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Types of Waves

Total questions: 8

Worksheet time: 4mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which arrow shows how you would move your hand to create a transverse wave with the slinky?

a)

red

b)

blue

2.

Which arrow shows how you would move your hand to create a longitudinal wave with the slinky?

a)

red

b)

blue

3.

What type of wave is this?

a)

transverse wave

b)

longitudinal wave

4.

What type of wave is sound?

a)

longitudinal wave

b)

transverse wave

5.

What type of wave is light?

a)

longitudinal wave

b)

transverse wave

6.

The audio spectrum that can be heard by human is . . . .

a)

audiosonic (20 Hz - 20,000 Hz)

b)

ultrasonic (more than 20,000 Hz)

c)

infrasonic (less than 20 Hz)

7.

Sound waves travels . . . light waves.

a)

faster than

b)

slower than

c)

at the same speed as

8.

A wave transfer . . . .

a)

object

b)

matter

c)

energy