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WorksheetsCH 3/4: Waves
Total questions: 66
Worksheet time: 33mins
____________ waves can travel either through matter or empty space.
Transverse
Mechanical
Electromagnetic
Sound
Which wave moves particles back and forth along the same direction in which the wave travels?
Mechanical
Transverse
Longitudinal
Electromagnetic
When the wavelength decreases, the frequency _______.
decreases
increases
remains the same
is unaffected
Waves in a pond overlap then continue on ________ from how they started.
increased
decreased
unchanged
faster
Light waves are ________ waves.
longitudinal
electromagnetic
amplitude
refraction
Sound waves can not travel through _________.
solid
liquid
gas
empty space
What is transferred during the movement of a wave?
matter
mass
energy
speed
When sound travels through the air, the particles _________.
do not vibrate
vibrate perpendicular to the direction wave
vibrate but not in a fixed direction
vibrate along the direction the wave travels
(parallel)
A mechanical wave can not travel through a __________.
solid
vacuum
liquid
gas
This type of wave can travel through a vacuum.
sound wave
electromagnetic wave
water wave
mechanical wave
Which is NOT a type of electromagnetic wave?
gamma waves
microwaves
sound waves
ultraviolet waves
Which is NOT an example of a mechanical wave?
sound
seismic
radio
water
A place where particles are far apart is a ___________.
reflection
compression
refraction
rarefaction
What type of wave is shown here?
compressional wave
longitudinal wave
infrared wave
transverse wave
The letter P on the wave represents ___________.
the trough
the crest
the amplitude
the rest position
The R on the wave represents the ________.
crest
trough
rarefaction
compression
The larger the amplitude, the ________ energy the wave carries.
less
more
faster
slower
How is increased amplitude shown in a longitudinal wave?
compressions are farther apart
compressions are closer together
rarefactions are closer together
crests are closer together
A tsunami wave has a large amount of energy because of a _______.
large wavelength
large amplitude
small wavelength
small amplitude
How are volume and energy of a sound wave related?
increase volume = Increase energy
Increase volume= decrease energy
Decrease volume = increase energy
Volume and energy are not related.
If the distance between the crest and trough of a wave is 2.4 m, the wave's amplitude is _________.
0.8 m
1.2 m
2.4 m
4.8 m
The more energy a wave has, the greater its ______.
frequency
wavelength
amplitude
pitch
Sound travels fastest in ______________________.
Empty space
Low temperatures
High temperatures
liquid
Light travel fastest in
solid
liquid
gas
empty space
Hertz is the measurement for ___________.
amplitude of a wavelength
frequency of a wavelength
length of a wavelength
angle of reflection
The wavelength decreases when the ____________.
frequency decreases
amplitude decreases
frequency increases
amplitude increases
Which is NOT a way that waves interact with matter?
Waves are affected by gravity
Waves can be reflected by matter
Waves can change direction when traveling from one material to another
Some of the energy waves carry can be transferred to matter
Tinted sun glasses __________ light.
transmit
absorb
reflect
transfuse
A mirror _______________ light.
absorbs
reflects
transmits
transfers
Light passes through glass windows because of ___________.
absorption
reflection
transmission
transfusion
When two waves combine to create a wave with a greater amplitude than either original wave, this is called _______.
musical
constructive
destructive
standing
The pencil appears distorted as a result of ___________.
diffraction
reflection
refraction
reverberation
The directional change of the light wave occurs because _______.
light waves travel faster through water than air
light waves travel faster through air than water
the angle of reflection of waves always equals the angle of incidence
waves carrying less energy produce light with lower intensity
When the angle of incidence decreases, the angle of reflection will _____.
stay the same
increase
decrease
disappear
Sound is a (n) _______________ wave.
transverse
longitudinal
electromagnetic
seismic
Mechanical waves need a(n) _________ to travel through.
vacuum
empty space
medium
vibration
Pitch is how __________ a sound seems to be.
loud or soft
high or low
reflected
near or far
A wave in which the disturbance is perpendicular to the direction the wave travels
trough
longitudinal
transverse
sound
A material that does not allow ANY light to pass through
reflected
transparent
opaque
transculent
If two waves are both moving at 15 m/s, which wave would have a great frequency?
The wave with a shorter wavelength
The wave with a longer wavelength
The wave with a great amplitude
The wave with a lesser amplitude
What happens to a wave's frequency when the wavelength increases?
The frequency is unchanged
The frequency decreases
The frequency increases
The frequency remains the same
The image is an example of ________.
interference
diffraction
diffusion
absorption
What is happening in this picture?
destructive interference
diffraction
constructive interference
standing wave
In a longitudinal wave, where are the particles most spread out?
compression
crest
rarefaction
trough
If the energy carried by a wave increases, what wave property also increases?
wavelength
amplitude
wave speed
medium
In which medium is the speed of a sound wave the greatest?
the air in our classroom
pool of water
iron railroad tracks
vacuum in space
Two waves travel through each other producing an amplitude smaller than either of the original waves. What has happened?
refraction
diffraction
constructive interference
destructive interference
Which statement about waves is false?
Waves can change direction.
Waves transfer energy to matter.
Waves transfer matter.
Waves can interact with each other.
Which wave can travel through both empty space and matter?
seismic
radio
sound
water
Which is an example of diffraction?
a flashlight beam hitting a mirror
a shout crossing a crowded room
a sunbeam passing through a window
a wave water bending around a rock
When light hits a transparent material, most of the light ______.
is reflected
passing through
is absorbed
is refracted
The electromagnetic spectrum is organized by ________.
amplitude
color
wavelength
pitch
The measurement for a light wave is usually a ___________.
kilometer
nanometer
centimeter
millimeter
In this picture, the dotted line perpendicular to the surface is called a ________ line.
straight
incident
reflected
normal
You see different colors because the _______ light breaks into different __________.
blue, speeds
white, speeds
red, wavelengths
white, wavelengths
The apple reflects _______ wavelengths.
yellow
red
white
blue
Light travels in all directions ________ its source.
away from
behind
next to
toward
This image shows ________ reflection.
clear
diffuse
spectular
regular
This image shows _______ reflection.
diffract
absorption
diffuse
regular
This occurs when light waves traveling in one direction are made to travel in many directions.
scattering
diffuse reflection
regular reflection
refraction
Name the EM wave we can see.
microwave
radio
visible light
ultraviolet
For a mechanical wave to occur, there needs to be
empty space
a vibration
water present
a light source
You see this basketball because ______________.
the light shines in your eyes
light reflects off the basketball and into your eyes
it emits light
it is orange
The frequency of a wave is the
distance it travels in one second
distance it travels away from its source
distance from one crest to the next crest
number of wavelengths that pass by a point each second
_________ transfers some energy to the medium it travels through.
reflection
diffusion
transmission
absorption
A high amplitude sound wave will sound ________.
soft
loud
high
low
