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WorksheetsMechanical and Electromagnetic Waves
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 6mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What makes a mechanical wave?
a)
A disturbance in matter that carries energy from one place to another.
b)
Hertz (Hz)
c)
The combination of two or more waves.
d)
Longitudinal Waves
2.
What does a mechanical wave travel through?
a)
A piece of wood
b)
A medium
c)
Nothing
d)
Air
3.
Frequency is measured in ?
a)
meter (m)
b)
meters/second
c)
centimeters
d)
Hertz (Hz)
4.
Amplitude is...
a)
A wave in which the vibration of the medium is parallel to the direction the wave travels
b)
the greatest distance waves move from rest.
c)
A longitudinal wave that travels through a medium and causes your eardrums to vibrate
d)
A technique for determining distance.
5.
Combination of two or more waves that combine into a single wave
a)
Interference
b)
Destructive
c)
Constructive
d)
Two types of Interference
6.
How many types of waves are there?
a)
One
b)
Two
c)
Three
d)
Four
7.
Destructive
a)
Constructive
b)
Increases amplitude
c)
Decreases amplitude
d)
Interference
8.
Increases amplitude
a)
Interference
b)
Destructive
c)
Decreases amplitude
d)
Constructive
9.
A wave in which the vibration of the medium is parallel to the direction the wave travels
a)
Transverse waves
b)
Decreases amplitude
c)
Longitudinal waves
d)
Interference
10.
A swimmer floating in the water moves up and down as the waves pass by her. The distance the swimmer moves up and down would be
a)
the wavelength
b)
twice the wavelength
c)
twice the amplitude
d)
the amplitude
11.
A fisherman on a pier is counting the number of waves that pass by him in one minute. The fisherman is measuring the waves
a)
amplitude
b)
wavelength
c)
period
d)
frequency
12.
Transverse waves
a)
A wave in which the vibration of the medium is parallel to the direction the wave travels
b)
A wave that causes the medium to vibrate at right angles to the direction in which the wave travels
c)
the greatest distance particles in waves move from rest.
d)
A technique for determining distance.
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