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WAVES

Total questions: 43

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What properties do all waves have in common?

a)

amplitude, wavelength

b)

amplitude, frequency, wavelength, speed

c)

frequency, speed, hertz

d)

crest, trough, amplitude

2.

Waves provide a means of transferring

a)

matter

b)

particles

c)

liquid

d)

energy

3.

What is a waves amplitude?

a)

How fast it travels.

b)

Minimum distance to medium vibrate from its rest position.

c)

It's length from crest to crest.

d)

Maximum distance the medium vibrates from its rest position.

4.

Seismic waves that reach the surface

a)

surface waves

b)

P-waves

c)

S-waves

d)

seismic waves

5.

Earthquake waves are called..................

a)

seismic waves

b)

convergent waves

c)

Divergent waves

d)

P waves

6.

What are two types of waves?

a)

longitudinal and x-ray

b)

frequent and longitude

c)

longitudinal and transverse

d)

longitude and tranformal

7.

How do these waves differ from one another?

a)

they have the same amplitudes

b)

they are all EM waves

c)

they have the same wavelengths

d)

they have different frequencies

8.

Select all that apply

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

9.

Which is the right option.

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

10.
a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

11.

Which of these waves have higher energy?

a)

Higher frequency

b)

lower frequency

c)

all the above

d)

none of the above

12.

Which part of the EM spectrum can we see ?

a)

Infrared

b)

Gamma Ray

c)

Visible

d)

Microwave

13.

What is NOT on the EM Spectrum?

a)

Radio Waves

b)

Infrared

c)

Sound Waves

d)

gamma

14.

What will give you a sunburn on the EM spectrum?

a)

X-ray

b)

InfraRed

c)

UltraViolet

d)

Gamma

15.

What is the lowest wavelength on the EM Spectrum?

a)

Radio

b)

Gamma

c)

X-ray

d)

UV

16.

What is the highest wavelength on the EM Spectrum?

a)

UV

b)

Gamma

c)

X-ray

d)

Radio

17.

What is the lowest frequency on the EM Spectrum?

a)

UV

b)

Gamma

c)

X-ray

d)

Radio

18.

What is the highest frequency on the EM Spectrum?

a)

UV

b)

Gamma

c)

X-ray

d)

Radio

19.

What is the highest energy on the EM Spectrum?

a)

UV

b)

Gamma

c)

X-ray

d)

Radio

20.

What is the lowest energy on the EM Spectrum?

a)

UV

b)

Gamma

c)

X-ray

d)

Radio

21.

Which of these energy waves on the EM spectrum has the lowest frequency?

a)

Microwaves

b)

UV

c)

IR

d)

Visible

22.

Which of these energy waves on the EM spectrum has the highest frequency?

a)

Microwaves

b)

UV

c)

IR

d)

Visible

23.

This energy waves have the second longest wavelength on the EM spectrum

a)

Gamma

b)

Microwave

c)

X-ray

d)

Radio

24.

To calculate the speed of the wave you _________ wavelength by frequency

a)

Add

b)

Multiply

c)

subtract

d)

Divide

25.

Destructive interference

a)

ruins things

b)

2 amplitudes have opposite signs, results in lower amplitude

c)

2 amplitudes have same signs, results in lower amplitude

d)

Resultant wave will be always positive.

26.

What is interference?

a)

An object moving something

b)

Ripples in water

c)

the interaction between waves that meet

d)

Spreading of waves

27.

What is Diffraction?

a)

An object moving something

b)

Ripples in water

c)

the interaction between waves that meet

d)

Spreading of waves

28.

Constructive interference

a)

ruins things

b)

2 amplitudes have opposite signs, results in lower amplitude

c)

2 amplitudes have same signs, results in higher amplitude

d)

Resultant wave will be always positive.

29.

Refraction means

a)

To bend

b)

To make a U-turn

c)

To flash

d)

To become invisible

30.

Refraction is

a)

bouncing of light

b)

amplitude

c)

speed at which a wave travels

d)

Change direction wave pass from 1 medium to another

31.

The double slit experiment can be used to show the..

a)

interference of light

b)

Diffraction

c)

Reflection

d)

Refraction

32.

The double slit experiment demonstrates that

a)

Light is a particle

b)

Light is a particle as well as wave

c)

Light is a wave

d)

All of the above

33.

What evidence can you find that interference occurs in the Double Slit Experiment?

a)

When the particle splits in two.

b)

There are high and low frequencies of light

c)

Light is a particle

d)

All of the above

34.

Is light a wave or a particle?

a)

Wave

b)

Particle

c)

Both

d)

Neither

35.

The particle of light is called a _____

a)

electron

b)

proton

c)

photon

d)

neutron

36.

The photoelectric effect proves that light is a ------------

a)

Particle

b)

Wave

c)

Both

d)

Neither

37.

The photoelectric effect proves that light is a particle.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

c)

Both

d)

Neither

38.

What does solar mean?

a)

The usage of natural power from the earth

b)

The conversion of the earth's energy

c)

The conversion of the sun's energy

d)

The usage of electricity to power the sun

39.

Calculate the speed of a wave with a wavelength of 2m and a frequency of 200Hz.

a)

400Hz

b)

600m/s

c)

400m/s

d)

200m/s

40.

Calculate the wave speed if wavelength is 0.3 meters and the frequency is 5Hz.

a)

1.5 m/Hz

b)

0.06 m/s

c)

1.5 m/s

d)

0.06 m

41.

A sound wave has a frequency of 783Hz and a wavelength of 0.44m, calculate its speed.

a)

344m/s

b)

0.06 m/s

c)

324m/s

d)

1780m/s

42.

A wave is traveling at a speed of 18m/s and its wavelength is 2 m. Calculate the frequency.

a)

36 Hz

b)

0.11 Hz

c)

9 m/s

d)

9 Hz

43.

Which is the BEST way to transfer records more safely in a hospital.

a)

Send files via email

b)

Change the username and password every month

c)

Encrypt data while sending.

d)

Send files using Chrome