Wayground logo

Free Printable Worksheets

Font size

S
M
L
XL
Worksheets

Waves

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Mechanical waves (like sound) cannot travel through...

a)

metal

b)

a tree

c)

empty space (vacuum)

d)

a door

2.

Which wave has the lowest frequency?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

3.

Which letter represents the crest?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

4.

What travels through a wave?

a)

mass

b)

energy

c)

mass and energy

d)

neither mass nor energy

5.

Which electromagnetic radiation has the longest wavelength?

a)

infrared

b)

gamma

c)

radio

d)

ultraviolet

6.

Which is an example of a longitudinal wave?

a)

x ray

b)

microwave

c)

sound wave

d)

water wave

7.

Which electromagnetic radiation has the shortest wavelength?

a)

infrared

b)

gamma

c)

microwave

d)

ultraviolet

8.

The two waves have different...

a)

amplitudes

b)

speeds

c)

wavelengths

d)

frequencies

9.

Which letter represents the trough?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

10.

Amplitude is the distance between

a)

the crest and the trough

b)

each wave

c)

the middle point of a wave and the clouds

d)

the crest or trough and the middle point of the wave

11.

The distance from one crest to the next crest in a wave is

a)

wavelength

b)

crest

c)

trough

d)

amplitude

12.
The frequency of a wave is measured in __________________. 
a)
inches
b)
hertz
c)
periods
d)
eras
13.
The three types of mechanical waves are transverse, surface, and _______________ waves
a)
medium
b)
water
c)
longitudinal
d)
crest
14.
What number represents the wavelength?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
15.

A wave that can travel through matter and empty space is a:

a)

electromagnetic wave

b)

longitudinal wavy

c)

transverse wave

16.

Which are properties of a mechanical wave?

a)

none of the answers

b)

can move through space

c)

must have matter to move

d)

carries energy

17.

How many waves are in this wave train?

a)

10

b)

5

c)

20

d)

1

18.

What is the frequency of this wave?

a)

10 Hz

b)

5 Hz

c)

20 Hz

d)

1 Hz

19.

What is the speed of the wave?

a)

10 cm/s

b)

5 cm/s

c)

20 cm/s

d)

1 cm/s

20.

What is the frequency of this wave?

a)

8 Hz

b)

0.25 Hz

c)

0.125 Hz

d)

4 Hz

21.

What is the speed of this wave?

a)

8 cm/s

b)

32 cm/s

c)

1 cm/s

d)

3 cm/s

22.

What is the speed of the wave? The wavelength is 10 meters.

a)

60 m/s

b)

15 m/s

c)

10 m/s

d)

26.6 m/s

23.

Convert 962 to scientific notation.

a)

96.2 x 10-2

b)

9.62 x 10-2

c)

9.62 x 102

d)

96.2 x 102

24.

Convert 0.002 to scientific notation.

a)

20.0 x 10-4

b)

2.0 x 10-3

c)

0.2 x 10-2

d)

0.02 x 10-1

25.

Convert 0.000345 to scientific notation.

a)

3.45 x 10-4

b)

34.5 x 10-4

c)

345 x 10-4

d)

3450 x 10-4

26.

What do you do to your exponents when you are dividing in scientific notation?

a)

Subtract

b)

Divide

c)

Multiply

d)

Add

27.

What do you do to your exponents when you are multiplying in scientific notation?

a)

Subtract

b)

Multiply

c)

Divide

d)

Add

28.
What is the simplified version of
a)
3.9 x 106
b)
4 x 1020
c)
4 x 106
d)
3.9 x 1020
29.
Multiply:
(9.4 x 106)(3.2 x 105)
a)
30.08 x 1011
b)
3.8 x 101
c)
3.008 x 1012
d)
2.9375 x 101
30.

What are the TWO main types of waves?

a)

Ocean

b)

Electromagnetic

c)

Sound

d)

Mechanical