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Energy & Waves Vocabulary

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The energy of motion

a)

potential

b)

kinetic

c)

conduction

d)

convection

2.

Energy from a source that never runs out

a)

recyclable

b)

non-recyclable

c)

renewable

d)

non-renewable

3.

the movement of heat through a materials (like a hot frying pan)

a)

conduction

b)

convection

c)

compression

d)

radiant

4.

energy that is stored and use later

a)

potential

b)

kinetic

c)

thermal

d)

longitudinal

5.

a form of energy from light or magnetic waves

a)

transverse

b)

mechanical

c)

thermal

d)

radiant

6.

a form of energy from heat

a)

friction

b)

inertia

c)

electromagnetic

d)

thermal

7.

movement of gases or liquids due to the rising of warm and sinking of cool molecules

a)

conduction

b)

convection

c)

thermal

d)

mechanical

8.

energy from a source that is limite and can be used up

a)

renewable

b)

non-renewable

c)

recyclable

d)

non-recyclable

9.

the rubbing of one material on another material usually causing an object to slow down

a)

inertia

b)

potential

c)

kinetic

d)

friction

10.

a form of energy from the movement of different parts (example - bicycle)

a)

mechanical

b)

bicycle

c)

potential

d)

renewable

11.

the tendency of an object to remain in its current state - either remaining still or moving in a straight line at a constant speed

a)

friction

b)

thermal

c)

transverse

d)

inertia

12.

a type of wave where the disturbance is perpendicular to the wave direction

a)

crest

b)

trough

c)

transverse

d)

longitudinal

13.

a wave that travels through a material

a)

mechanical wave

b)

heat wave

c)

longitudinal wave

d)

transverse wave

14.

the top of a wave

a)

trough

b)

amplitude

c)

crest

d)

transverse

15.

a wave that bounces off a surface

a)

reflection

b)

refraction

c)

rarefaction

d)

compression

16.

the number of waves that pass by a given point per second

a)

wavelength

b)

frequency

c)

mechanical

d)

refraction

17.

the maximum height of a wave

a)

crest

b)

trough

c)

wavelength

d)

amplitude

18.

a type of wave that uses radiant energy and can travel through empty space and some types of matter

a)

mechanical wave

b)

transverse wave

c)

longitudinal wave

d)

electromagnetic wave

19.

a type of wave where the disturbance is parallel to the wave direction

a)

transverse

b)

longitudinal

c)

mechanical

d)

electromagnetic

20.

the distance from the crest of one wave to the crest of the next wave

a)

crest

b)

trough

c)

frequency

d)

wavelength

21.

the bottom of a wave

a)

trough

b)

longitudinal

c)

wavelength

d)

crest

22.

the change in direction of a wave with passing through one material to another (such as light passing through air then a magnifying glass)

a)

refraction

b)

reflection

c)

rarefaction

d)

echo