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Waves Unit TEST

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

An oscillation that travels from one place to another is called a

a)

amplitude

b)

crest

c)

trough

d)

wave

2.

When the wave BENDS around an object or through holes in the object, we call this __.

a)

absorption

b)

diffraction

c)

propagation

d)

reflection

3.

The distance from any point on a wave to the same point on the next cycle of the wave is the ___.

a)

amplitude

b)

crest

c)

trough

d)

wavelength

4.

When a wave bounces and goes in a NEW direction, we call this __.

a)

absorption

b)

propagation

c)

reflection

d)

refraction

5.

A wave that has its oscillations perpendicular (at right angles to) the direction of the wave is a ____ wave.

a)

longitudinal

b)

transverse

6.

A wave that is confided in a space is called a ____ wave.

a)

absorption

b)

reflective

c)

refracting

d)

standing

7.

The high point of a wave is called its ___.

a)

amplitude

b)

crest

c)

midline

d)

trough

8.

When a wave is absorbed and disappears, we call this __.

a)

absorption

b)

propagation

c)

refraction

d)

reflection

9.

When waves spread out from where they begin, we call this __.

a)

absorption

b)

propagation

c)

reflection

d)

refraction

10.

A wave that has vibrations in the same direction as the wave moves is a _____ wave.

a)

longitudinal

b)

transverse

11.

When the wave BENDS as it passes into and through an object, we call this ___.

a)

absorption

b)

propagation

c)

reflection

d)

refraction

12.

The low point on a wave is called the __.

a)

amplitude

b)

crest

c)

midline

d)

trough

13.

The maximum amount the wave causes anything to move away from equilibrium is called __.

a)

amplitude

b)

crest

c)

midline

d)

trough

14.

This is which type of wave?

a)

longitudinal

b)

transverse

15.

This wave is a ___ wave.

a)

Longitudinal

b)

Transverse

16.

An oscillation that travels is a wave.

a)

True

b)

False

17.

Waves ____ a traveling form of energy.

a)

are

b)

are not

18.

A ________ wave has oscillations that are perpendicular to the direction that the wave moves.

a)

longitudinal

b)

transverse

19.

A ______wave has vibrations in the same direction as the wave moves.

a)

longitudinal

b)

transverse

20.

In a longitudinal wave, the direction of the compress ions are in ______ direction as the wave moves.

a)

opposite

b)

same

21.

Waves have cycles , frequency, and amplitude.

a)

True

b)

False

22.

The ___ of a wave is a measure of how often it goes up and down.

a)

amplitude

b)

frequency

c)

wavelength

23.

Waves travel and have speed.

a)

True

b)

False

24.

Letter a represents the ___ of a transverse wave.

a)

amplitude

b)

crest

c)

trough

d)

wavelength

25.

Letter b represents the ___ of a transverse wave.

a)

amplitude

b)

crest

c)

trough

d)

wavelength

26.

Letter c represents the ___ of a transverse wave.

a)

amplitude

b)

crest

c)

trough

d)

wavelength

27.

Letter d represents the ___ of a transverse wave.

a)

amplitude

b)

crest

c)

trough

d)

wavelength

28.

Which letter represents the midline of a transverse wave?

a)

d

b)

e

c)

f

d)

g

29.

Transverse and longitudinal waves are both

a)

electromagnetic waves.

b)

mechanical waves.

30.

Only ____ waves can travel through space (in a vacuum)

a)

electromagnetic

b)

mechanical