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WAVES TEST

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 34mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Waves are a transfer of what?
a)
Heat
b)
Light
c)
Energy
d)
Food
2.

What is the tallest point of a wave called?

a)

Crest

b)

Trough

c)

Amplitude

d)

Wavelength

3.

What is the lowest point in a wave?

a)

Crest

b)

Trough

c)

Amplitude

d)

Wavelength

4.

What is the distance between two crests or two troughs?

a)

Crest

b)

Trough

c)

Amplitude

d)

Wavelength

5.

Which wave has the LARGEST wavelength?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

None (same wavelength)

6.

If the wavelength of a wave increased, what would happen to the frequency?

a)

decrease

b)

increase

c)

stay the same

7.
The units for frequency are measured in _____________.
a)
hertz
b)
seconds
c)
m/s
d)
m
8.

The number of waves that passes a given point in a given period of time is known as ________________________.

a)

Frequency

b)

Medium

c)

Amplitude

d)

Speed

9.

What shows the HEIGHT of the wave?

a)

Crest

b)

Trough

c)

Amplitude

d)

Wavelength

10.

Which wave has the GREATEST frequency?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

None (same frequency)

11.

What is the material that a wave passes through called?

a)

Medium

b)

Resonance

c)

Crest

d)

Frequency

12.

Which of these waves cannot travel in a vacuum of space?

a)

light wave

b)

sound wave

c)

electromagnetic wave

d)

microwave

13.

This type of wave moves energy up and down.

a)

Transverse

b)

Longitudinal

14.

This type of wave moves energy backwards and forwards.

a)

Transverse

b)

Longitudinal

15.

An area where coils are far apart is known as ___________________________.

a)

compression

b)

rarefaction

16.

An area where coils are close together is known as ________________________.

a)

compression

b)

rarefaction

17.

Pushing and pulling a slinky resembles which type of wave?

a)

Transverse

b)

longitudinal

c)

Seismic

d)

Electromagnetic

18.

High frequency equals _______________ pitch

a)

Low

b)

High

19.

Low frequency equals _______________ pitch

a)

High

b)

Low

20.
Which of the following is NOT a mechanical wave?
a)
sound
b)
light
c)
ocean
d)
seismic
21.

Select the correct order of waves on the EMS from low to high energy

a)

Radio, Micro, Infra, Visible, Ultra, X-ray, Gamma

b)

Gamma, X-ray, Ultra, Vis, Infra, Micro, Radio

c)

Vis, Micro, Infra, Ultra, X-ray, Gamma, Radio

d)

Micro, Radio, Vis, Infra, Ultra, X-ray, Gamma

22.

Which is true about the speed of radio waves compared to light waves? They are...

a)

less energy & frequency, but still the SAME speed as the speed of light (300,000 km/s)

b)

less energy & frequency, so LESS than the speed of light (300,000 km/s)

c)

smaller wavelength, so LESS than the speed of light (300,000 km/s)

d)

more energy & frequency, so MORE than the speed of light (300,000 km/s)

23.

High frequency in EM waves equals

a)

high energy and short wavelength

b)

high energy and long wavelength

c)

low energy and short wavelength

d)

low energy and long wavelength

24.

Put the visible light colors in order from LONGEST wavelength (lowest frequency) to longest wavelength (highest frequency)

a)

Violet, Indigo, Blue, Green, Orange, Yellow, Red

b)

Red, Yellow, Green, Orange, Violet, Blue, Indigo

c)

Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Indigo, Violet

25.

Which color has the longest wavelength?

a)

Red

b)

Orange

c)

Yellow

d)

Blue

e)

Violet

26.

What color has the SHORTEST wavelength?

a)

Red

b)

Orange

c)

Yellow

d)

Blue

e)

Violet

27.

Which of the following has the LONGEST wavelength and, therefore, the LOWEST frequency/energy

a)

Gamma Rays

b)

Ultraviolet

c)

Visible Light

d)

Infrared rays

28.

Which of the following electromagnetic waves has the lowest frequency?

a)

gamma ray

b)

infrared wave

c)

visible light wave

d)

microwave

29.

What do radio and television transmitters emit?

a)

Light

b)

Sound

c)

Heat

d)

Radio Waves

e)

Ultraviolet waves

30.

Rays used to take pictures of bones of human body

a)

X-ray

b)

Light

c)

Photo

d)

None of the above

31.

What waves do you use to heat food?

a)

Microwaves

b)

Gamma Waves

c)

Ultraviolet waves

d)

Radio Waves

32.

What type of interference is represented in the diagram?

a)

Constructive

b)

Destructive

33.

Used to treat cancer

a)

Microwaves

b)

X rays

c)

Radio Waves

d)

Gamma rays

e)

None of the above

34.

What is the word when two or more waves overlap and combine to form a new wave?

a)

Refraction

b)

Amplitude

c)

Wave

d)

Interference

35.

What type of interference is represented in this diagram?

a)

Constructive

b)

Destructive