WorksheetsWaves
Total questions: 28
Worksheet time: 14mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What type of wave is this?
a)
Transverse
b)
Mechanical
c)
Longitudinal
d)
Electromagnetic
2.
What is the amplitude and wavelength of the wave shown below
a)
Amplitude: 30cm; Wavelength: 60 cm
b)
Amplitude: 30cm; Wavelength: 110 cm
c)
Amplitude: 60cm; Wavelength: 60 cm
d)
Amplitude: 60cm; Wavelength: 110 cm
3.
Which describes the waves at the left end of this wave spectrum
a)
Long Wavelength, High Frequency, High Energy
b)
Long Wavelength, Low Frequency, Low Energy
c)
Short Wavelength, Low Frequency, Low Energy
d)
Short Wavelength, High Frequency, High Energy
4.
Which describes the waves at the right end of this wave spectrum?
a)
Long wavelength, High Frequency, High Energy
b)
Long wavelength, Low Frequency, High Energy
c)
Short wavelength, Low Frequency, Low Energy
d)
Short wavelength, High Frequency, High Energy
5.
Waves X and Y have the same __________________________.
a)
Frequency
b)
Wavelength
c)
Amplitude
6.
Which wave has the most energy?
a)
X
b)
Y
c)
Z
7.
What is number 1?
a)
Crest
b)
Trough
c)
Wavelength
d)
Amplitude
8.
What is number 2?
a)
Crest
b)
Trough
c)
Wavelength
d)
Amplitude
9.
What is number 3?
a)
Crest
b)
Resting Point
c)
Wavelength
d)
Amplitude
10.
What is number 4?
a)
Crest
b)
Resting Point
c)
Wavelength
d)
Amplitude
11.
What is number 5?
a)
Crest
b)
Resting Point
c)
Wavelength
d)
Amplitude
12.
What type of Wave is 1?
a)
Gamma
b)
Microwave
c)
Radio
d)
Infrared
13.
What type of Wave is 2?
a)
Gamma
b)
Microwave
c)
Radio
d)
Infrared
14.
What type of Wave is 3?
a)
Gamma
b)
Microwave
c)
Radio
d)
Infrared
15.
What type of Wave is 4?
a)
Gamma
b)
Ultraviolet
c)
Visible
d)
Infrared
16.
What type of Wave is 5?
a)
Gamma
b)
Ultraviolet
c)
Visible
d)
X-Ray
17.
What type of Wave is 6?
a)
Gamma
b)
Ultraviolet
c)
Visible
d)
X-Ray
18.
What type of Wave is 7?
a)
Gamma
b)
Ultraviolet
c)
Visible
d)
X-Ray
19.
Which of the following is not a type of electromagnetic wave?
a)
Radio
b)
Sound
c)
X-Rays
d)
Red Light
20.
All waves EXCEPT ___ must travel through a medium
a)
Sound
b)
Mechanical
c)
Electromagnetic
d)
Longitudinal
21.
Which type of wave?
a)
Transverse
b)
Mechanical
c)
Longitudinal
d)
Electromagnetic
22.
What happens to the energy of a wave as it moves away from its source.
a)
It increases
b)
It decreases
c)
It stays the same
d)
It increases and then decreases
23.
What unit is used to measure frequency?
a)
seconds
b)
waves
c)
hertz
d)
centimeters
24.
Which waves are used to measure the size of earthquakes?
a)
seismic
b)
infrared
c)
visible light
d)
sound
25.
Sound waves can travel in space
a)
true
b)
false
26.
All the colors in the visible light category of the electromagnetic spectrum have the same wavelength.
a)
true
b)
false
27.
In a transverse wave the particles vibrate ______________________ to the wave, and in a longitudinal wave the particles vibrate _______________________ to the wave.
a)
parallel, perpendicular
b)
perpendicular, parallel
28.
What direction do surface waves move?
a)
parellel
b)
perpendicular
c)
circular
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