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Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
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Class
Date
1.
Waves that require a medium are called
a)
mechanical waves
b)
transverse waves
c)
light waves
d)
gamma rays
2.
What can electromagnetic waves travel through?
a)
mediums
b)
empty space
c)
solely solids
d)
both mediums and empty space
3.
What do waves carry from place to place?
a)
Energy, but not matter or particles
b)
Energy and matter or particles
c)
Matter or particles but not energy
d)
Neither energy nor matter or particles
4.
What type of wave move a slinky back and forth?
a)
longitudinal
b)
transverse
5.
Longitudinal waves are ______.
a)
Parallel
b)
Perpendicular
c)
Crazy
6.
Transverse waves are ___.
a)
Parallel
b)
Perpendicular
c)
Weird
7.
You can't hear sounds in outer space because there is no
a)
medium
b)
light
c)
energy
d)
heat
8.
Which type of wave does sound travel in?
a)
Transverse
b)
Longitudinal
9.
What kind of wave is pictured?
a)
Transverse
b)
Longitudinal
c)
surface
d)
none of the above
10.
A wave that can travel through matter and empty space is a:
a)
electromagnetic wave
b)
longitudinal wavy
c)
transverse wave
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