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WorksheetsWaves & States of Matter
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 1hrs 7mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What kind of wave is this?
a)
Longitudinal
b)
Sound
c)
Transverse
2.
What kind of wave is this?
a)
Longitudinal
b)
Sound
c)
Transverse
3.
What do you call the highest point on a transverse wave (#3 in the picture)?
a)
Wavelength
b)
Trough
c)
Crest
4.
What do you call the distance between a point on a wave to the next point on a transverse wave (#1 in the picture)?
a)
Wavelength
b)
Trough
c)
Crest
5.
What do you call the lowest point on a transverse wave (#4 in the picture)?
a)
Wavelength
b)
Trough
c)
Crest
6.
In a longitudinal wave, what do you call the part where the waves are VERY close together?
a)
Rarefaction
b)
Compression
c)
Amplitude
7.
In a longitudinal wave, what do you call the part where the waves are spread far apart?
a)
Rarefaction
b)
Compression
c)
Amplitude
8.
What state of matter is water in when it can be poured into a glass?
a)
Liquid
b)
Solid
c)
Gas
9.
What state of matter is water in when it is STEAM?
a)
Liquid
b)
Solid
c)
Gas
10.
What state of matter is water in when it is ICE?
a)
Liquid
b)
Solid
c)
Gas
11.
What do you call the change in state when a SOLID becomes a LIQUID?
a)
Freezing
b)
Melting
c)
Vaporization
12.
What do you call the change in state when a LIQUID becomes a SOLID?
a)
Freezing
b)
Melting
c)
Vaporization
13.
What do you call the change in state when a LIQUID becomes a GAS?
a)
Freezing
b)
Melting
c)
Vaporization
14.
How do the particles in solids "act"?
a)
They move very fast and in every direction.
b)
They are close together, do not move hardly at all and stay in the same shape.
c)
They move but stay close together, taking the shape of the container they are in.
15.
How do the particles in liquids "act"?
a)
They move very fast and in every direction.
b)
They are close together, do not move hardly at all and stay in the same shape.
c)
They move but stay close together, taking the shape of the container they are in.
16.
How do the particles in solids "act"?
a)
They move very fast and in every direction.
b)
They are close together, do not move hardly at all and stay in the same shape.
c)
They move but stay close together, taking the shape of the container they are in.
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