WorksheetsWaves
Total questions: 55
Worksheet time: 1hrs 26mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
________ is the midpoint in a wave where amplitude begins.
a)
point of origin
b)
amplitude
c)
crest
d)
wavelength
2.
What kind of wave can travel through space?
a)
electromagnetic waves
b)
compressional waves
c)
transverse waves
d)
longitudinal waves
3.
A wave carries...?
a)
energy only
b)
matter only
c)
the matter carries the energy
d)
neither
4.
The lowest part of the wave is?
a)
trough
b)
crest
c)
point of origin
d)
compression point
5.
The highest point of a wave is?
a)
crest
b)
trough
c)
point of origin
d)
comppression point
6.
What is the measure of how many waves pass a point in a certain amount of time?
a)
frequency
b)
wavelength
c)
midpoint
d)
crest and trough
7.
The action of a wave bouncing off a surface is called __________________.
a)
rarefaction
b)
refraction
c)
reflection
d)
diffraction
8.
Amplitude reflects the amount of ____________________ in a wave.
a)
energy
b)
compression
c)
rarefaction
d)
speed
9.
A _____________________ is the distance between a point on one wave and the identical point of the next wave.
a)
amplitude
b)
wavelength
c)
frequency
d)
compression
10.
This type of Electromagnetic wave shows a break in bones.
a)
gamma ray
b)
x-ray
c)
brokenometer
d)
radio wave
11.
Which wave has a greater frequency?
a)
A
b)
B
12.
_______ carry the greatest amount of energy.
a)
x-rays
b)
gamma rays
c)
infrared rays
d)
visible light
13.
How much of the electromagnetic spectrum is visible?
a)
All of it
b)
None of it
c)
Most of it
d)
Only a small part
14.
Cell phones use_____________waves.
a)
Microwaves
b)
Gamma
c)
XRays
d)
Radio
15.
Sound will travel slowest through which of the following forms of matter?
a)
milk
b)
desk
c)
air
d)
door
16.
Sound travels FASTEST through which of these materials?
a)
Air
b)
Empty space
c)
Metal
d)
Water
17.
Sound is caused by?
a)
force
b)
vibrations
c)
instruments
d)
medium
18.
What is vibration?
a)
how loud a sound is
b)
the back and forth movement of matter
c)
how high or low a sound is
d)
the loudness or softness of a sound
19.
Sound is a form of?
a)
energy
b)
pitch
c)
volume
d)
matter
20.
This is what you get when sound waves are reflected, or bounce back, off of a hard surface.
a)
Amplitude
b)
Pitch
c)
Volume
d)
Echo
21.
Why is sound able to travel faster through a solid than a gas?
a)
Gas molecules are packed tightly.
b)
Sound does not travel faster through a solid than a gas.
c)
Solid molecules are packed tightly.
d)
Gas molecules move slowly.
22.
The units for frequency are measured in _____________.
a)
hertz
b)
seconds
c)
m/s
d)
m
23.
How does a sound wave interact with a human ear?
a)
vibrates the ear drum
b)
bounces off the ear canal
c)
rotates the ear drum
d)
vibrates the ear canal
24.
In a transverse wave, particles move...?
a)
back and forth
b)
vertically
c)
up and down
d)
wherever the matter's going
25.
In a longitudinal wave, the particles move...?
a)
back and forth
b)
up and down
c)
vertically
d)
in the direction of the hertz
26.
A periodic disturbance in a solid, liquid, or gas as energy is transmitted through a medium
a)
A. surface
wave
b)
B. transverse
wave
c)
C. wave
d)
D. mechanical
wave
27.
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
28.
A wave that does not require a medium
a)
A. electromagnetic wave.
b)
B. surface
wave
c)
C. medium
d)
D. transverse
wave
29.
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
30.
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
31.
The number of waves produced in a given amount of time
a)
A. amplitude
b)
B. wave
speed
c)
C. frequency
d)
D. wavelength
32.
The maximum distance that the particles of a wave’s medium vibrate from their rest position
a)
A. frequency
b)
B. wavelength
c)
C. wave
speed
d)
D. amplitude
33.
Which letter represents amplitude?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
34.
What property of the wave is represented by the letter "B"?
a)
amplitude
b)
crest
c)
trough
d)
wavelength
35.
The highest point on a wave is:
a)
the crest
b)
the trough
c)
the top
d)
the coast
36.
The lowest point on a wave is the:
a)
Amplitude
b)
Crest
c)
Trough
d)
Wavelength
37.
The number of wavelengths that pass a point each per second is:
a)
frequency
b)
period
c)
longitudinal
d)
transverse wave
38.
The type of waves that require medium to pass:
a)
Mechanical Waves
b)
Electromagnetic Waves
39.
Which vocabulary term is used to identify the distance between points C & G?
a)
Amplitude
b)
Crest
c)
Frequency
d)
Wavelength
40.
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.
41.
A mechanical wave cannot travel through...
a)
a vacuum(empty space).
b)
water.
c)
air.
d)
glass.
42.
Which wave in the diagram has the greatest frequency?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
43.
Which of the following can sound travel through?
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gas
d)
all of the above
44.
crest to crest or trough to trough
a)
crest
b)
trough
c)
amplitude
d)
wavelength
45.
A stretched spring attached to two fixed points is compressed on one end and released, as shown in the picture. The resulting wave travels back and forth between the two fixed ends of the spring until it comes to a stop. This mechanical wave is an example of a
a)
longitudinal wave
b)
transverse wave
c)
superpositioned wave
d)
refracted wave
46.
One end of a horizontal string is caused to vibrate up and down while the other end is attached to a fixed object. The wave that travels along the string is an example of...
a)
an electromagnetic wave
b)
a transverse wave
c)
microwaves
d)
a longitudinal wave
47.
A transverse wave is shown in the diagram below. Which term represents the distance between two crests that are next to each other?
a)
amplitude
b)
frequency
c)
wavelength
d)
equilibrium
48.
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 waves travel away from a force.
d)
Particles in longitudinal waves vibrate in the direction the wave is moving, while particles in transverse waves vibrate perpendicular to the direction the wave is moving.
49.
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.
50.
Through which medium does a wave travel through the fastest?
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gas
51.
What is the correct formula for calculating the speed of a wave?
a)
add frequency and wavelegth
b)
multiply wavelength and frequency
c)
divide frequency by wavelength
52.
What is the unit of measurement for frequency?
a)
centimeters (cm)
b)
miles (mi)
c)
hertz (Hz)
d)
feet (ft)
53.
Which EM waves travels faster: Radio wave or X-ray wave?
a)
both travel at the same speed
b)
radio wave travels faster
c)
x-ray wave travels faster
54.
Waves travel slowest through a gas and fastest through a solid.
a)
True
b)
False
55.
What property of this wave is represented by the letter "A"
a)
amplitude
b)
crest
c)
trough
d)
wavelength
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