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WorksheetsWaves 2
Total questions: 22
Worksheet time: 28mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is a vacuum?
a)
A space with only air in it
b)
A space with NO matter at all present
c)
A machine you use to do your chores
2.
EM Wave with the longest wavelength
a)
microwave
b)
radio
c)
gamma
d)
visible light
3.
EM waves
a)
Must travel through a vacuum
b)
Can travel through a medium or a vacuum
c)
Are the same type of wave as mechanical waves
d)
Can only travel through a vacuum
4.
All EM waves travel at
a)
different speeds
b)
the speed of sound
c)
the speed of light
d)
the speed of a vacuum
5.
Predict which EM wave could cause more damage
a)
Radio wave
b)
UV wave
c)
X-ray
d)
Gamma ray
6.
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
7.
This image represents what kind of wave behavior?
a)
Diffraction
b)
Reflection
c)
Refraction
d)
Resonance
8.
The bouncing back of a ray of light, sound, or heat when the ray hits a surface that it does not penetrate
a)
A. refraction
b)
B. reflection
c)
C. resonance
d)
D. standing
wave
9.
The bending and spreading out of a wave as it moves through an opening in a barrier is called what?
a)
refraction
b)
diffraction
c)
reflection
d)
vibration
10.
FM radio signals travel as changes in what?
a)
amplitude
b)
wavelength
c)
frequency
d)
crest
11.
AM radio signals travel as changes in
a)
amplitude
b)
frequency
c)
wavelength
d)
crest
12.
What kind of EM waves do cell phones and radar guns use?
a)
gamma
b)
ultraviolet
c)
microwaves
d)
xrays
13.
Waves that move the particles of ther medium perpendicular to the direction the waves are moving are called?
a)
combination waves
b)
longitudinal waves
c)
sound waves
d)
transverse waves
14.
Sound is a disturbance that travels through a medium as a
a)
surface wave
b)
longitudinal wave
c)
transverse wave
d)
standing wave
15.
Which of the following electromagnetic waves is given off as heat?
a)
ultraviolet light
b)
x-rays
c)
gamma rays
d)
infrared rays
16.
Which is the correct order of waves of the electromagnetic spectrum, from lowest energy to highest energy?
a)
radio waves, microwaves, infrared waves, visible light, ultraviolet light, x-rays, gamma rays
b)
gamma rays, x-rays, ultraviolet light, visible light, infrared light, microwaves, radio waves
c)
radio waves, gamma rays, x-rays, visible light, microwaves, ultraviolet light, infrared waves
17.
Cancer can be treated with_______________waves.
a)
Penicillin
b)
Radio
c)
Infrared
d)
Gamma
18.
Which waves are the type that can give us suntans and sunburns?
a)
Infrared radiation
b)
Ultraviolet radiation
c)
Radio waves
d)
X-rays
19.
Which portion of the electromagnetic spectrum includes the range of light that can be detected by the human eye?
a)
ultraviolet light
b)
visible light
c)
infrared light
d)
x-rays
20.
What are the spaced out sections of this wave called?
a)
Reflections
b)
Rarefactions
c)
Compressions
d)
Wavelengths
21.
Which statement best explains the difference between longitudinal and transverse waves?
a)
Longitudinal waves have troughs, while transverse waves have crests.
b)
Longitudinal waves produce energy, while transverse waves consume energy.
c)
Particles in longitudinal waves travel towards a force, while particles in transverse wave travel away from a force.
d)
Particles in longitudinal waves travel in the direction of the wave, while particles in transverse waves travel perpendicular to the wave.
22.
Mechanical waves are created when a source of energy causes a medium to ____________.
a)
vibrate
b)
compress
c)
expand
d)
move
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