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Total questions: 26

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The highest part of a transverse wave is

a)

the crest

b)

the trough

c)

the wave point

d)

the hotel transylvania

2.

What does a wave carry from place to place?

a)

energy

b)

matter

c)

people

3.
Which wave has the largest frequency?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
None (same frequency)
4.
Which wave has the largest wavelength?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
None (same wavelength)
5.
If all three are waves of light, which wave has the largest speed?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
None (same speed)
6.
This color in the visible part of the spectrum has the lowest energy. 
a)
Blue
b)
Green
c)
Red
d)
Violet
7.

Radio waves and _______ are used in communication

a)

Microwaves

b)

Gamma rays

c)

Visible light

d)

Ultraviolet

8.
This color in the visible part of the spectrum has the highest energy.
a)
Blue
b)
Red
c)
Violet
d)
Yellow
9.
This color in the visible part of the spectrum has the smallest wavelength.
a)
Blue
b)
Red
c)
Violet
d)
Yellow
10.
This color in the visible part of the spectrum has the largest frequency.
a)
Orange
b)
Yellow
c)
Blue
d)
Green
11.

What kind of wave is this?

a)

electromagnetic

b)

longitudinal

c)

transverse

12.
When light hits the shirt in the picture, which color will bounce off?
a)
Blue
b)
Indigo
c)
Orange
d)
Violet
13.
When light hits a black object, like the one in the picture, what will happen to the different colors?
a)
All colors of light will bounce off
b)
All colors of light pass through it
c)
All colors of light will be absorbed
d)
None of the above
14.
When light hits something like a raindrop or a prism, it will...
a)
Be absorbed
b)
Refract, or bend
c)
Neither 
15.

What happens to all of the light when it hits this object?

a)

reflection

b)

absorption

c)

transmission

16.

Which of the following is NOT a mechanical wave?

a)

sound

b)

light

c)

ocean

d)

seismic

17.

You can't hear sounds in outer space because there is no

a)

medium

b)

light

c)

energy

d)

heat

18.
What type of wave is this?
a)
Longitudinal
b)
Transverse
19.
Sound is caused by? 
a)
force
b)
vibrations
c)
instruments
d)
medium
20.
Sound is a form of? 
a)
energy
b)
pitch
c)
volume
d)
matter
21.
This is what you get when sound waves are reflected, or bounce back, off of a hard surface.
a)
Amplitude
b)
Pitch
c)
Volume
d)
Echo
22.

Which wave in the diagram has the greatest wavelength?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

23.

Which wave in the diagram has the greatest frequency?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

24.

Which word is used to identify the distance between points C & G?

a)

Amplitude

b)

Crest

c)

Frequency

d)

Wavelength

25.
Which wave is pictured?
a)
Transverse
b)
Longitudinal
c)
Both
d)
Neither
26.
Which of the following is NOT a mechanical wave?
a)
sound
b)
light
c)
ocean
d)
seismic

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