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WorksheetsEnergy & Waves 2019
Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 27mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What property of this wave is represented by the letter "A"
a)
amplitude
b)
crest
c)
trough
d)
wavelength
2.
The highest point on a wave is:
a)
the crest
b)
the trough
c)
the top
d)
the coast
3.
The number of wavelengths that pass a point each per second is:
a)
frequency
b)
period
c)
longitudinal
d)
transverse wave
4.
The type of waves that require medium to pass:
a)
Mechanical Waves
b)
Electromagnetic Waves
5.
Which vocabulary term is used to identify the distance between points C & G?
a)
Amplitude
b)
Crest
c)
Frequency
d)
Wavelength
6.
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.
7.
A mechanical wave cannot travel through...
a)
a vacuum(empty space).
b)
water.
c)
air.
d)
glass.
8.
Which letter(s) represent the trough of the wave?
a)
A
b)
B & D
c)
D
d)
C & G
9.
Which letter(s) represent the crest of the wave?
a)
A
b)
B & D
c)
B & F
d)
F
10.
Which wave in the diagram has the greatest frequency?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
11.
Which wave in the diagram has the greatest wavelength?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
12.
Which of the following can sound travel through?
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gas
d)
all of the above
13.
crest to crest or trough to trough
a)
crest
b)
trough
c)
amplitude
d)
wavelength
14.
Electromagnetic waves include the following except
a)
radio waves
b)
X-rays
c)
doing the wave at a football game
d)
microwaves
15.
regular disturbances that carry energy through matter or space
a)
crest
b)
energy
c)
wave
d)
trough
16.
When a wave strikes and object and bounces off. (example echo)
a)
medium
b)
refraction
c)
reflection
d)
interference
17.
What is R?
a)
Rarefaction
b)
Compression
c)
Rest position
d)
Wavelength
18.
What wave travels parallel to the direction that the medium moves?
a)
Longitudinal Wave
b)
Transverse Wave
c)
Electromagnetic Wave
d)
Seismic S Wave
19.
A digital signal is a square wave that codes for 0s and 1s.
a)
True
b)
False
20.
If frequency is decreased
a)
Wavelength increases
b)
Wavelength decreases
c)
Amplitude increases
d)
Amplitude decreases
21.
Sound is an example of a(n)
a)
Mechanical, Longitudinal Wave
b)
Mechanical, Electromagnetic Wave
c)
Transverse, Electromagnetic Wave
d)
Electromagnetic, Longitudinal Wave
22.
This picture is an example that best describes what interaction?
a)
Reflection of Light
b)
Absorption of Light
c)
Transmission of Light
d)
Absorption of Sound
23.
At which point is potential energy greatest?
a)
W
b)
X
c)
Y
d)
Z
24.
__________ is stored energy.
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
c)
None of the above
d)
All of the above
25.
The faster an object moves, the ________ kinetic energy it has.
a)
more
b)
less
c)
none of the above
d)
same
26.
What kind of energy is in a moving skateboard?
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
c)
Both potential and kinetic energy
d)
none of the above
27.
What kind of energy is in a rock at the edge of a cliff?
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
c)
Both potential and kinetic energy
d)
none of the above
28.
Which is the best example that something has kinetic energy?
a)
a. a car parked on a steep hill
b)
b. a tennis ball rolling across the court
c)
c. a picture hanging on the wall
d)
d. a piece of coal before it's burned
29.
Energy due to motion is ____________ energy.
a)
Potential
b)
Energy
c)
Kinetic
d)
Friction
30.
Gravitational potential energy depends on the ________ and ________ of the object.
a)
Height and mass
b)
Friction and movement
c)
Mass and Movement
d)
Height and Friction
31.
Energy can be _____________ or changed from one type to another.
a)
destroyed
b)
transferred
c)
created
d)
ignored
32.
Conservation of energy states that energy cannot be ________ or ________, but can be altered from one form to another.
a)
created, destroyed
b)
gravity, force
c)
heat, created
33.
What are the two factors that affect kinetic energy?
a)
time and energy
b)
power and mass
c)
mass and speed
d)
time and work
34.
Which of the following is an exmaple of a change of kinetic energy into gravitational potential energy?
a)
a person parachuting out of a plane
b)
a car racing around an oval track
c)
a person skiing down a hill
d)
a person walking up a hill
35.
What would have the greatest kinetic energy?
a)
A car driving down a hill.
b)
A person running down a hill.
c)
A ball rolling down a hill.
d)
leaves rolling down a hill
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