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WorksheetsWaves 6th Lesson 5
Total questions: 23
Worksheet time: 12mins
What can you infer about a wave with a short wavelength?
It has a high frequency.
It has a high amplitude.
It has a low amplitude.
Which of the following is NOT a mechanical wave?
Light
Sound
Seismic
The highest point on a wave is:
the crest
the coast
the trough
Which wave has a greater frequency?
A
B
You can't hear sounds in outer space because there is no
medium
light
heat
Electromagnetic energy travels in waves. These waves can vary in their frequencies and wavelengths. Electromagnetic energy is classified by the length and frequency of its wave. Of the four wave types below, which has the highest frequency?
Gamma rays
Infrared waves
Microwaves
Electromagnetic energy travels through space in waves. The electromagnetic spectrum includes all electromagnetic waves, arranged according to frequency and wavelength. Which of these is an example of an electromagnetic wave?
Radio Wave
Earthquake Wave
Ocean Wave
All waves carry ________ as they travel from one place to another.
Water
Energy
Matter
What will your new project be about?
Landmarks
Health
Both answers are correct
What step does every scientific experiment begin with?
Conclusion
Question/problem
Hypothesis
Light is NOT a mechanical wave?
True
False
Wave is any type of energy that makes particles move
False
True
Your new project is about health
True
False
You use the scientific method all the time to solve everyday problems.
True
False
What is crest?
is the lowest point of a transverse wave
is the midpoint point of a transverse wave
is the highest point of a transverse wave
What do waves carry from place to place?
Matter or particles but not energy
Neither energy nor matter or particles
Energy, but not matter or particles
What is amplitude?
the difference between the frequency of a wave and the time.
the distance from the midpoint of a wave and the wave.
the distance between the midpoint of a wave and the crest.
The densest part of a longitudinal wave.
Amplitude
Compression
Density
What is a wave?
any type of energy that makes particles move
a disturbance that transfers energy
any type of matter that vibrates back and forth
What are the parts of a longitudinal wave?
Crests and troughs
Compressions and rarefactions
Compressions and crests
Frequency is...
the number of waves that pass a given point in one minute
the number of waves that pass a given point in one second
the number of waves that pass a given point in one hour
How would you describe the movement of a transverse wave?
Back and forth
Up and down
In zigzags
Testing a hypothesis often involves a(n):
problem
safety check
Experiment
