WorksheetsSound & Electromagnetic Spectrum
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The pitch of a sound wave relates to the wave's _________________.
a)
Amplitude
b)
Frequency
c)
Wavelength
d)
Period
2.
What is the Doppler Effect?
a)
A change in frequency due to the relative motion of a wave source and an observer
b)
When a wave overlaps with another wave
c)
When a wave bounces off of another object
d)
When a wave bends due to traveling through a different medium
3.
Look at the picture. Who is experiencing a higher pitched sound?
a)
Observer A
b)
Observer B
c)
There's no difference
4.
True or false: as you move along the spectrum, radio to gamma waves, the wavelengths decrease in size (get smaller)
a)
true
b)
false
5.
A wave with a large wavelength will have a ______ frequency and _____ energy
a)
high, low
b)
high, high
c)
low, high
d)
low, low
6.
Which has the LONGEST wavelength and, therefore, the lowest frequency/energy
a)
Gamma Rays
b)
Radio Waves
c)
Visible Light
d)
Infrared rays
7.
Which has the SHORTEST wavelength and, therefore, the highest frequency/most energy
a)
Radio waves
b)
Ultraviolet Rays
c)
Gamma Rays
d)
X-rays
8.
Which section of the spectrum is the ONLY one we can see?
a)
X-rays
b)
Visible Light
c)
Gamma Rays
d)
Ultraviolet Rays
9.
How are electromagnetic waves different from other waves?
a)
They have very short wavelengths
b)
They transmit energy instead of matter
c)
They can travel through empty space
d)
They can change direction by reflection
10.
As the frequency of an electromagnetic wave increases, the amount of energy in that wave...
a)
increases.
b)
decreases.
c)
stays the same.
11.
High frequency waves have _________ wavelengths.
a)
varying
b)
long
c)
the same
d)
short
12.
What are electromagnetic waves?
a)
sound waves
b)
electric & magnetic fields (energy) that travel through empty space very quickly
c)
Someone's name
d)
things like longitudinal waves
13.
These waves make water molecules vibrate and warm up.
a)
Gamma
b)
Microwaves
c)
Radio
d)
Ultraviolet
14.
These high-energy waves are given off by radioactive materials.
a)
Gamma
b)
Microwaves
c)
Radio
d)
Ultraviolet
15.
These waves from the sun cause sunburn.
a)
Gamma
b)
Microwaves
c)
Radio
d)
Ultraviolet
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