WorksheetsEnergy and Waves
Total questions: 63
Worksheet time: 58mins
Which wave has a longer wavelength?
A
B
Which wave has a higher frequency?
A
B
True or False: Waves A and B have the same amplitude.
True
False
Which wave has a more amplitude?
A
B
What is frequency?
Highest point of a wave
Lowest point of a wave
the number of complete wavelengths that pass a point in a given time
Anything that has mass and takes up space
What is a wave?
Material through which a wave travels
a disturbance that transfers energy from place to place
the number of beats per minute; speed
Anything that has mass and takes up space
What is a trough?
The medium in a direction perpendicular to the direction in which the wave travels
Lowest point of a wave
The number of complete wavelengths that pass a point in a given time
Highest point of a wave
The distance from any point on a wave to an identical point on the next wave is called?
crest
node
wavelength
trough
The maximum distance that the particles of a wave's medium vibrate from their rest position is called?
altitude
longitude
amplitude
frequency
An electromagnetic wave is?
The number of complete wavelengths that pass a point in a given time
When a wave hits a smooth surface, and it cannot pass through it.
The number of beats per minute
A wave that travels through empty space and through matter
A wave that moves the medium in a direction perpendicular to the direction in which the wave travels is called a?
transverse wave
microwave
light wave
heat wave
Material through which a wave travels is called:
mass
average
medium
frequency
Frequency is
the medium in a direction perpendicular to the direction in which the wave travels
the vibration of the medium is parallel to the direction the wave travels
the distance from any point on a wave to an identical point on the next wave
the number of complete wavelengths that pass a point in a given time
mechanical wave is:
The maximum distance that the particles of a wave's medium vibrate from their rest position
A wave that requires a medium through which to travel
A wave in which the vibration of the medium is parallel to the direction the wave travels
The number of complete wavelengths that pass a point in a given time
Highest point of a wave is called?
trough
crest
node
wavelenght
A wave in which the vibration of the medium is parallel to the direction the wave travels is?
electromagnetic wave
microwave
longitudinal or compressional wave
surface wave
What is the wavelength of this wave?
1.5m
3.0m
5.0m
6.5m
What is the amplitude of the wave?
2m
4m
6m
8m
What are the three quantities that define a wave? Mark all that apply
wave length
crest
frequency
trough
amplitude
What is amplitude?
The number of waves that pass a given point in one second.
The distance measured from a crest to a crest or trough to trough.
The distance from a trough to a crest
The distance from the resting point to the top of a crest or bottom of a trough.
The waves are traveling at the same speed.
Which wave has the greater amplitude?
Wave on the Left
Wave on the Right
Both amplitudes are the same
The waves are traveling at the same speed.
Which wave has the greater frequency?
Graph on the Left
Graph on the Right
Both have the same frequency
Which statement is true about the two waves?
Both waves have the same amplitude, but the bottom wave has greater energy because of a greater frequency.
The top waves has greater energy because it has greater amplitude.
Both waves have the same frequency, but the top wave has a greater amplitude.
Boiling Water
Conduction
Convection
Radiation
Curling Iron
Conduction
Convection
Radiation
Weather Patterns
Conduction
Convection
Radiation
Sun Bathing
Conduction
Convection
Radiation
Mantle
Conduction
Convection
Radiation
Feet on Hot Sand
Conduction
Convection
Radiation
Lava Lamp
Conduction
Convection
Radiation
Microwaving Food
Conduction
Convection
Radiation
Cold Pack on Person
Heat is transferred from the cold pack to the person.
Heat is transferred from the person to the cold pack
The cold pack is getting warmer. The person is getting colder.
The cold pack is getting colder. The person is getting warmer.
Hand Warmer in a Hand
Heat is being transferred from the hand warmer to the hand.
Heat is being transferred from the hand to the hand warmer.
The hand is getting warmer. The hand warmer is getting cooler.
The hand warmer is getting warmer. The hand is getting cooler.
What type of wave is pictured?
Transverse wave
Longitudinal wave
Wave, what wave?
Slinky wave
All waves carry ______________.
Sound
Light
Water
Energy
Sound travels in which kind of wave?
Longitudinal waves
Transverse waves
What type of waves are these?
Transverse waves
Longitudinal waves
What are the TWO main types of waves?
Ocean
Electromagnetic
Sound
Mechanical
Electromagnetic Waves can travel through a vacuum
True
False
Energy is
the force to do work.
the ability to do work.
a push or pull upon an object.
flow of electrical charges.
Energy cannot be ____________ nor ________________.
transformed
created
renewed
destroyed
Which Apple has the greatest Gravitational Potential Energy?
Apple A
Apple B
Apple C
Apple D
Energy stored in the nucleus of an atom.
A. Sound Energy
B. Potential Energy
C. Nuclear Energy
D. Light energy
Choose the source of energy
Wind
Water
Sun
Biomass
The _______________ is transformed into electrical energy inside the battery.
chemical energy
sound energy
kinetic energy
potential energy
You see your friend in class about to shoot this paper across the room. What form of energy is represented when your friend uses the rubber band to launch the paper into the air?
Gravitational potential energy
Kinetic energy
Elastic potential energy
Chemical energy
What type of source do you need in this power plant?
Uranium
Petroleum
Plant remains
Water
What type of source do you need in this power plant?
Fossil fuel
The Sun
Water
Wind
What is being transferred with a wave?
medium
energy
matter
Chicken
Which property of the wave would change if you changed the amount of energy the wave had?
amplitude
frequency
wavelength
wave speed
Which letter represent the rest position?
A
B
C
D
Is this wave transverse or longitudinal?
transverse
longitudinal
Letter H represents a _______________ and
letter I represents a _______________.
rarefaction, compression
compression, rarefaction
wavelength, compression
