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Waves: Lessons 1-4

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 50mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

This is a type of wave that moves through matter and then vibrates our eardrums so we can hear.

a)

Light wave

b)

Sound wave

c)

Transverse Wave

d)

Electromagnetic Wave

2.

A wave can travel through _________ and ________ transferring energy from one place to another. (Pick 2)

a)

Space

b)

Matter

c)

Vaccum

3.

This is a substance (solid, liquid, or gas) that a something can travel through.

a)

Light Wave

b)

Sound

c)

Medium

d)

Matter

4.

Light waves are made up of __________.

a)

Sound

b)

Energy

c)

Photons

d)

Mircowaves

5.

This is a repeating pattern of motion that is caused by a disturbance.

a)

Medium

b)

Wave

c)

Transverse Wave

d)

Sound

6.

A wave in which the matter moves perpendicular or up and down.

a)

wave cycle

b)

transverse wave

c)

longitudinal wave

d)

surface wave

7.

These waves require a material medium to travel through.

a)

Water Waves

b)

Mechanical Waves

c)

Electromagnetic Waves

8.

These waves DO NOT need a material medium to travel, and can travel through a vaccum.

a)

Mechanical

b)

Electromagnetic

c)

Water

9.

A wave in which the matter moves in a pattern parallel or back and forth to the direction that the wave travels

a)

transverse wave

b)

longitudinal wave

c)

surface wave

d)

wave

10.
What property of the wave is represented by the letter "B"?
a)
amplitude
b)
crest
c)
trough
d)
wavelength
11.
The highest point on a wave is:
a)
the crest
b)
the trough
c)
the top
d)
the coast 
12.
The lowest point on a wave is the:
a)
Amplitude
b)
Crest
c)
Trough
d)
Wavelength
13.
Which vocabulary term is used to identify the distance between points C & G?
a)
Amplitude
b)
Crest
c)
Frequency
d)
Wavelength