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WorksheetsUnit 11 - Light and Sound Waves
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 3hrs 30mins
Select the correct order of waves on the Electromagnetic Spectrum from the longest wavelength to the shortest wavelength
Radio, Micro, Infra, Visible, Ultra, X-ray, Gamma
Gamma, X-ray, Ultra, Visible, Infra, Micro, Radio
Visible, Micro, Infra, Ultra, X-ray, Gamma, Radio
Micro, Radio, Visible, Infra, Ultra, X-ray, Gamma
A wave with a large wavelength will have a ______ frequency and _____ energy
high, low
high, high
low, high
low, low
True or false: As you move along the spectrum, radio to gamma waves, the wavelengths decrease in size (get smaller)
true
false
When a transverse wave passes from right to left through a medium, what happens to the particles of the medium?
Particles travel from right to left along the wave.
Particles move back and forth parallel to the wave.
Particles travel from left to right along the wave.
Particles move up and down perpendicular to the wave.
A wave that moves the medium in the same direction that the wave travels is a
transverse wave
longitudinal wave
standing wave
ocean wave
The number of complete waves that pass a point in a certain amount of time is a wave's
amplitude
frequency
wavelength
speed
A type of material that scatters light as it passes through.
transparent
translucent
opaque
emitted
A type of material that reflects or absorbs all of the light that strikes it.
transparent
emitted
opaque
translucent
A type of material that transmits light without scattering it.
transparent
translucent
opaque
emit
A description of how a sound is perceived as high or low.
wavelength
tonal
loud
pitch
The point of a wave where the particles are close together
Point A
Point B
Point C
Point D
The bouncing back of a wave when it hits a surface through which it cannot pass
transparent
rarefaction
reflection
emission
The bending of waves as they enter a new medium at an angle caused by a change in speed
transparent
refraction
translucent
reflection
Light travels in
compression waves
straight lines
curved lines
mechanical energy
Which material does sound travel the fastest?
solid
liquid
gases
Which vocabulary word best describes how the sunlight breaks apart into the colors of the rainbow?
reflection
refraction
dispersion
transmutation
Using the diagram, what is the person transfering to the rope by pulling it up and down at point A?
matter
particles
energy
a medium
Using the diagram, what is the medium through which the wave is moving?
rope
air
water
none
