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Total questions: 60
Worksheet time: 59mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What property of this wave is represented by the letter "A"
a)
amplitude
b)
crest
c)
trough
d)
wavelength
2.
What property of the wave is represented by the letter "B"?
a)
amplitude
b)
crest
c)
trough
d)
wavelength
3.
The highest point on a wave is:
a)
the crest
b)
the trough
c)
the top
d)
the coast
4.
The lowest point on a wave is the:
a)
Amplitude
b)
Crest
c)
Trough
d)
Wavelength
5.
The number of wavelengths that pass a point each per second is:
a)
frequency
b)
period
c)
longitudinal
d)
transverse wave
6.
The type of waves that require medium to pass:
a)
Mechanical Waves
b)
Electromagnetic Waves
7.
Which vocabulary term is used to identify the distance between points C & G?
a)
Amplitude
b)
Crest
c)
Frequency
d)
Wavelength
8.
When the frequency of a wave increases, what happens to the wavelength?
a)
The wavelength is not directly affected by the frequency of a wave.
b)
The wavelength increases.
c)
The wavelength decreases.
d)
More specific information is needed to form a conclusion about the wavelength.
9.
A mechanical wave cannot travel through...
a)
a vacuum(empty space).
b)
water.
c)
air.
d)
glass.
10.
Which letter(s) represent the trough of the wave?
a)
A
b)
B & D
c)
D
d)
C & G
11.
Which letter(s) represent the crest of the wave?
a)
A
b)
B & D
c)
B & F
d)
F
12.
Which wave in the diagram has the greatest frequency?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
13.
Which wave in the diagram has the greatest wavelength?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
14.
Which of the following can sound travel through?
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gas
d)
all of the above
15.
crest to crest or trough to trough
a)
crest
b)
trough
c)
amplitude
d)
wavelength
16.
Electromagnetic waves include the following except
a)
radio waves
b)
X-rays
c)
doing the wave at a football game
d)
microwaves
17.
which material does sound travel the fastest?
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gases
18.
When a wave strikes an object and bounces off. (example echo)
a)
medium
b)
refraction
c)
reflection
d)
interference
19.
When a wave bends as it passes through at an angle from one medium to another.(example: pencil in a glass of water-)
a)
medium
b)
refraction
c)
reflection
d)
interference
20.
A wave carries...?
a)
energy only
b)
matter only
c)
energy and matter
d)
neither
21.
Which of the following is NOT a mechanical wave?
a)
sound
b)
light
c)
ocean
d)
seismic
22.
What kind of waves can travel through space?
a)
electromagnetic waves
b)
compressional waves
c)
longitudinal waves
d)
sound waves
23.
A compressional wave is another name for a
a)
longitudinal wave
b)
electromagnetic wave
c)
radio wave
d)
hair wave
24.
In a longitudinal wave, the particles move...?
a)
back and forth
b)
up and down
c)
not at all
d)
at a 90 degree angle
25.
Amplitude is a measure of how much _________ the wave is carrying
a)
energy
b)
matter
c)
medium
d)
frequency
26.
The longer the _____________ the ______________ the frequency.
a)
wavelength, lower
b)
wavelength, higher
c)
amplitude, lower
d)
amplitude, higher
27.
Which wave has a greater frequency?
a)
A
b)
B
28.
You can't hear sounds in outer space because there is no
a)
matter
b)
light
c)
energy
d)
heat
29.
What do seismic waves and sound waves have in common?
a)
they're mechanical waves
b)
they're electromagnetic waves
c)
they're transverse waves
d)
they're permanent waves
30.
When a wave's amplitude increases it means
a)
it's carrying more energy
b)
its wavelength gets longer
c)
its frequency increases
d)
its wavelength decreases
31.
All waves carry ________ as they travel from one place to another.
a)
matter
b)
space
c)
energy
d)
water
32.
What kind of wave is pictured below?
a)
compressional wave
b)
transverse wave
c)
sound wave
d)
mechanical wave
33.
What do we call the bottom of a transverse wave?
a)
crest
b)
trough
c)
wavelength
d)
amplitude
34.
What do we call the top of the wave?
a)
crest
b)
trough
c)
amplitude
d)
frequency
35.
Waves that require a medium are called
a)
mechanical waves
b)
transverse waves
c)
light waves
d)
gamma rays
36.
What kind of wave moves at right angles to the direction of the wave?
a)
compressional waves
b)
mechanical waves
c)
transverse waves
d)
ultraviolet rays
37.
What do we call the part of a compressional wave that is when the waves are squeezed together?
a)
compression
b)
rarefaction
c)
crest
d)
trough
38.
What do we call the part of a compressional wave that is spread a part?
a)
compression
b)
rarefaction
c)
crest
d)
trough
39.
Waves are a transfer of what?
a)
Heat
b)
Light
c)
Energy
d)
Food
40.
What is a wave
a)
a disturbance in a medium
b)
a small disturbance
c)
a medium disturbance
d)
a large disturbace
41.
This type of Electromagnetic wave shows a break in bones.
a)
gamma ray
b)
x-ray
c)
brokenometer
d)
radio wave
42.
________ is the midpoint in a wave where amplitude begins.
a)
point of origin
b)
amplitude
c)
crest
d)
wavelength
43.
true or false a transverse wave has a crest
a)
true
b)
false
44.
what is wave speed
a)
bending of waves as they pass on edge
b)
how quickly energy moves
c)
pattern of alternating loud and soft sounds
45.
what is reflection
a)
bouncing back of a wave when it meets a surface
b)
waves created by vibrating charges
c)
pattern of alternating loud and soft sounds
46.
Name the type of wave that matter moves at right angles to the direction of the wave?
a)
compressional waves
b)
mechanical waves
c)
transverse waves
d)
ultraviolet rays
47.
What is a repeating disturbance or vibration that transfers or moves energy from place to place?
a)
Medium
b)
Wave
c)
Compression
d)
Rarefaction
48.
A section of a longitudinal wave where the particles are crowded together is called a
a)
A. rarefaction.
b)
B. vibration
c)
C.compression
d)
D. surface wave.
49.
What do we call the part of a compressional wave that is spread a part?
a)
compression
b)
rarefaction
c)
crest
d)
trough
50.
Waves that require a medium are called
a)
mechanical waves
b)
transverse waves
c)
light waves
d)
gamma rays
51.
Waves that require a medium are called
a)
mechanical waves
b)
transverse waves
c)
light waves
d)
gamma rays
52.
Which type of wave is pictured here?
a)
Longitudinal
b)
Transverse
c)
Light
d)
Electromagnetic
53.
It is the part of the wave where the particles are close together. It is part A on this picture.
a)
Compression
b)
Amplituide
c)
Rarefaction
d)
Wavelength
54.
It is the part of the wave where the particles are spread out. It is part B in this picture.
a)
Compression
b)
Rarefaction
c)
Amplitude
d)
Wavelength
55.
The distance between two identical parts on a wave. For example one compression, to the next compression.
a)
Compression
b)
Rarefaction
c)
Amplituide
d)
Wavelength
56.
It is measured as how far the particles of a wave travel from the rest position. It is also how loud the sound wave is.
a)
Compression
b)
Rarefaction
c)
Amplitude
d)
Wavelength
57.
Sound waves require a medium to travel through.
a)
True
b)
False
58.
All waves carry
a)
energy
b)
light
c)
matter
d)
particles
59.
A medium can be a .....
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gas
d)
all of the above
60.
A longitudinal wave is also known as a __________
a)
Constitutional
b)
Conditional
c)
Confessional
d)
Compressional
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