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Unit 6.2 Explore 1 How do waves travel and cary Energy

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What must a mechanical wave travel through?

a)

Liquid

b)

Vacuum

c)

Medium

d)

Outer space

2.

A wave does not carry matter instead it carries this.

a)

Water

b)

Energy

c)

Medium

d)

Wavelength

3.

When a boat is floating on waves in the ocean, how does it move?

a)

no movement

b)

side to side

c)

Up and down

d)

Straight forward

4.

What kind of waves travel in space?

a)

Space waves

b)

Matter waves

c)

Electromagnetic waves

d)

Mechanical waves

5.

Do electromagnetic waves need matter to travel?

a)

No

b)

Yes

6.

Electromagnetic waves travel by sending energy through vibrations in _______________ .

a)

asteroids, moons, and planets

b)

magnetic and electric fields.

c)

a medium

7.

Identify the wave part

a)

crest

b)

trough

c)

compression

d)

refraction

8.

Identify the wave part

a)

crest

b)

trough

c)

compression

d)

refraction

9.

Identify the wave measurement.

a)

frequency

b)

amplitude

c)

interference

d)

wavelength

10.

These waves differ in their ___.

a)

amplitude

b)

wavelength

c)

wave type

11.

What type of wave is created from a movement in Earth's crust?

a)

light

b)

sound

c)

seismic

d)

gamma

12.
This is the area above ground where the earthquake starts
a)
focus
b)
epicenter
c)
p waves
d)
plate boundary
13.
P Waves travel through...
a)
Solids
b)
Liquids
c)
Both
14.
S Waves travel through...
a)
Soilds
b)
Liquids
c)
Both
15.

Which classification of wave does the most damage?

a)

Body Waves

b)

Surface Waves

c)

Secondary Waves (S-Waves)

d)

Primary Waves (P-Waves)

16.
Which body wave is pictured?
a)
P-Wave
b)
S-Wave
c)
Rayleigh Wave
d)
Love Wave
17.
Which surface wave is pictured?
a)
P-Wave
b)
S-Wave
c)
Rayleigh Wave
d)
Love Wave
18.
The number of wavelengths that pass a point each second
a)
frequency
b)
wavelength
c)
pitch
d)
amplitude
19.
If you want to change the pitch of a sound, you have to change the ___
a)
frequency
b)
amplitude
c)
speed
d)
volume
20.
A part in a longitudinal wave where the particles are spread apart
a)
compression
b)
rarefaction
c)
crest
d)
trough
21.
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
22.
Which wave in the diagram has the greatest frequency?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
23.
What type of wave is this?
a)
Longitudinal
b)
Transverse
24.
What part is represented by the blue lines?
a)
Crest
b)
Resting Point
c)
Wavelength
d)
Amplitude