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WorksheetsBasic Waves
Total questions: 23
Worksheet time: 13mins
What are are the 2 wave types?
Electromagnetic Waves
Cosmic Waves
Mechanical Waves
Barney
True or False: Electromagnetic Waves CAN go through matter.
True
False
How do transverse waves move?
Lopsided to the direction
Parallel to the direction
Perpendicular to the direction
Away from the direction
What are 2 examples of mechanical waves?
Light
Waves in the ocean
Microwave
Sound
What is matter?
Anything that has WEIGHT and TAKES UP SPACE.
Solids
Liquids
Gases
What is the name for the highest point of the wave?
Earl
Crown
Crest
Top Part
True or False. Mechanical waves ONLY travel through matter.
False
True
Electromagnetic waves can only be what kind of wave movement?
Transverse
Transylvania
Translated
Transport
What is the lowest point of the wave called?
Trough
Valley
Bob
Low part
True or False. The slower the frequency the smaller the wavelength.
True
False
What are the two movement of waves?
Lithium Wave
Transverse Wave
Nitrogen Wave
Longitudinal Wave
What kind of wave is shown in the picture?
Longitudinal
Transverse
What type of wave is shown in the picture?
Longitudinal
Transverse
What makes Electromagnetic Waves unique?
They have green hair.
They can travel in a vacuum.
They can travel through water.
They can read minds.
What is a vacuum?
A place without matter.
Dyson
A type of fish
A cave under the sea.
What causes sound?
Magic
The power of belief
Vibrations
True or False. Light waves travel in zig-zags.
True.
False.
In sound waves, what is another term for amplitude?
Davy
Length
Volume
Matter
What can light waves do?
They can be absorbed.
The can reflect.
They can lift a car.
They can travel in a straight line.
According to our definitions, which example shows a translucent material?
A.
B.
C.
All of them.
Light travels fast! At what speed does it travel?
300,000,000 miles per second
50 miles per hour
6
1000 gillion kilometers per minute
Light can travel in a vacuum. So, which type of wave is light?
The nice type.
Mechanical.
Translucent.
Electromagnetic.
Transparent means you can see through it clearly. What materials would be transparent?
A brick wall.
A window.
A mirror.
A glass.
