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Waves MAJOR ASSIGNMENT

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 2hrs 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What do we call the top of the wave?

a)

crest

b)

trough

c)

amplitude

d)

frequency

2.

What do we call the bottom of a transverse wave?

a)

crest

b)

trough

c)

wavelength

d)

amplitude

3.

Height of a wave. Can be origin to crest. Can also be origin to trough

a)

A. frequency

b)

B. wavelength

c)

C. wave speed

d)

D. amplitude

4.
Which letter represents amplitude?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
5.
Which letter represents the wave trough?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
6.
Which letter represents the wave crest?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
7.
Which letter represents wavelength?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
8.

What is another name for wave height?

a)

Frequency

b)

Amplitude

c)

Wavelength

d)

Origin

9.

This is measured from crest to crest. It can also be measured from trough to trough

a)

Frequency

b)

Amplitude

c)

Wavelength

d)

Origin

10.

Which wave has the longest wavelength?

a)

Red Wave

b)

Orange Wave

c)

Green Wave

d)

Purple Wave

11.

Which wave has the shortest wavelength?

a)

Red

b)

Violet

c)

Orange

d)

Green

12.
Which wave has the greatest amplitude?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
13.

The number of waves that pass somewhere in a second is:

a)

amplitude

b)

frequency

c)

wavelength

14.

A _______ is a repeating pattern of motion that transfers energy from one place to another.

a)

wavelength

b)

wave

c)

frequency

d)

light

15.

Which of these waves has the highest frequency?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

16.

Which of these waves has the lowest frequency?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

17.

Waves travel fastest through ___ because the particles are closest together

a)

solids

b)

liquids

c)

gases

18.

Waves travel slowest through ___ because the particles are farthest apart

a)

solids

b)

liquids

c)

gases

19.

Waves travel slowest through ___ because the particles are farthest apart

a)

solids

b)

liquids

c)

gases

20.

Which of these CANNOT travel in empty space?

a)

electromagnetic waves

b)

mechanical waves

21.

What do we call the part of a longitudinal wave that is spread apart?

a)

compression

b)

rarefaction

c)

crest

d)

trough

22.

What do we call the part of a longitudinal wave that is when the parts are squeezed together?

a)

compression

b)

rarefaction

c)

crest

d)

trough

23.
What kind of wave is pictured?
a)
compressional wave
b)
transverse wave
c)
sound wave
d)
mechanical wave
24.

What can mechanical waves travel through? (check ALL answers that apply)

a)

liquids

b)

empty space

c)

solids

d)

gases

25.

A wave in which the particles move perpendicular to the direction the wave is traveling

a)

A. surface wave

b)

B. transverse wave

c)

C. electromagnetic wave

d)

D. longitudinal wave

26.

A wave in which the particles move in the same direction (parallel) to the direction of the wave motion

a)

A. mechanical wave

b)

B. surface wave

c)

C. longitudinal wave

d)

D. wave

27.

Height of a wave. Can be origin to crest. Can also be origin to trough

a)

A. frequency

b)

B. wavelength

c)

C. wave speed

d)

D. amplitude

28.

What is Part A (the close together parts) called in this picture?

a)

Compression

b)

Amplituide

c)

Rarefaction

d)

Wavelength

29.

What is Part B (the spread out parts) called in this picture?

a)

Compression

b)

Rarefaction

c)

Amplitude

d)

Wavelength

30.
What kind of wave is pictured?
a)
Transverse Wave
b)
Longitudinal Wave
c)
compressional wave
d)
none of the above
31.
What kind of wave is pictured?
a)
Transverse
b)
Longitudinal
c)
surface
d)
none of the above
32.

Sound waves are ______ waves

a)

transverse

b)

longitudinal

33.

Sound waves ____ travel through empty space

a)

can

b)

cannot

34.

The higher the energy of a sound wave, the ____ the volume.

a)

louder

b)

softer

35.

Particles of a sound wave that are bunched together are called the ____ of wave

a)

compressions

b)

rarefactions

36.

Particles of a sound wave that are spread apart are called the ____ of wave

a)

compressions

b)

rarefactions

37.

The Doppler effect is when frequency of an object seems to change due to its motion.

a)

True

b)

False

38.
Which electromagnetic waves have the highest frequencies and the shortest wavelengths?
a)
microwaves
b)
visible light
c)
gamma rays
39.
Which of the following has wavelengths longer than microwaves?
a)
Infrared waves
b)
Radio waves
c)
Visible light
40.

Select the correct order of waves on the Electromagnetic Spectrum from the longest wavelength to the shortest wavelength

a)

Radio, Microwaves, Infrared, Visible Light, Ultraviolet, X-ray, Gamma

b)

Gamma, X-ray, Ultraviolet, Visible Light, Infrared, Microwaves, Radio

c)

Visible Light, Microwaves, Infrared, Ultraviolet, X-ray, Gamma, Radio

d)

Microwaves, Gamma, Radio, Visible Light, Infrared, Ultraviolet, X-ray

41.
Which has the SHORTEST wavelength and, therefore, the highest frequency/most energy
a)
Radio waves
b)
Ultraviolet Rays
c)
Gamma Rays
d)
X-rays
42.
Which section of the spectrum is the ONLY one we can see?
a)
X-rays
b)
Visible Light
c)
Gamma Rays
d)
Ultraviolet Rays
43.
How are electromagnetic waves different from other waves? 
a)
They have very short wavelengths 
b)
They transmit energy instead of matter 
c)
They can travel through empty space
d)
They can change direction by reflection 
44.

Example Of Radio Waves? (check all that apply)

a)

Cellphone

b)

Heat Lamps.

c)

Satellite communications

d)

TV communications

e)

Radar

45.

Too much ultraviolet light will not cause cancer

a)

True.

b)

False.

46.

Example Of Microwaves? (check all that apply)

a)

Wireless networks

b)

Heat Lamps.

c)

Satellite communications

d)

TV communications

e)

Radar

47.

Uses of infrared? (check all that apply)

a)

Night vision goggles

b)

Heat Lamps.

c)

Satellite communications

d)

TV remotes

e)

Cause skin cancer

48.

Which of the following is true about visible light? (check all that apply)

a)

can bend

b)

can reflect

c)

used for medical scans

d)

includes ROYGBIV

e)

Cause skin cancer

49.

____ are the most dangerous and harmful electromagnetic waves due to having the highest frequency and energy.

a)

X-rays

b)

Gamma waves

c)

Infrared waves

d)

Ultraviolet

50.

This picture shows an example of the:

a)

trough of a wave

b)

crest of a wave

c)

Electromagnetic Spectrum

d)

Doppler effect

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