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WorksheetsWave Assessment
Total questions: 49
Worksheet time: 33mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What property of this wave is represented by the letter "A"
a)
amplitude
b)
crest
c)
trough
d)
wavelength
2.
What property of the wave is represented by the letter "B"?
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 number of wavelengths that pass a point each per second is:
a)
frequency
b)
period
c)
longitudinal
d)
transverse wave
6.
The type of waves that require medium to pass:
a)
Mechanical Waves
b)
Electromagnetic Waves
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 wave in the diagram has the greatest frequency?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
9.
Which wave in the diagram has the greatest wavelength?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
10.
Which of the following can sound travel through?
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gas
d)
all of the above
11.
Electromagnetic waves include the following except
a)
radio waves
b)
X-rays
c)
doing the wave at a football game
d)
microwaves
12.
regular disturbances that carry energy through matter or space
a)
crest
b)
energy
c)
wave
d)
trough
13.
Waves that move particles parallel to the path of the wave are called
a)
Transverse
b)
Longitudinal
c)
Ocean Waves
d)
Ultraviolet Waves
14.
What kind of wave can travel through space?
a)
electromagnetic waves
b)
compressional waves
c)
water waves
d)
longitudinal waves
15.
A wave carries...?
a)
energy only
b)
matter only
c)
the matter carries the energy
d)
neither
16.
This type of Electromagnetic wave shows a break in bones.
a)
gamma ray
b)
x-ray
c)
brokenometer
d)
radio wave
17.
Which wave has a greater frequency?
a)
A
b)
B
18.
Sound is caused by?
a)
force
b)
vibrations
c)
instruments
d)
medium
19.
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.
20.
What do we call the part of a compressional wave that is when the waves are squeezed together?
a)
compression
b)
rarefaction
c)
crest
d)
trough
21.
What kind of wave is this?
a)
Transverse
b)
Longitudinal
22.
What kind of wave is this?
a)
Transverse Wave
b)
Longitudinal Wave
23.
a)
Frequency
b)
Amplitude
c)
Wavelength
d)
Trough
24.
a)
Amplitude
b)
Crest
c)
Trough
d)
Wavelength
25.
a)
Trough
b)
Crest
c)
Amplitude
d)
Wavelength
26.
a)
Crest
b)
Trough
c)
Height
d)
Frequency
27.
Sound waves are _______________
a)
Transverse waves
b)
Longitudinal waves
c)
Circular waves
d)
Seismic waves
28.
Another name of a wave height
a)
wave length
b)
wave speed
c)
amplitude
d)
crest
29.
Parts of a transverse wave
a)
Compression and Rarefaction
b)
Crest and Trough
30.
Compression means.....
a)
Far apart
b)
Close together
c)
Complicated
d)
Stretch
31.
Rarefaction means.....
a)
Far apart
b)
Close together
c)
Squeeze
d)
Reflect
32.
The Law of Reflection:
The angle of incidence is _________ the angle of reflection
The angle of incidence is _________ the angle of reflection
a)
bigger than
b)
the same as
c)
smaller than
33.
True or false: as you move along the spectrum, left to right, the wavelengths decrease in size (get smaller)
a)
true
b)
false
34.
A wave with a large wavelength will have a ______ frequency and _____ energy
a)
high, low
b)
high, high
c)
low, high
d)
low, low
35.
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
36.
Which has the LONGEST wavelength and, therefore, the lowest frequency/energy
a)
Gamma Rays
b)
Radio Waves
c)
Visible Light
d)
Infrared rays
37.
Which has the SHORTEST wavelength and, therefore, the highest frequency/most energy
a)
Radio waves
b)
Ultraviolet Rays
c)
Gamma Rays
d)
X-rays
38.
Which section of the spectrum is the ONLY one we can see?
a)
X-rays
b)
Visible Light
c)
Gamma Rays
d)
Ultraviolet Rays
39.
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
40.
Which of the following electromagnetic waves is given off as heat?
a)
Radio Waves
b)
Infrared Rays
c)
Visible Light
d)
Gamma Rays
41.
The _______________ determines the color of visible light.
a)
wavelength
b)
speed
c)
amplitude
d)
light
42.
What happens when you increase the amplitude of a sound?
a)
it makes the sound louder
b)
it makes the sound travel faster
c)
it increases the wavelength of the sound
d)
it increases the frequency of the sound
43.
1. A wave has frequency of 50 Hz and a wavelength of 10 m. What is the speed of the wave?
a)
500 m/s
b)
50 m/s
c)
5 m/s
d)
0.5 m/s
44.
1. A wave has frequency of 5 Hz and a speed of 25 m/s. What is the wavelength of the wave?
a)
25 m
b)
125 m
c)
5 m
d)
25 m/s
45.
A wave has wavelength of 10 m and a speed of 340 m/s. What is the frequency of the wave?
a)
34 m/s
b)
3400 Hz
c)
3.4 Hz
d)
34 Hz
46.
Velocity= 110 m/s
Wavelength= ___________
Frequency= 300 hertz
Wavelength= ___________
Frequency= 300 hertz
a)
0.367 m
b)
33,000 m
c)
2.73 m
47.
Velocity= 190 m/s
Wavelength= _________
Frequency= 1.1875hertz
Wavelength= _________
Frequency= 1.1875hertz
a)
225.63 hertz
b)
160 hertz
c)
0.00625 hertz
48.
Velocity= ________
Wavelength= 1.2 m
Frequency= 210 hertz
Wavelength= 1.2 m
Frequency= 210 hertz
a)
175 m/s
b)
252 hertz
c)
252 m/s
49.
Velocity= ________
Wavelength= .5m
Frequency= 150 hertz
Wavelength= .5m
Frequency= 150 hertz
a)
.75 m/s
b)
75 m/s
c)
300 m/s
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