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WorksheetsTest 3 Vocabulary
Total questions: 26
Worksheet time: 13mins
What is it called when a wave passes through a more dense to a less dense medium?
Electromagnetic Wave
Transmission of Waves
Reflection
Refraction
What is a large vibration caused by an external force called?
Sound
Hertz
Refraction
Resonance
What is a disturbance in an object that is usually a transmission of light or sound.
Wave
Wavelength
Crest
Trough
What is a wave of energy produced by an magnetic field ?
Mechanical wave
Refraction
Electromagnetic wave
Transverse wave
What is it called when a beam of light spread out after going through a narrow opening?
Refraction
Diffraction
Hertz
Reflection
What is the thing that carries a wave from one location to another?
Trough
Crest
Medium
Hertz
What is the top part of a wave called?
Hertz
Trough
Crest
Wavelength
What is the lowest part of a wave called
Amplitude
Crest
Trough
Frequency
What is the distance between the crests/troughs of a wave called?
Hertz
Wavelength
Amplitude
Frequency
What is the rate at which a vibration occurs in a wave called?
Opaque
Frequency
Wavelength
Amplitude
What wave transfers energy through a medium?
Hertz
Magnetic Wave
Opaque
Transparent
What wave has a crest and a trough that is usually a light wave?
Amplitude
Transverse wave
Longitudinal Wave
Hertz
What wave has rarefaction and compression?
Longitudinal Wave
Transverse wave
Mechanical Wave
Wavelength
What is the biggest extent of a wave from crest to trough called?
Wavelength
Amplitude
Hertz
Motion
What is the unit for frequency?
Hertz
Amplitude
Opaque
Transparent
What is it called when an object moves?
Reflection
Motion
Absorption
Refraction
What is the change in direction of a light or sound wave called?
refraction
hertz
wave
refection
What is the bending of light or sound waves called?
Wave
Refraction
Light
Reflection
What is a radiation of any wavelength called?
Light
Radiation of Waves
Absorption
Refraction
What is it called when an object takes in certain colors?
Absorption
Light
Transparent
opaque
What is it called when rays, waves, or particles are radiated or transmitted?
Light
Radiation in waves
Absorption
Hertz
Allows light to pass through completely
Transparent
Translucent
Opaque
Allows some light to pass through. Doesn't show details
Transparent
Translucent
Opaque
Allows no light to pass through at all
Transparent
Translucent
Opaque
Vibrations that travel through the air that can be heard
Sound
Light
Echo
What is a reflection of sound called?
sound
echo
electromagnetic wave
hertz
