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Total questions: 27
Worksheet time: 14mins
What is a wave?
a disturbance that transfers energy
a disturbance that transfers matter
any type of energy that makes particles move
any type of matter that vibrates back and forth
What wave property is position 1?
amplitude
crest
trough
wavelength
What wave property is position 2?
amplitude
crest
trough
wavelength
What wave property is position 3?
amplitude
crest
trough
wavelength
What wave property is position 4?
amplitude
crest
trough
wavelength
What wave property is position A?
amplitude
rarefaction
compression
wavelength
What wave property is position B?
amplitude
rarefaction
compression
wavelength
What wave property is position C?
amplitude
rarefaction
compression
wavelength
What type of wave is this?
longitudinal
transverse
latitudinal
electromagnetic
What type of wave is this?
longitudinal
transverse
latitudinal
electromagnetic
The number of wavelengths that pass a point each per second is:
amplitude
frequency
wave speed
wave acceleration
What kind of wave can travel through space?
mechanical
longitudinal
transverse
electromagnetic
The action of a wave bouncing off a surface is called _____________.
reflection
refraction
rarefaction
diffraction
What causes the pencil to appear broken
reflection
refraction
rarefaction
diffraction
Amplitude reflects the amount of ____________________ in a wave.
energy
matter
speed
particles
Which wave carries more energy?
blue
violet
yellow
red
Sound waves will travel slowest through which of the following forms of matter?
desk
milk
water
air
Mechanical waves travel fastest through which of the following types of matter?
gas
liquid
solid
plasma
Sound is caused by?
instruments
vibrations
force
mediums
Which object reflects almost all of the light that strikes it?
a black table
a red book
a blue hat
a white board
Which object absorbs almost all of the light that strikes it?
a black table
a red book
a blue hat
a white board
Which of these is NOT a type of mechanical wave?
seismic wave (earthquake)
water waves
sound waves
electromagnetic waves
What direction do waves travel from the source?
North
South
up
all directions
Which statement is true regarding mechanical and electromagnetic waves?
Both types of waves require a medium.
Neither type of wave requires a medium.
A mechanical wave requires a medium, but an electromagnetic wave does not.
The speed of an electromagnetic wave can be affected by a medium, but the speed of a mechanical wave cannot.
Which of these are transparent?
Which of these are translucent?
Which of these are opaque?
