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Science Waves

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

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Class
Date
1.

A longitudinal wave is ___________.

a)

A wave in which the disturbance is parallel to the direction the wave travels.

b)

A wave that can travel only through matter.

c)

The maximum distance a wave varies from its rest position.

2.

Amplitude is the maximum distance a wave varies from it's rest position.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

An example/examples of mechanical energy would be

a)

A roller coaster

b)

A ball rolling down a hill

c)

Someone throwing a baseball

4.

An electromagnetic wave is__________.

a)

The maximum distance a wave varies from it's rest position

b)

A transverse wave that can travel through empty space and matter

c)

A matter that can only be transported through a gas

d)

The change in direction of a wave as it changes speed in moving from one medium to another

5.

Bending light is an example of Refraction

a)

True

b)

False

6.

What one is a transverse wave

a)
b)
7.

Transverse waves are _____________.

a)

A wave in which the disturbance is parallel to the direction the wave travels.

b)

A wave in which the disturbance is perpendicular to the direction the wave travels.

c)

A wave that can travel only through matter

8.

The number of wavelengths that pass by a point each second.The maximum distance a wave varies from its rest position.

a)

Amplitude

b)

Refraction

c)

Rarefaction

d)

Frequency

9.

What are the following can be transparent?

a)

A clear water bottle

b)

A door

c)

A glass window

d)

A lego

10.

Something that is translucent is__________.

a)

Something that allows light to pass through, but is blurry when you look into it.

b)

Something that you can not see through because no light can pass through it.

c)

Something you can see through clearly because all the light can pass through.

11.

A door is______.

a)

Translucent

b)

Opaque

c)

Transparent

12.

What is the part on a wave where he particles of the medium are closest together?

a)

Rarefaction

b)

Compression

13.

Rarefaction is__________.

a)

When the particles of a longitudinal are spread the farthest apart.

b)

When the particles of a longitudinal are the closest together.

14.

What is the top part of a wave called? Hint- think of the moon.

a)

Crest

b)

Trough

c)

Wavelength

15.

What is the bottom part of a wave called?

a)

Crest

b)

Trough

c)

Wavelength