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Waves

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 1hrs 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Waves that require a medium are called 
a)
mechanical waves
b)
transverse waves
c)
light waves
d)
gamma rays
2.

What kind of wave is pictured below?

a)

compressional wave

b)

transverse wave

c)

sound wave

d)

mechanical wave

3.
What do waves carry from place to place?
a)
Energy, but not matter or particles
b)
Energy and matter or particles
c)
Matter or particles but not energy
d)
Neither energy nor matter or particles
4.
Which wave in the diagram has the greatest frequency?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
5.
Which wave in the diagram has the greatest wavelength?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
6.

Which of the following can sound travel through the fastest?

a)

solid

b)

liquid

c)

gas

d)

vacuum

7.
What type of wave is this?
a)
Longitudinal
b)
Transverse
8.

high point of a wave

a)

crest

b)

trough

c)

amplitude

d)

wavelength

9.

Low point of a wave

a)

crest

b)

trough

c)

Amplitude

d)

wavelength

10.

Number of waves passing a given point in a certain amount of time, measured in Hertz (Hz)

a)

wavelength

b)

frequency

c)

amplitude

d)

wave speed

11.

Which letter corresponds to the amplitude?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

12.

Which color has the lowest frequency?

a)

Red

b)

Pink

c)

Green

d)

Blue

13.

The substance that a wave is passing through

a)

medium

b)

frequency

c)

wavelength

d)

gravy

14.
If the frequency gets higher, the wavelength gets 
a)
longer
b)
shorter
15.
If the wavelength gets longer, the frequency gets 
a)
higher
b)
lower
16.
The pitch of the sound depends on
a)
frequency
b)
amplitude
c)
wavelength
17.
The loudness of the sound depends on
a)
wavelength
b)
amplitude
c)
frequency
18.
Which EM wave is used to treat cancer?
a)
gamma
b)
radio
c)
xray
d)
infrared
19.
Which EM wave has the lowest frequency?
a)
radio
b)
xray
c)
gamma
d)
infrared
20.
Which EM wave has the longest wavelength?
a)
light
b)
radio
c)
ultraviolet
d)
red
21.
A blue tshirt looks blue because of ___.
a)
reflection
b)
refraction
c)
diffraction
22.
Rainbows are ______ light.
a)
Refracting
b)
Reflecting
c)
Diffracting
d)
Absorbing
23.
Which color has the highest frequency?
a)
blue
b)
yellow
c)
orange
d)
violet
24.
Put the visible light colors in order from longest wavelength to shortest wavelength
a)
Violet, Indigo, Blue, Green, Orange, Yellow, Red
b)
Red, Yellow, Green, Orange, Violet, Blue, Indigo
c)
Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Indigo, Violet
25.
Which color has the least amount of energy?
a)
red
b)
orange
c)
green
d)
blue
26.
All electromagnetic waves have the same...
a)
frequency
b)
speed
c)
wavelength
d)
energy
27.
Which waves are the type that can give us suntans and sunburns?
a)
Infrared radiation
b)
Ultraviolet radiation
c)
Radio waves
d)
X-rays
28.
Select the correct order of waves on the Electromagnetic Spectrum
a)
Radio, Micro, Infra, Visible, Ultra, X-ray, Gamma
b)
Gamma, X-ray, Ultra, Vis, Infra, Micro, Radio
c)
Vis, Micro, Infra, Ultra, X-ray, Gamma, Radio
d)
Micro, Radio, Vis, Infra, Ultra, X-ray, Gamma
29.
This type of Electromagnetic wave shows a break in bones.
a)
gamma ray
b)
x-ray
c)
brokenometer
d)
radio wave
30.
What type of radiation would your cellphone have?
a)
Radio
b)
Microwave
c)
Infrared
d)
Gamma
31.

What type of wave is shown?

a)

Transverse

b)

Longitudinal

c)

Surface

32.

A wave has a frequency of 2 Hz. What is the period?

a)

1 s

b)

2 s

c)

1/2 s

d)

10 s

33.

A wave has a period of 1/3 s. What is the frequency?

a)

1/3 Hz

b)

3 Hz

c)

6 Hz

d)

0.33 Hz

34.

A wave has a frequency of 10 Hz and a wavelength of 2 m. What is the speed of the wave?

a)

20 m/s

b)

0.2 m/s

c)

2 m/s

d)

5 m/s

35.

How many nodes are shown in the standing wave?

a)

6

b)

7

c)

5

d)

8

36.

How many anti-nodes are shown in the wave?

a)

6

b)

7

c)

5

d)

8

37.

How many wavelengths long is the wave?

a)

6

b)

7

c)

3

d)

5

38.

Which is NOT a primary color of light?

a)

Red

b)

Blue

c)

Yellow

d)

Green

39.

This is an example of:

a)

constructive interference

b)

destructive interference

c)

a standing wave

d)

a surface wave

40.

This is an example of:

a)

constructive interference

b)

destructive interference

c)

a standing wave

d)

a surface wave

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