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WorksheetsWaves Review
Total questions: 49
Worksheet time: 41mins
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.
Which vocabulary term is used to identify the distance between points C & G?
a)
Amplitude
b)
Crest
c)
Frequency
d)
Wavelength
8.
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.
9.
A mechanical wave cannot travel through...
a)
a vacuum(empty space).
b)
water.
c)
air.
d)
glass.
10.
Which letter(s) represent the crest of the wave?
a)
A
b)
B & D
c)
B & F
d)
F
11.
Which wave in the diagram has the greatest frequency?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
12.
Which wave in the diagram has the greatest wavelength?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
13.
which material does sound travel the fastest?
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gases
14.
When a wave strikes and object and bounces off. (example echo)
a)
medium
b)
refraction
c)
reflection
d)
interference
15.
When a wave bends as it passes through at an angle from one medium to another.(example: pencil in a glass of water-)
a)
medium
b)
refraction
c)
reflection
d)
interference
16.
What kind of wave can travel through space?
a)
electromagnetic waves
b)
compressional waves
c)
transverse waves
d)
longitudinal waves
17.
A wave carries...?
a)
energy only
b)
matter only
c)
the matter carries the energy
d)
neither
18.
Which wave has a greater frequency?
a)
A
b)
B
19.
Sound is caused by?
a)
force
b)
vibrations
c)
instruments
d)
medium
20.
Sound is a form of?
a)
energy
b)
pitch
c)
volume
d)
matter
21.
The units for frequency are measured in _____________.
a)
hertz
b)
seconds
c)
m/s
d)
m
22.
What part is represented by the blue lines?
a)
Crest
b)
Resting Point
c)
Wavelength
d)
Amplitude
23.
What is represented by the blue lines?
a)
Trough
b)
Crest
c)
Wavelength
d)
Amplitude
24.
Which wave has a higher frequency?
a)
A
b)
B
25.
Which wave has a longer wavelength?
a)
A
b)
B
26.
What type of wave is this?
a)
Transverse
b)
Longitudinal
27.
What type of wave does an earthquake travel in?
a)
Seismic Waves
b)
Ocean Waves
c)
Big Waves
d)
Slow Waves
28.
Which wave has the largest wavelength?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
None (same wavelength)
29.
Which wave has the largest frequency?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
None (same frequency)
30.
Which type of light has the smallest frequency of this group?
a)
red
b)
yellow
c)
green
d)
blue
31.
_____________ wave particles move left to right.
a)
Transverse
b)
Electromagnetic
c)
Longitudinal
d)
Ocean
32.
Waves that require a medium to travel are known as
a)
transverse waves
b)
mechanical waves
c)
ocean waves
d)
light waves
33.
________________ particles vibrate up and down, while the wave as a whole moves left to right.
a)
Transverse Wave
b)
Longitudinal Wave
c)
Sound Wave
d)
Wavy hair
34.
The shorter the wavelength the
a)
shorter the frequency
b)
higher the freuqnecy
c)
frequency stays the same
d)
less energy
35.
A wave carries...?
a)
energy only
b)
matter only
c)
energy and matter
d)
neither
36.
What kind of waves can travel through space?
a)
electromagnetic waves
b)
compressional waves
c)
longitudinal waves
d)
sound waves
37.
The highest point of a wave is called the ?
a)
crest
b)
trough
c)
wavelength
d)
frequency
38.
A compressional wave is another name for a
a)
longitudinal wave
b)
electromagnetic wave
c)
radio wave
d)
hair wave
39.
The units for frequency are measured in _____________.
a)
hertz
b)
seconds
c)
m/s
d)
grams
40.
You can't hear sounds in outer space because there is no
a)
matter
b)
light
c)
energy
d)
heat
41.
What do seismic waves and sound waves have in common?
a)
they're mechanical waves
b)
they're electromagnetic waves
c)
they're transverse waves
d)
they're permanent waves
42.
All waves carry ________ as they travel from one place to another.
a)
matter
b)
space
c)
energy
d)
water
43.
____________occurs when a wave bounces off a surface that it cannot pass through.
a)
Reflection
b)
Refraction
c)
Constructive Interference
d)
Destructive Interference
44.
What is a medium?
a)
something between a small and a large?
b)
the substance through which a wave can travel
c)
a pattern of vibration that simulates when a wave is standing still
d)
the distance from any point on a wave to an identical point on the next wave
45.
Light is a form of
a)
energy
b)
radiation
c)
reflection
46.
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
47.
Refract or Reflect?
a)
Refract
b)
Reflect
48.
What does it mean to refract?
a)
bounce off
b)
to bend
c)
curve outward
d)
reflect
49.
What happens when light hits a mirror?
a)
it makes a color
b)
it reflects
c)
it makes a rainbow
d)
it passes through
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