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P12 and 13 Trilogy AQA #ForestHorsham

Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 35mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What happens to frequency when the energy increases?
a)
it increases
b)
it decreases
c)
it stays the same
2.
What part of the wave is shown at letter A?
a)
crest
b)
trough
c)
wavelength
d)
frequency
3.
Which part of the wave is shown at letter B?
a)
crest
b)
trough
c)
wavelength resting point
4.
Which part of the wave is shown at letter C?
a)
crest
b)
wavelength
c)
resting point
d)
amplitude
5.
Which part of the wave is shown at letter D?
a)
trough
b)
resting point
c)
wavelength
d)
frequency
6.
Which part of the wave is shown at letter E?
a)
trough
b)
crest
c)
resting point
d)
amplitude
7.
What does a wave carry?
a)
boats
b)
matter
c)
energy
d)
water
8.
If there is no wave, the particles would be at the _____________________.
a)
wavelength
b)
resting point
c)
trough
d)
beach
9.
When wavelength increases, what happens to the frequency?
a)
it increases
b)
it decreases
c)
it stays the same
10.
Which wave has a greater frequency?
a)
wave B
b)
wave C
11.
Which wave has the most energy?
a)
top wave
b)
bottom wave
12.
The frequency of a wave is measured in __________________. 
a)
inches
b)
hertz
c)
periods
d)
eras
13.
Mechanical waves are created when a source of energy causes a medium to  _________________.
a)
vibrate
b)
expand
c)
move
d)
compress
14.
Any material that a wave travels through is called a ____________________.
a)
vibration
b)
compression
c)
medium
d)
crest
15.
In what type of wave does the medium vibrate parallel to the direction of the wave?
a)
surface wave
b)
longitudinal wave
c)
transverse wave
d)
electromagnetic wave
16.
The three types of mechanical waves are transverse, surface, and _______________ waves
a)
medium
b)
water
c)
longitudinal
d)
crest
17.
In longitudinal waves, the parts where the coils are spread apart are called what?
a)
rarefactions
b)
compressions
c)
mechanicals
d)
longitudes
18.
In what type of wave does the medium move perpendicular to the movement of the wave?
a)
Transverse
b)
Longitudinal
c)
Electromagnetic
d)
Radio
19.
In a longitudinal wave, the parts where the coils are close together are called what?
a)
longitudes
b)
rarefactions
c)
compressions
d)
contractions
20.
Longitudinal waves are ______.
a)
Parallel
b)
Perpendicular
c)
Crazy
21.
Transverse waves are ___.
a)
Parallel
b)
Perpendicular
c)
Weird
22.
If the frequency gets higher, the wavelength gets 
a)
longer
b)
shorter
23.
Which EM wave has the lowest frequency?
a)
radio
b)
xray
c)
gamma
d)
infrared
24.
Which EM wave has the longest wavelength?
a)
light
b)
radio
c)
ultraviolet
d)
red
25.
Which color has the lowest frequency?
a)
red
b)
green
c)
blue
d)
violet
26.
Which color has the highest frequency?
a)
blue
b)
yellow
c)
orange
d)
violet
27.
Which travels faster, light or sound?
a)
light
b)
sound
28.
What type of wave is this?
a)
Transverse
b)
Longitudinal
29.
Which type of wave does sound travel in?
a)
Transverse
b)
Longitudinal
30.
Distance from 'y' to 'y' is a _______
a)
Wavelength
b)
Amplitude
c)
Compression
d)
Rarefaction
31.
What is represented by the letter 'x'?
a)
Crest
b)
Compression
c)
Rarefaction
d)
Wavelength
32.
What is represented by the blue lines?
a)
Trough
b)
Crest
c)
Wavelength
d)
Amplitude
33.

Infrared rays have a shorter wavelength than

a)

Ultraviolet ray.

b)

X-rays.

c)

radar waves.

d)

gamma rays

34.

The full range of frequencies of electromagnetic radiation is called

a)

visible light.

b)

radio waves.

c)

the electromagnetic spectrum.

d)

invisible radiation.

35.

The waves with the longest wavelengths in the electromagnetic spectrum are

a)

Infrared rays.

b)

radio waves

c)

gamma rays

d)

X-rays

36.

The visible light spectrum ranges between

a)

radar waves and X-rays.

b)

television waves and infrared rays.

c)

infrared rays and ultraviolet rays.

d)

ultraviolet rays and gamma rays.

37.

Newton’s prism experiments showed that white sunlight is made up of

a)

the full electromagnetic spectrum.

b)

only blue light.

c)

all the colors of the visible spectrum.

d)

only the longest wavelengths.

38.

Cellular telephones utilize

a)

radar waves.

b)

very high frequency waves.

c)

very low frequency waves.

d)

microwaves.

39.

When the absorption lines of a galaxy shift toward the blue end of the spectrum, it means that the galaxy is

a)

moving away from Earth

b)

small and young

c)

moving closer to Earth

d)

large and old

40.

What is the electromagnetic spectrum?

a)

The full range of wave frequencies of electromagnetic radiation is called the electromagnetic spectrum.

b)

The rainbow

41.

Which is an example of a radio wave

a)

television

b)

heat lamp

c)

vision

d)

sun light

42.
The shortest wavelength in visible light is______.
a)
violet
b)
red
c)
blue
d)
yellow
43.
This wave has the second highest frequency on the spectrum. 
a)
microwaves
b)
visible light
c)
x-rays
d)
gamma ray
44.
The higher the frequency the ______ the energy. 
a)
higher
b)
lower
c)
neither, stays the same
45.

The lower the frequency the ______ the energy.

a)

higher

b)

lower

c)

neither, stays the same

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