WorksheetsWaves
Total questions: 37
Worksheet time: 48mins
_____ waves NEED a medium to travel.
Seismic
Light
Mechanical
Radio Waves are an example of _________ waves.
mechanical
electromagnetic
Sound
Frequency is always measured in _________
kilometers
Hertz
centimeters
the number of waves that pass a certain point in a given time.
wave speed
frequency
Which part of the wave is "B"
crest/peak
wavelength
trough
Look at this wave. "A" is which part of a wave?
Crest/Peak
Wave Speed
Resting Point
Which wave has the longest wave length?
top wave
bottom wave
Compressional
Diffraction
Rarefaction
Rarefaction
Diffraction
If you increase the amplitude of a sound wave you are increasing the ___________.
Volume
Pitch
Frequency
Tone
If you increase the frequency of a sound wave you are increasing the ___________.
Volume
Pitch
Amplitude
Octave
What type of wave is this?
Mechanical
EM
Sound
What is the medium this wave needs to travel?
Water
String
Wind
Select all that describe a sound wave.
Mechanical Wave
Compressional Wave
Transverse Wave
EM Wave
In order to break glass using sound you must match the glass's ____________.
Amplitude
Resonance Frequency
Volume
All of the above
EM Waves stands for what?
Energy Moving Wave
Electricalmasonic Wave
Electromagnetic Wave
Energy Magnet Wave
Which type of wave does not need a medium to travel through?
Sound Wave
Mechanical Wave
Seismic Wave
Infrared Wave
An EM Wave is made up of a ________ wave, and ________Wave.
Electric field, Magnetic field
Gravitational field, Magnetic Field
Electric field, Subsonic field
Magnetic field, Soccer field
Which EM Wave has the largest wavelength?
Radio
Gamma
UV
Infrared
Microwave ovens that heat up food, actually use EM wave microwaves.
True
False
Which wave is given off by heat energy?
Radio waves
Gamma Waves
UV Waves
Infrared Waves
What is the difference between red and green?
One is a gamma wave and the other is a radio wave
One is a mechanical wave and the other is an EM Wave
The amplitude
The Wavelength
If white light hits an object that appears blue, what colors are being reflected? Select all that apply.
Red
Green
Violet
Blue
Humans can see ultraviolet light?
True
False
Ultraviolet light can cause cancer because...
The high amplitude waves destroy DNA
The low amplitude waves destroy DNA
The low frequency waves destroy DNA
The high frequency waves destroy DNA
Which wave has the highest energy and is the most dangerous?
Radio
X-ray
Gamma ray
UV
The absence of light appears..
Red
White
Black
UV
