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Waves

Total questions: 37

Worksheet time: 48mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

_____ waves NEED a medium to travel.

a)

Seismic

b)

Light

c)

Mechanical

2.

Radio Waves are an example of _________ waves.

a)

mechanical

b)

electromagnetic

c)

Sound

3.

Frequency is always measured in _________

a)

kilometers

b)

Hertz

c)

centimeters

4.

the number of waves that pass a certain point in a given time.

a)

wave speed

b)

frequency

5.

Which part of the wave is "B"

a)

crest/peak

b)

wavelength

c)

trough

6.

Look at this wave. "A" is which part of a wave?

a)

Crest/Peak

b)

Wave Speed

c)

Resting Point

7.

Which wave has the longest wave length?

a)

top wave

b)

bottom wave

8.
Which wave has a greater frequency?
a)
A
b)
B
9.
What property of this wave is represented by the letter "A"
a)
amplitude
b)
crest
c)
trough
d)
wavelength
10.
What property of the wave is represented by the letter "B"?
a)
amplitude
b)
crest
c)
trough
d)
wavelength
11.
Which wave in the diagram has the greatest frequency?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
12.
Which wave in the diagram has the greatest wavelength?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
13.
What type of waves have compressions and rarefactions?
a)

Compressional

b)
transverse
14.
Which part of a longitudinal wave is where particles are packed closely together?
a)
compression
b)
rarefaction
c)
crest 
d)
amplitude
15.
a)
B is called rarefaction
b)
B is called compression
c)
B is called the crest
16.
The angle of incidence equals the angle of reflection
a)
Law of Conservation of reflection
b)
Law of Reflection
17.
a)
Reflection
b)
Refraction
c)

Diffraction

d)

Rarefaction

18.
a)
Diffraction
b)
Interference
19.
a)
Refraction
b)
Reflection
c)

Rarefaction

d)

Diffraction

20.

If you increase the amplitude of a sound wave you are increasing the ___________.

a)

Volume

b)

Pitch

c)

Frequency

d)

Tone

21.

If you increase the frequency of a sound wave you are increasing the ___________.

a)

Volume

b)

Pitch

c)

Amplitude

d)

Octave

22.

What type of wave is this?

a)

Mechanical

b)

EM

c)

Sound

23.

What is the medium this wave needs to travel?

a)

Water

b)

String

c)

Wind

24.

Select all that describe a sound wave.

a)

Mechanical Wave

b)

Compressional Wave

c)

Transverse Wave

d)

EM Wave

25.

In order to break glass using sound you must match the glass's ____________.

a)

Amplitude

b)

Resonance Frequency

c)

Volume

d)

All of the above

26.

EM Waves stands for what?

a)

Energy Moving Wave

b)

Electricalmasonic Wave

c)

Electromagnetic Wave

d)

Energy Magnet Wave

27.

Which type of wave does not need a medium to travel through?

a)

Sound Wave

b)

Mechanical Wave

c)

Seismic Wave

d)

Infrared Wave

28.

An EM Wave is made up of a ________ wave, and ________Wave.

a)

Electric field, Magnetic field

b)

Gravitational field, Magnetic Field

c)

Electric field, Subsonic field

d)

Magnetic field, Soccer field

29.

Which EM Wave has the largest wavelength?

a)

Radio

b)

Gamma

c)

UV

d)

Infrared

30.

Microwave ovens that heat up food, actually use EM wave microwaves.

a)

True

b)

False

31.

Which wave is given off by heat energy?

a)

Radio waves

b)

Gamma Waves

c)

UV Waves

d)

Infrared Waves

32.

What is the difference between red and green?

a)

One is a gamma wave and the other is a radio wave

b)

One is a mechanical wave and the other is an EM Wave

c)

The amplitude

d)

The Wavelength

33.

If white light hits an object that appears blue, what colors are being reflected? Select all that apply.

a)

Red

b)

Green

c)

Violet

d)

Blue

34.

Humans can see ultraviolet light?

a)

True

b)

False

35.

Ultraviolet light can cause cancer because...

a)

The high amplitude waves destroy DNA

b)

The low amplitude waves destroy DNA

c)

The low frequency waves destroy DNA

d)

The high frequency waves destroy DNA

36.

Which wave has the highest energy and is the most dangerous?

a)

Radio

b)

X-ray

c)

Gamma ray

d)

UV

37.

The absence of light appears..

a)

Red

b)

White

c)

Black

d)

UV