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WorksheetsALL waves unit
Total questions: 34
Worksheet time: 51mins
Radio Waves are an example of _________ waves.
mechanical
electromagnetic
longitudinal
high frequency
The distance in between two waves.
wave speed
frequency
wavelength
amplitude
Frequency is always measured in _________
kilometers
Hertz
centimeters
joules
You're in your room blasting music with the door shut, your mom opens your door. Now your music is heard throughout your home. This is an example of _______
interference
diffraction
reflection
refraction
When two waves overlap each other, this behavior is known as _______.
interference
refraction
frequency
diffraction
Look at this wave. "A" is which part of a wave?
Crest
Trough
Resting Point
Wavelength
Which correctly describes frequency and wavelength?
top wave has high frequency and long wavelength
top wave has high frequency and short wavelength
Bottom wave has a short wavelength and a high frequency
Bottom wave has a short wavelength and a low frequency
energy and matter
electromagnetic
Mechanical
Which statement is true about visible light?
Humans cannot see any light from the electromagnetic spectrum.
Visible light makes up a small part of the electromagnetic spectrum.
Visible light has a frequency equal to that of gamma rays.
Humans can see visible light only as white light.
When light waves move from passing through air to passing through a glass lens when happens to them?
They slow down and change direction
They speed up and change direction
They maintain the same speed and change direction
They maintain their same speed and direction
Which of the following sound wave produces the highest pitch of sound?
a vacuum.
Sound travels ________________.
faster in liquids than in solids.
faster in vacuums than in solids.
How do we know that light does not need a medium in which to travel?
I can see light from the bulb in the ceiling.
I can see light that travels through outer space from the sun.
When I hold up a piece of paper to a lit flashlight, I can still see the light.
When I look into a pond, it looks like fish are closer to me than they really are.
An ambulance is driving towards you as you stand on the sidewalk. What happens to the pitch of the siren as it comes towards you?
It increases
It decreases
Look at the picture. Who is experiencing a higher pitched sound?
Observer A
Observer B
There's no difference
You are the observer looking at the jet. As the Jet takes off, what is happening to the wavelength of sound and the pitch of the sound?
Longer wavelength and getting less loud
Longer wavelength and getting louder
Shorter wavelength and getting less loud
Longer wavelength and getting louder
