Energy
d)
Food
34.
The crest is what?
a)
Highest point in the wave
b)
Lowest point in the wave
35.
Which letter represents wavelength?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
36.
Which letter represents the wave crest?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
37.
Which letter represents the wave trough?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
38.
Which letter represents amplitude?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
39.
Which wave has a greater frequency?
a)
A
b)
B
40.
What is another name for wave height?
a)
Frequency
b)
Amplitude
c)
Wavelength
d)
Origin
41.
What is measured from crest to crest or trough to trough?
a)
Frequency
b)
Amplitude
c)
Wavelength
d)
Origin
42.
Waves can be measured in many different ways. Even though waves have different parts to them they all must have the following
a)
Need a medium
b)
Move matter
c)
Need energy to start them and transfer energy with them
d)
A frequency that is higher than resonance
43.
An earthquake sends out mechanical waves in all directions from its source. In answering the following question, assume the waves all have the same energy when they leave the source of the earthquake. These mechanical waves will reach point a,b,c and d. The medium the waves are traveling through is the Earth. Which of the following is true for all points
a)
Particles at those points will vibrate
b)
Particles at those points will change frequency
c)
Particles will change in their color
d)
Particles will become lucid
44.
What is the best description of a wave?
a)
a repeating disturbance, vibration, or movement that transfers matter from place to place
b)
a lengthy line moving energy through a crest and a trough
c)
a repeating disturbance, vibration, or movement that transfers energy from place to place
d)
a compression line moving matter through a crest and a trough
45.
Which answer best explains how a wave is created?
a)
A wave is created when energy stays still
b)
A wave is created when a force causes a vibration
c)
A wave is created when molecules become a medium
d)
A wave is created when a liquid becomes a solid
46.
The wave with high and low pressure areas is called a ________. The high pressure is a _____________ and the low pressure______________.
a)
Electromagnetic waves, Crest, Trough
b)
Mechanical Longitudinal, Compression, Rarefaction
c)
Mechanical Transverse, Rarefaction, Compression
d)
Electromagnetic Waves, Trough, Crest
47.
If you were going to sell all electromagnetic waves to Georgey Porgie Pudding Pie Chains, which set of waves might you sell him?
a)
Light waves, Sound waves, Musical waves, Radio waves
b)
Microwaves, Water waves, Rope waves, X-Rays
c)
Sound waves, Water waves, Spring waves, Rope waves
d)
Ultraviolet waves, Radio waves, Light waves, Gamma waves
48.
Which of the following is NOT an example of an electromagnetic wave?
a)
X-ray
b)
radio waves
c)
sound waves
d)
ultraviolet waves
49.
When they say there is a perpendicular nature to a mechanical wave they mean
a)
disturbance of particles is up/down while flow of energy right/left, longitudinal
b)
disturbance of particles right/left while flow of energy up/down, transverse
c)
disturbance of particles right/left while flow of energy right/left, tranverse
d)
disturbance of particles up/down while flow of energy right/left, transverse
50.
The top picture represents a __________and the bottom picture represents a _______________
a)
Mechanical longitudinal, mechanical transverse
b)
mechanical transverse, mechanical longitudinal
c)
mechanical longitudinal, surf sideways
d)
shock, mechanical
51.
The following picture displays what type of wave with a perpendicular nature, flow of energy right/left, vibration of medium up/down
a)
Electromagnetic wave
b)
Mechanical longitudinal
c)
Mechanical transverse
d)
Mechanical
52.
What measurement is shown by line A on this wave?
a)
amplitude
b)
frequency
c)
wavelength
d)
miles
53.
What measurement is shown by line D on this wave?
a)
amplitude
b)
wavelength
c)
distance
d)
frequency
54.
Johnny Wayveh was looking at a fish in an aquarium. He noticed that the fish seemed to move as he looked at it from the glass side of the aquarium to above the aquarium with no cover on. The fish seemed to move but was sitting still in the water the whole time. How does this example explain what happens to a wave as it enters a different medium?
a)
The frequency of the wave is sometimes the amplitude
b)
The speed of the wave will change as it enters different mediums
c)
The fish was really moving, but in a sneaky way
d)
All waves travel at the same speed through all mediums
55.
Which wave in the diagram below appears to have the higher amplitude?
a)
Wave A
b)
Wave B
c)
They both have the same amplitude
d)
The waves only show frequency
56.
Which wave in the diagram below appears to have the lower frequency?
a)
Wave A
b)
Wave B
c)
They have the same frequency
d)
Only amplitudes are shown
57.
What is the number of wavelengths that pass a point each second called?
a)
speed
b)
frequency
c)
amplitude
d)
medium
58.
What do the most energetic electromagnetic waves have?
a)
long wavelengths and low frequencies
b)
short wavelengths and high frequencies
c)
long wavelengths and high frequencies
d)
short wavelengths and low frequencies
59.
How do the measurements of line A and line C compare?
a)
they both measure wavelength
b)
they both measure frequency
c)
line A measures wavelength and C measures distance of a crest
d)
Line A measures wavelength and line C measures amplitude
60.
What measurement is shown by line D on this wave?
a)
amplitude
b)
wavelength
c)
distance
d)
frequency
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