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WorksheetsProperties of Waves Quiz
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 17mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What type of wave has the highest energy on the electromagnetic spectrum?
a)
visible waves
b)
radio waves
c)
gamma rays
d)
microwaves
2.
What property of this wave is represented by the letter "A"
a)
amplitude
b)
crest
c)
trough
d)
wavelength
3.
The highest point on a wave is:
a)
the crest
b)
the trough
c)
the top
d)
the coast
4.
The lowest point on a wave is the:
a)
Amplitude
b)
Crest
c)
Trough
d)
Wavelength
5.
The type of waves that require medium to pass:
a)
Mechanical Waves
b)
Electromagnetic Waves
6.
Which vocabulary term is used to identify the distance between points C & G?
a)
Amplitude
b)
Crest
c)
Frequency
d)
Wavelength
7.
When the frequency of a wave increases, what happens to the wavelength?
a)
The wavelength is not directly affected by the frequency of a wave.
b)
The wavelength increases.
c)
The wavelength decreases.
d)
More specific information is needed to form a conclusion about the wavelength.
8.
Which letter(s) represent the crest of the wave?
a)
A
b)
B & D
c)
B & F
d)
F
9.
Which wave in the diagram has the greatest frequency?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
10.
Which wave in the diagram has the greatest wavelength?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
11.
Which of the following can sound travel through?
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gas
d)
all of the above
12.
crest to crest or trough to trough
a)
crest
b)
trough
c)
amplitude
d)
wavelength
13.
Electromagnetic waves include the following except
a)
radio waves
b)
X-rays
c)
doing the wave at a football game
d)
microwaves
14.
regular disturbances that carry energy through matter or space
a)
crest
b)
energy
c)
wave
d)
trough
15.
which material does sound travel the fastest?
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gases
16.
When a wave strikes and object and bounces off. (example echo)
a)
medium
b)
refraction
c)
reflection
d)
interference
17.
When a wave bends as it passes through at an angle from one medium to another.(example: pencil in a glass of water-)
a)
medium
b)
refraction
c)
reflection
d)
interference
18.
What types of waves have the lowest energy on the electromagnetic spectrum?
a)
infrafed waves
b)
UV waves
c)
gamma rays
d)
radio waves
19.
A wave with a frequency of 20 Hz. has a wavelength of 4 meters. What is the speed of the wave?
a)
50 mph
b)
100 m / s
c)
80 m / s
d)
80 watts
20.
Find the frequency of a wave traveling at 100m / s with a wavelength of 2 meters
a)
50 mph
b)
50 Hz
c)
200 mph
d)
200 m / sa
21.
Visible light:
a)
makes up most of the electromagnetic spectrum
b)
is only a small portion of the electromagnetic spectrum
c)
is half of the electromagnetic spectrum
d)
is not included in the electromagnetic spectrum
22.
Longitudional waves are also called:
a)
mamma rays
b)
heat waves
c)
compression waves
d)
sound waves
23.
Transverse waves:
a)
need a medium to travel through
b)
are not electromagnetic waves
c)
are the same as light waves
d)
are compressional waves
24.
Light bends or refracts when:
a)
it travels through a different medium
b)
it is exposed to carbon dioxide
c)
lreflection occurrs
d)
light cannot bend
25.
The law of reflection states that:
a)
light will reflect off of an object at the same angle it strikes the object
b)
reflection of light cannot be calculated
c)
angle in--angle out
d)
both a and c
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