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WorksheetsStructure of Waves
Total questions: 27
Worksheet time: 28mins
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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.
A wave can make a leaf bob up and down on the water, but it cannot move the leaf toward the shore. This is because waves only transfer
a)
A. matter.
b)
B. energy.
c)
C. media.
d)
D. crests.
6.
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
7.
All waves carry
a)
energy
b)
light
c)
matter
d)
particles
8.
Which of these CANNOT travel in empty space?
a)
x-rays
b)
mechanical waves
c)
micro waves
d)
cellphone signals
9.
Sound travels fastest through
a)
solids
b)
liquids
c)
gases
d)
empty space
10.
What kind of wave is pictured below?
a)
compressional wave
b)
transverse wave
c)
sound wave
d)
mechanical wave
11.
What do we call the bottom of a transverse wave?
a)
crest
b)
trough
c)
wavelength
d)
amplitude
12.
What do we call the top of the wave?
a)
crest
b)
trough
c)
amplitude
d)
frequency
13.
Waves that require a medium are called
a)
mechanical waves
b)
transverse waves
c)
light waves
d)
gamma rays
14.
What can electromagnetic waves travel through?
a)
mediums
b)
empty space
c)
solely solids
d)
both mediums and empty space
15.
The crest is what?
a)
Highest point in the wave
b)
Lowest point in the wave
16.
Which letter represents the wave trough?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
17.
What do we call the part of a longitudinal wave that is when the waves are squeezed together?
a)
compression
b)
rarefaction
c)
crest
d)
trough
18.
What do we call the part of a longitudinal wave that is spread a part?
a)
compression
b)
rarefaction
c)
crest
d)
trough
19.
Name the type of wave that matter moves at right angles to the direction of the wave?
a)
compressional waves
b)
mechanical waves
c)
transverse waves
d)
ultraviolet rays
20.
Sound waves are...
a)
cool
b)
not cool
c)
transverse waves
d)
longitudinal waves
21.
The direction of a transverse waves is ____ to the disturbance/vibration.
a)
equal
b)
less than
c)
at an acute angle
d)
at a right angle
22.
Which letter represents the wave crest?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
23.
Which of the following items would work well in space?
a)
A. flashlight
b)
B. radio
c)
C. guitar
d)
D. drum set
24.
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.
25.
What do we call the part of a longitudinal wave that is spread a part?
a)
compression
b)
rarefaction
c)
crest
d)
trough
26.
Sound waves are _______________
a)
Transverse waves
b)
Longitudinal waves
c)
Circular waves
d)
Seismic waves
27.
Matter in the medium moves forward and backward, parallel to the direction the wave travels
a)
transverse wave
b)
longitudinal wave
c)
mechanical wave
d)
ocean wave
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