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WorksheetsTypes of Waves
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 3600secs
Name
Class
Date
1.
What type of wave moves by pushing together and spreading apart in a parallel direction to the way the wave travels?
a)
longitudinal
b)
transverse
c)
ocean
d)
radio
2.
What type of wave must have a medium to vibrate?
a)
Mechanical
b)
Electromagnetic
c)
Infrared
d)
Radio
3.
What type of wave can travel without a medium? It can travel through a vacuum or empty space.
a)
Mechanical
b)
Electromagnetic
c)
Longitudinal
d)
Seismic
4.
What is another word we use to describe empty space?
a)
Medium
b)
Vacuum
c)
Water
d)
Speed
5.
What do we call the vibrations that transfer or move energy from place to place?
a)
Waves
b)
Vibrations
c)
Medium
d)
Force
6.
What do we call a material through which waves can travel? It can be a solid, liquid, or gas.
a)
Medium
b)
Vacuum
c)
Vibrations
d)
Amplitude
7.
What do we call a wave where the particles move back and forth perpendicular to the direction the wave travels?
a)
Transverse
b)
Longitudinal
c)
Sound
d)
Primary Seismic
8.
Which one of the following is an example of a mechanical wave?
a)
radio
b)
seismic
c)
infrared
d)
ultraviolet
9.
Which one of the following is an example of an electromagnetic wave?
a)
ocean
b)
seismic
c)
sound
d)
ultraviolet
10.
What type of wave is sound?
a)
mechanical longitudinal
b)
mechanical transverse
c)
electromagnetic longitudinal
d)
electromagnetic transverse
11.
What type of wave is a primary seismic wave?
a)
mechanical longitudinal
b)
mechanical transverse
c)
electromagnetic longitudinal
d)
electromagnetic transverse
12.
What type of wave is a secondary seismic wave?
a)
mechanical longitudinal
b)
mechanical transverse
c)
electromagnetic longitudinal
d)
electromagnetic transverse
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