WorksheetsUnit 6.2 Explore 3 review
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
What is the bottom of a wave?
crest
trough
midline
compression
What is the top of a wave?
crest
trough
midline
compression
What type of wave is an ocean wave?
longitudinal
transverse
electromagnetic
siesmic
What is the greatest height that an ocean wave reaches above the surface of the surrounding water?
trough
mid-line
compression
crest
What is the lowest height that an ocean wave reaches below the surface of the surrounding water?
trough
mid-line
compression
crest
In what type of wave do the particles move parallel to the direction of the wave?
transverse
electromagnetic
seismic
longitudinal
What are the areas of a longitudinal wave where particles bunched together are called?
rarefactions
compressions
transverse
frequency
The compressions in a longitudinal wave correspond to ____________ in a transverse wave.
crest
mid-line
rarefaction
trough
What type of wave is a sound wave?
transverse
electromagnetic
seismic
longitudinal
What is measurement of the number of peaks or compressions that pass a certain point over a given time.
amplitude
frequency
wavelength
volume
What is the measurement from the mid-line of the wave to the crest?
amplitude
frequency
wavelength
volume
In sound waves, what happens when you raise the amplitude?
you lower the frequency
you lower the volume
you raise the frequency
you raise the volume
In a transverse wave, what is the measurement from one crest of a wave to the next?
amplitude
frequency
wavelength
volume
What color of visible light has the shortest wavelength?
violet
red
orange
blue
What color of visible light has the longest wavelength?
violet
red
orange
blue
What is the ability to cause change?
energy
matter
volume
What does a wave carry from place to place?
energy
matter
people
The highest part of the wave is called the _______________.
Amplitude
Wavelength
Trough
Crest
The bottom part of the wave is called trough.
True
False
_________________________ is the distance between a point on one wave and the identical point of the next wave.
Amplitude
Frequency
Crest
Wavelength
Which wave has the greatest wavelength?
Red Wave
Orange Wave
Green Wave
Purple Wave
Which wave has the lowest wavelength?
Red
Violet
Orange
Green
Can you make a sound in space?
No
Yes
Only if you yell really loud
Maybe
A wave that needs a medium to travel is called a(n)
electromagnetic wave
mechanical wave
ocean wave
any way can do this
Longitudinal waves have:
crests and troughs
crests and compressions
compressions and rarefactions
troughs and rarefactions
