WorksheetsEnergy Movement
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 13hrs 30mins
The time needed for a wave to make one complete cycle is called the wave's
Frequency
Period
Wavelenght
Velocity
Amplitude
If the particles of the medium are vibrating to and from in the same direction of energy transport, then the wave is a ____ wave.
Longitudinal
Sound
Standing
Transverse
What do waves carry through objects?
Sound
Light
Energy
Water
As a wave travels between two points in a medium, it transfers
Energy only
both energy and matter
matter
neither energy nor matter
Use the diagram below to help you answer question.
Which interval represents one full wavelength?
Point A to Point C
Point A to Point G
Point B to Point D
Point C to Point G
Which of the following would be an example of a longitudinal wave?
Light traveling through space.
Fans doing the wave in a sports stadium.
a wave traveling in the ocean
a noisy restaurant
What is the only portion of the electromagnetic spectrum that is visible to the naked eye?
Infrared rays
Microwaves
Ultraviolet Rays
Visible Light
What is SONAR short for?
Short Organization for Navigation and Ranging
Sound Navigation and Ranging
Surface Organic Navigation and Ranging
Science Ought Not Aggravate Robots
What is RADAR short for?
Radio Detection and Ranging
Radio Direction and Reviewing
Radiation Drive and Reviewing
Radiation Detection and Ranging
The speed of sound waves through two different media, steel and air, was recorded. According to the graph, sound waves travel
through steel, but not through air
faster through steel than through air
faster through air than through steel
through steel and air at similar speeds
Although you can see the pencil, it appears broken in the glass of water. This is because
Electromagnetic waves cannot travel through solids
Electromagnetic waves travel at different speeds through different media.
Electromagnetic waves compress more when they travel through denser media
Electromagnetic waves get closer together when they go through dense media like glass
What is the phenomenon associated with waves bending around a barrier?
refelction
refactiong
dispersion
diffraction
Light rays are focused by the lens of a camera through the process of
reflection
refraction
dispersion
diffraction
Comparing Wave A(Black) to Wave B (green), Wave A has a
Higher crest
higher frequency
longer wavelength
greater amplitude
How do radio waves and visible light waves differ?
Radio waves have a shorter wavelength than visible light waves
Radio waves move faster than visible light waves
Radio waves have a lower frequency than visible light waves
Radio waves have more energy than visible light waves
The speed of a wave is 74m/s. If the wavelength is 12m, what is the frequency?
6.2 Hz
16.2 Hz
888 Hz
0.16 Hz
The frequency of a wave is 3.3 Hz. If the wavelength is 7.4 m, how fast is the wave moving?
2.24 m/s
24.4 m/s
0.45 m/s
0.24 m/s
A wave has a frequency of 465 Hz traveling at a speed of 220 m/s. What is the wavelength?
102,300 m
0.021m
2.11 m
0.47 m
A wave has wavelength of 10 m and a speed of 340 m/s. What is the frequency of the wave?
34 Hz
3.4 Hz
3,400 Hz
0.11 Hz
A wave has frequency of 5 Hz and a speed of 25 m/s. What is the wavelength of the wave?
125m
5 hz
125 Hz
5 m
What color of visible light has the least energy?
red
green
orange
violet
As you move to the right of the spectrum, energy, ___________ and speed increase
Amplitude
Period
Wavelenght
Frequency
Which waves are MOST harmful
Gamma Rays
X-Rays
Microwaves
Radio Waves
As you move to the left of the spectrum, __________ decreases as __________ increases.
Wavelength; frequency
Frequency; Wavelength
Amplitude/ Wavelenght
Wavelength; Amplitude
A wave has a frequency of 107 , what type of wave would that be?
Mircowaves
infrared waves
radio waves
ultraviolet rays
The wavelength of radio waves are much ______ than the wavelength of microwaves. Therefore, radio waves carry ______ energy than a microwave.
Longer; more
longer; less
shorter; more
shorter; less
. Which of the pulses best represents a reflection from a free barrier of the pulse shown?
A
B
C
D
The number of wavelengths that pass a point each per second is:
frequency
longitudinal
period
transverse wave
The type of wave that require a medium to pass:
Mechanical Waves
Electromagnetic waves
When the frequency of a wave increases, what happens to the wavelenght
The wavelength is not directly affected by the frequency of a wave
The wavelength decreases
The wavelenght increases
more specific information is needed to form a conclusion about the wavelength.
A mechanical wave cannot travel through
a vacuum (empty space)
air
water
glass
What are the spaced out sections of this wave called?
Reflections
Rarefactions
Wavelength
Compressions
This is a _________ wave.
Transverse
Surface
Longitudinal
all of the above
Which is an example of a longitudinal wave?
Light wave
Sound wave
Radio wave
Visible Light
This is what you get when sound waves are reflected, or bounce back, off of a hard surface.
Amplitude
Volume
Pitch
Echo
Destructive interference is
When the two waves affect each other in a negative way
the two waves add together and produce a single wave of greater amplitude
Are in phase
What is a constructive interference?
Occurs when two or more waves overlap and combine
When one wave travels alone
occurs when two or more waves combine to neutralize each other.
The lowest part of the wave is called the ?
Frequency
Amplitude
crest
trough
____________________ is the distance between a point on one wave and the identical point of the next wave.
Amplitude
Frequency
Wavelength
Crest
When a light ray bends as it passes through a lens, what type of behavior does it demonstrate?
reflection
dispersion
refraction
absorption
Which term best represents what happens when two wave pulses meet as they approach each other on a string?
constructive interference
absorbed interference
destructive interference
static interference
When sound or light waves approach a corner, what is it most likely to do?
go in a straight line
turn around and go back
bend around the corner
none of the above
The material in which a mechanical wave travels is...
medium
black holes
vacuum
chocolate
makes the particles in a medium move parallel to the direction of the wave
longitudinal wave
electromagnetic wave
transverse wave
Wave that moves perpendicular to the motion of the wave
transverse
physical
compressional
chemical
Sound is caused by?
Force
instruments
vibrations
medium
The action of a wave bouncing off a surface is called __________________.
rarefaction
reflection
refraction
diffraction
Which letter shows reflection?
Pathway A
Pathway B
Pathway C
Pathway D
What occurs when vibrations traveling through an object match the object's natural frequency?
Reflection
Resonance
diffraction
refraction
High energy waves have a ____.
High frequency
small amplitude
low frequency
big wavelenght
