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Waves

Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 34mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
A wave carries...?
a)
energy only
b)
matter only
c)
the matter carries the energy
d)
neither
2.
The lowest part of the wave is?
a)
trough
b)
crest
c)
point of origin
d)
compression point
3.
The highest point of a wave is?
a)
crest
b)
trough
c)
point of origin
d)
comppression point
4.
What is the measure of how many waves pass a point in a certain amount of time?
a)
frequency
b)
wavelength
c)
midpoint
d)
crest and trough
5.
The action of a wave bouncing off a surface is called __________________.
a)
rarefaction
b)
refraction
c)
reflection
d)
diffraction
6.
Amplitude reflects the amount of ____________________ in a wave.
a)
energy
b)
compression
c)
rarefaction
d)
speed
7.
A _____________________ is the distance between a point on one wave and the identical point of the next wave.
a)
amplitude
b)
wavelength
c)
frequency
d)
compression
8.
Which wave has a greater frequency?
a)
A
b)
B
9.
Sound is caused by? 
a)
force
b)
vibrations
c)
instruments
d)
medium
10.
What is vibration?
a)
how loud a sound is
b)
the back and forth movement of matter
c)
how high or low a sound is
d)
the loudness or softness of a sound
11.
Sound is a form of? 
a)
energy
b)
pitch
c)
volume
d)
matter
12.

What does the arrow in the picture represent?

a)

amplitude

b)

wavelength

c)

frequency

d)

trough

13.

What does the arrow in the picture represent?

a)

wavelength

b)

echolocation

c)

amplitude

d)

peak

14.

If the amplitude increases, the energy of the wave:

a)

increases

b)

decreases

c)

stays the same

15.

Waves that require a medium to travel are:

a)

mechanical waves

b)

transverse waves

c)

electromagnetic waves

d)

light waves

16.

What happens when you increase the amplitude of a sound?

a)

it makes the sound louder

b)

it makes the sound travel faster

c)

it makes the sound softer

d)

it changes the pitch or note of the sound

17.

What can electromagnetic waves travel through (select all that apply)?

a)

solids

b)

empty space

c)

liquids

d)

gases

18.

What kind of wave is pictured below?

a)

compressional wave

b)

transverse wave

c)

longitudinal wave

d)

mechanical wave

19.

Which wave is pictured?

a)

Transverse

b)

Longitudinal

c)

Electromagnetic

d)

Light

20.

Which wave in the diagram has the greatest frequency?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

21.

Which wave in the diagram has the longest wavelength?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

22.

If a wave has a greater frequency, what happens to the wavelength?

a)

increases

b)

decreases

c)

stays the same

23.

This sound has high pitch, which means it has a(n):

a)

Higher frequency

b)

Lower frequency

c)

Higher amplitude

d)

Lower amplitude

24.

Which letter(s) represent the rest position of the wave (select all that apply)?

a)

A & C

b)

B & F

c)

E & G

d)

D

25.

What is measured from crest to crest or trough to trough?

a)

mediums

b)

resting position

c)

wavelength

d)

origin

26.

A disturbance that transfers energy from place to place through matter or space

a)

wave

b)

position

c)

time

d)

protein

27.

How are Electromagnetic waves different from Mechanical waves?

a)

EM waves have very short wavelengths

b)

EM waves transmit energy instead of matter

c)

EM waves can travel through the vacuum of space (without particles)

d)

EM waves can change direction by reflection

28.

What is the amplitude of a wave?

a)

how often a wave passes a certain point

b)

the distance from the middle of the wave to a crest or a trough

c)

the highest point of a wave

d)

chick-fil-a

29.

Which of the following properties makes a light wave different from all mechanical waves?

a)

A light wave slows down in a vacuum.

b)

A light wave is able to transmit energy.

c)

A light wave exists as a transverse wave.

d)

A light wave can travel without a medium.

30.

Waves that need a medium are called?

a)

Electromagnetic Waves

b)

P-Waves

c)

Mechanical Waves

d)

Taco Bell

31.

Waves that can travel through a vacuum and do no require a medium are called?

a)

Transverse Waves

b)

S-Waves

c)

Mechanical Waves

d)

Electromagnetic Waves

32.

What is the visible light spectrum in order?

a)

red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet

b)

orange, blue, green, yellow, red, violet, indigo

c)

red, green blue, orange, violet, yellow, indigo

d)

McDonald's is gross

33.

What causes the refraction of a wave?

a)

the density of the medium changes the speed

b)

the amount of the medium changes the direction

c)

the color of the medium changes the speed

d)

the type of wave changes the direction

34.

When a wave bounces back, it is called?

a)

diffraction

b)

refraction

c)

transmission

d)

reflection

35.

When a wave spreads out, it is called____________________?

a)

reflection

b)

refraction

c)

diffraction

d)

absorption

36.

When a wave bounces back, it is called?

a)

diffraction

b)

refraction

c)

transmission

d)

reflection

37.

Objects appear different in size and shape in a container of water due to ____________________________.

a)

transmission

b)

reflection

c)

absorption

d)

refraction

38.

The electromagnetic waves with the highest frequencies are called?

a)

radio waves

b)

gamma rays

c)

x-rays

d)

visible light

39.

The electromagnetic waves with the longest wavelengths are called?

a)

radio waves

b)

microwaves

c)

gamma rays

d)

x-rays

40.
a)
Longitudinal Wave
b)
Transverse Wave
41.
a)
A is compression
b)
A is the trough
c)
A is the rarefraction
42.
a)
B is called rarefaction
b)
B is called compression
c)
B is called the crest
43.
Which travels faster, light or sound?
a)
light
b)
sound
44.
Which type of wave does sound travel in?
a)
Transverse
b)
Longitudinal
45.
What kind of wave is pictured?
a)
Transverse
b)
Longitudinal
c)
surface
d)
none of the above