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Mechanical and Electromagnetic Waves Review

Total questions: 38

Worksheet time: 29mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which part of the spectrum is letter A?

a)

Radio Waves

b)

Gamma Rays

c)

Visible Light

d)

X-Rays

e)

Infrared Waves

2.

Which part of the spectrum is letter B?

a)

Ultraviolet Rays

b)

Gamma Rays

c)

Visible Light

d)

X-Rays

e)

Infrared Waves

3.

Which part of the spectrum is letter C?

a)

Ultraviolet Rays

b)

Gamma Rays

c)

Visible Light

d)

Radio Waves

e)

Infrared Waves

4.

Which part of the spectrum is letter D?

a)

Ultraviolet Rays

b)

Microwaves

c)

Visible Light

d)

Radio Waves

e)

Infrared Waves

5.

Which part of the spectrum is letter E?

a)

Ultraviolet Rays

b)

Microwaves

c)

Gamma Rays

d)

Radio Waves

e)

Infrared Waves

6.

Which part of the spectrum is letter F?

a)

Ultraviolet Rays

b)

Microwaves

c)

Gamma Rays

d)

Radio Waves

e)

X-Rays

7.

Which part of the spectrum is letter G?

a)

Ultraviolet Rays

b)

Microwaves

c)

Infrared Waves

d)

Radio Waves

e)

X-Rays

8.

The only part of the spectrum that we can see.

a)

Ultraviolet Rays

b)

Microwaves

c)

Visible Light

d)

Radio Waves

e)

Infrared Waves

9.

Shorter wavelengths than infrared. Can cause sunburn.

a)

Ultraviolet Rays

b)

Gamma Rays

c)

Visible Light

d)

Radio Waves

e)

Infrared Waves

10.

Highest frequency. Used to fight cancer.

a)

Radio Waves

b)

Gamma Rays

c)

Visible Light

d)

X-Rays

e)

Infrared Waves

11.

Longer wavelengths than infrared. Used for heating food.

a)

Ultraviolet Rays

b)

Microwaves

c)

Gamma Rays

d)

Radio Waves

e)

X-Rays

12.

Moderate frequency. Used in remotes.

a)

Ultraviolet Rays

b)

Microwaves

c)

Gamma Rays

d)

Radio Waves

e)

Infrared Waves

13.

Shorter wavelength than visible. Used to see the skeletal system.

a)

Ultraviolet Rays

b)

Gamma Rays

c)

Visible Light

d)

X-Rays

e)

Infrared Waves

14.

Lowest frequency. Used to listen to your favorite station in the car.

a)

Ultraviolet Rays

b)

Microwaves

c)

Infrared Waves

d)

Radio Waves

e)

X-Rays

15.

Which of the following statements BEST describes the relative amounts of energy between two different waves?

a)

A wave with a shorter wavelength has more energy than a wave with a longer wavelength

b)

A wave with a shorter wavelength has less energy than a wave with a longer wavelength

c)

All waves have the same energy regardless of their wavelength

d)

We cannot determine a waves energy using its wavelength

16.

Which part of the electromagnetic spectrum has the LEAST amount of energy?

a)

Gamma Rays

b)

X-Rays

c)

Microwaves

d)

Radio Waves

17.

A wave with a SHORTER wavelength has _________ energy than one with a longer wavelength.

a)

More

b)

Less

c)

The Same

18.

A wave with a LOWER frequency has _________ energy than one with a higher frequency.

a)

More

b)

Less

c)

The Same

19.

A wave with a HIGHER amplitude has ________ energy than one with a lower amplitude.

a)

More

b)

Less

c)

The Same

20.

The distance between two corresponding parts of a wave.

a)

Amplitude

b)

Frequency

c)

Speed

d)

Wavelength

21.

Letter D on the image.

a)

Amplitude

b)

Frequency

c)

Speed

d)

Wavelength

22.

The distance the medium vibrates from the rest position.

a)

Amplitude

b)

Frequency

c)

Speed

d)

Wavelength

23.

Letter C on the image.

a)

Amplitude

b)

Crest

c)

Trough

d)

Wavelength

24.

The number of waves that pass a given point in a certain amount of time.

a)

Amplitude

b)

Frequency

c)

Speed

d)

Wavelength

25.

Letter A on the image.

a)

Amplitude

b)

Crest

c)

Trough

d)

Wavelength

26.

Letter B on the image.

a)

Amplitude

b)

Crest

c)

Trough

d)

Wavelength

27.

How fast the wave travels in a given amount of time.

a)

Amplitude

b)

Frequency

c)

Speed

d)

Wavelength

28.

Area of a longitudinal wave where the particles are CLOSE together.

a)

Rarefaction

b)

Wavelength

c)

Compression

29.

Letter A on the image

a)

Rarefaction

b)

Wavelength

c)

Compression

30.

Letter B on the image

a)

Rarefaction

b)

Wavelength

c)

Compression

31.

Area of a longitudinal wave where the particles are FAR apart.

a)

Rarefaction

b)

Wavelength

c)

Compression

32.

Distance between two corresponding parts of a wave.

a)

Rarefaction

b)

Wavelength

c)

Compression

33.

Letter C on the image.

a)

Rarefaction

b)

Wavelength

c)

Compression

34.

Vibrates the medium at right angles, or perpendicular, to the direction in which the wave travels.

a)

Mechanical Wave

b)

Electromagnetic Wave

c)

Longitudinal Wave

d)

Transverse Wave

e)

Surface Wave

35.

Waves that require a medium to travel

a)

Mechanical Wave

b)

Electromagnetic Wave

c)

Longitudinal Wave

d)

Transverse Wave

e)

Surface Wave

36.

Vibrates the medium in the same direction in which the wave travels.

a)

Mechanical Wave

b)

Electromagnetic Wave

c)

Longitudinal Wave

d)

Transverse Wave

e)

Surface Wave

37.

A combination of transverse and longitudinal waves and travels along a surface that separates two mediums.

a)

Mechanical Wave

b)

Electromagnetic Wave

c)

Longitudinal Wave

d)

Transverse Wave

e)

Surface Wave

38.

Waves that do NOT require a medium to travel

a)

Mechanical Wave

b)

Electromagnetic Wave

c)

Longitudinal Wave

d)

Transverse Wave

e)

Surface Wave

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