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WorksheetsP6 - Waves Know It
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
What type of wave is this?
Transverse
Longitudinal
Which letter represents the wavelength?
A
B
C
D
Which letter represents the amplitude?
A
B
C
D
What type of wave is sound?
Transverse
Longitudinal
Longitudinal waves are made of areas of compression and ___________.
reflection
rarefaction
rectification
compassion
A period of a wave is the time taken to...
go around the Sun
complete 1 full wave
complete 1/2 a wave
travel 1 metre
What is frequency?
Number of waves per minute
Number of waves per metre
Number of waves per second
How loud a sound is
What is frequency measure in?
Joules (J)
Hertz (Hz)
Metres (m)
Watts (W)
What is the symbol for wavelength?
λ
π
β
Ω
What does ultrasound mean?
Sound that is too high for humans to hear
Sound that is too low for humans to hear
Light is part of the electromagnetic spectrum.
True
False
What type of wave is light?
Transverse
Longitudinal
Reverse
Morose
X-rays are ionising, so they can cause cancer.
True
False
What is the speed of light (in a vacuum)?
300 m/s
300,000 m/s
300,000,000 m/s
3 m/s
Which of these types of electromagnetic waves do not cause damage to human bodies
Radio waves
Ultraviolet light
X-rays
Gamma rays
Which type of waves are used to image bones inside the body?
Microwaves
Radio waves
Ultraviolet light
X-rays
What colour light has the longest wavelength?
Red
Yellow
Pink
Blue
Which of these materials will absorb the most infrared radiation?
Shiny black
Matt black
White
Shiny silver
Which of these materials will reflect the most infrared radiation?
Shiny black
Matt black
White
Shiny silver
What is the name of the radiation that is constantly bombarding us from space?
Hulk rays
Cosmic radiation
Background noise
Galactic noise
