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WorksheetsScience Waves
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
A longitudinal wave is ___________.
A wave in which the disturbance is parallel to the direction the wave travels.
A wave that can travel only through matter.
The maximum distance a wave varies from its rest position.
Amplitude is the maximum distance a wave varies from it's rest position.
True
False
An example/examples of mechanical energy would be
A roller coaster
A ball rolling down a hill
Someone throwing a baseball
An electromagnetic wave is__________.
The maximum distance a wave varies from it's rest position
A transverse wave that can travel through empty space and matter
A matter that can only be transported through a gas
The change in direction of a wave as it changes speed in moving from one medium to another
Bending light is an example of Refraction
True
False
What one is a transverse wave
Transverse waves are _____________.
A wave in which the disturbance is parallel to the direction the wave travels.
A wave in which the disturbance is perpendicular to the direction the wave travels.
A wave that can travel only through matter
The number of wavelengths that pass by a point each second.The maximum distance a wave varies from its rest position.
Amplitude
Refraction
Rarefaction
Frequency
What are the following can be transparent?
A clear water bottle
A door
A glass window
A lego
Something that is translucent is__________.
Something that allows light to pass through, but is blurry when you look into it.
Something that you can not see through because no light can pass through it.
Something you can see through clearly because all the light can pass through.
A door is______.
Translucent
Opaque
Transparent
What is the part on a wave where he particles of the medium are closest together?
Rarefaction
Compression
Rarefaction is__________.
When the particles of a longitudinal are spread the farthest apart.
When the particles of a longitudinal are the closest together.
What is the top part of a wave called? Hint- think of the moon.
Crest
Trough
Wavelength
What is the bottom part of a wave called?
Crest
Trough
Wavelength
