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Total questions: 53
Worksheet time: 32mins
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Class
Date
1.
Carries energy from one place to another
a)
Waves
b)
Amplitude
c)
Frequency
d)
Crest
2.
Waves, including light waves and (s) seismic waves, that move perpendicular to the direction the wave is traveling
a)
Electromagnetic Spectrum
b)
Transverse Waves
c)
Medium
d)
Light Waves
3.
Top of the wave
a)
Wavelength
b)
Amplitude
c)
Trough
d)
Crest
4.
Bottom of the wave
a)
Crest
b)
Trough
c)
Frequency
d)
Wavelength
5.
The full range of electromagnetic radiation from radio waves (longest wavelengths) to gamma rays (shortest wavelengths)
a)
S Waves
b)
Electromagnetic Spectrum
c)
P Waves
d)
Light Waves
6.
The matter (solid, liquid, or gas) through which waves can travel
a)
Medium
b)
Object
c)
Transverse Wave
d)
Wavelength
7.
A wave that does not require a medium
a)
A. electromagnetic wave.
b)
B. surface wave
c)
C. medium
d)
D. transverse wave
8.
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
9.
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
10.
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.
11.
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
12.
How are sound and light waves similar?
a)
both transmit energy
b)
both require a medium
c)
neither require a medium
d)
both transmit matter
13.
Sound travels fastest through
a)
solids
b)
liquids
c)
gases
d)
empty space
14.
What kind of wave is pictured?
a)
compressional wave
b)
transverse wave
c)
sound wave
d)
mechanical wave
15.
A wave with a large wavelength will have a ______ frequency and _____ energy
a)
high, low
b)
high, high
c)
low, high
d)
low, low
16.
Select the correct order of waves on the EMS
a)
Radio, Micro, Infra, Visible, Ultra, X-ray, Gamma
b)
Gamma, X-ray, Ultra, Vis, Infra, Micro, Radio
c)
Vis, Micro, Infra, Ultra, X-ray, Gamma, Radio
d)
Micro, Radio, Vis, Infra, Ultra, X-ray, Gamma
17.
Which has the LONGEST wavelength and, therefore, the lowest frequency/energy
a)
Gamma Rays
b)
Radio Waves
c)
Visible Light
d)
Infrared rays
18.
Which has the SHORTEST wavelength and, therefore, the highest frequency/most energy
a)
Radio waves
b)
Ultraviolet Rays
c)
Gamma Rays
d)
X-rays
19.
Which section of the spectrum is the ONLY one we can see?
a)
X-rays
b)
Visible Light
c)
Gamma Rays
d)
Ultraviolet Rays
20.
Put the visible light colors in order from longest wavelength to shortest wavelength
a)
Violet, Indigo, Blue, Green, Orange, Yellow, Red
b)
Red, Yellow, Green, Orange, Violet, Blue, Indigo
c)
Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Indigo, Violet
21.
Which of the following electromagnetic waves is given off as heat?
a)
Radio Waves
b)
Infrared Rays
c)
Visible Light
d)
Gamma Rays
22.
The _______________ determines the color of visible light.
a)
wavelength
b)
speed
c)
amplitude
d)
light
23.
How are electromagnetic waves different from other waves?
a)
They have very short wavelengths
b)
They transmit energy instead of matter
c)
They can travel through a vacuum
d)
They can change direction by reflection
24.
Which color has the highest frequency?
a)
red
b)
orange
c)
green
d)
blue
25.
Which color has the least amount of energy?
a)
red
b)
orange
c)
green
d)
blue
26.
Which of the following has the longest wavelength?
a)
microwaves
b)
visible light
c)
x-rays
d)
infrared waves
27.
High frequency waves have _________ wavelengths.
a)
varying
b)
long
c)
the same
d)
short
28.
The distance between two crests or two troughs of a wave is called:
a)
frequency
b)
amplitud
c)
wavelength
d)
hertz
29.
All electromagnetic waves have the same...
a)
frequency
b)
speed
c)
wavelength
d)
energy
30.
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
31.
The height of the wave is known as the _____________.
a)
amplitude
b)
crest
c)
trough
d)
wavelength
32.
EM waves are always____________
a)
Transverse
b)
Compression
c)
Longitudinal
d)
Seismic
33.
Infrared waves are used in__________________.
a)
Bath tubs
b)
Microwaves
c)
Remote Controls
d)
Tanning
34.
______waves can help sterilize medical equipment by killing bacteria.
a)
Infrared
b)
Visible
c)
Gamma
d)
Ultraviolet
35.
EM waves________________travel through space.
a)
Never
b)
Cannot
c)
Can
d)
Wish they could
36.
The blue section of the wave is measuring _________________.
a)
wavelength
b)
crest
c)
trough
d)
amplitude
37.
Sound waves are NOT___________________________.
a)
EM Waves
b)
Waves
c)
Mechanical Waves
d)
Compression
38.
This type of EM wave can cause skin cancer.
a)
microwaves
b)
ultraviolet ray
c)
radio
d)
infrared
39.
All electromagnetic waves have _________ wavelengths and ________ frequencies.
a)
different, similar
b)
different, different
c)
similar, similar
d)
similar, different
40.
The higher the frequency the ______ the energy.
a)
higher
b)
lower
c)
neither, stays the same
41.
Transfer of energy carried by light waves to particles of matter is called?
a)
Transmission
b)
Reflection
c)
Scattering
d)
Absorption
42.
Passing of light through matter is called?
a)
Transmission
b)
Scattering
c)
Absorption
d)
Reflection
43.
Bouncing back of light, sound, or heat that hits a surface that doesn't go through it is called?
a)
Transmission
b)
Absorption
c)
Reflection
d)
Scattering
44.
A translucent object is
a)
An object that transmits light
b)
An object that creates light
c)
An object that stops light
45.
A transparent object is,
a)
An object that transmits light
b)
An object that transmits light and details of an object
c)
An object that stops light
d)
An object that creates light
46.
We see all objects around us, because.....
a)
Light is emitted from everything
b)
Light creates matter and our eyes see the creation of it.
c)
Light is reflected off of everything
47.
A smooth Shiny surface will __________ light
a)
Reflect
b)
Scatter
c)
Absorb
48.
A rough surface will __________ light.
a)
Reflect
b)
Refract
c)
Absorb
d)
Scatter
49.
Which images are opaque?
a)
A & C
b)
A,C,E, & F
c)
D, E, & F
d)
A & E
50.
Which is not a translucent material?
a)
frosted glass
b)
most fishbowls
c)
wax paper
d)
thin plastics
51.
Refraction is,
a)
When light bounces off an object
b)
When light is bent inside an object
c)
When light is blocked by an object
d)
When light is created from an object
52.
Light always travels in.
a)
Curved lines
b)
Scattered lines
c)
Strait lines
d)
It does not travel
53.
We see all objects around us, because.....
a)
Light is emitted from everything
b)
Light is refracted off of everything
c)
Light is reflected off of everything
d)
Light creates matter and our eyes see the creation of it.
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