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EM Waves

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is a wave?

a)

a disturbance that transfers energy as it propagates from one region of the system to the other.

b)

it is the material where waves travel

c)

it is the position of maximum upward displacement from the equilibrium position

d)

a disturbance that carries matter from one place to another.

2.

Which of the following is not a classification of a wave?

a)

Longitudinal waves

b)

Sound waves

c)

Electromagnetic waves

d)

Mechanical waves

3.

Waves in which the medium moves at right angles to the direction of the wave?

a)

Longitudinal waves

b)

Transverse waves

c)

Electromagnetic waves

d)

Mechanical waves

4.

It refers to the maximum distance of a particle with respect to the equilibrium position.

a)

Amplitude

b)

Wavelength

c)

Frequency

d)

Period

5.

It is the position of maximum upward displacement from the equilibrium position in a wave

a)

Crest

b)

Trough

c)

Frequency

d)

Wave speed

6.

It depends on the medium in which the wave is traveling. It varies in solids, liquids and gases.

a)

Frequency

b)

Wave speed

c)

Amplitude

d)

Wavelength

7.

It refers to the distance between two successive identical parts of the wave.

a)

Wave speed

b)

Amplitude

c)

Wavelength

d)

Frequency

8.

These are waves that do not require a medium of propagation because these waves can propagate in a vacuum

a)

Longitudinal waves

b)

Sound waves

c)

Electromagnetic waves

d)

Mechanical waves

9.

It is the arrangement of electromagnetic waves according to photon energy, wave frequency, and wavelength.

a)

Electromagnetic radiation

b)

Electromagnetic spectrum

c)

Electromagnetic wheel

d)

Electromagnetic wave

10.

What two waves lie at both ends of the visible spectrum?

a)

Radio waves and X-rays

b)

Infrared and Ultra-violet ray

c)

Radios waves and Microwaves

d)

Radio waves and Gamma rays