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Waves

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the shortest wave?

a)

Gamma

b)

Radio

c)

Micro

d)

Ultraviolet

2.

What is the longest/weakest wave?

a)

Ultraviolet

b)

Radio

c)

X-Ray

d)

Infrared

3.

What is the top of a wave called?

a)

Frequency

b)

Trough

c)

Amplitude

d)

Crest

4.

What is the only waves that humans can see?

a)

Infrared

b)

Gamma

c)

X-Ray

d)

Visible Light

5.
How often a wave occurs is the wave's __________________
a)
crest
b)
frequency
c)
wavelength
d)
resting point
6.

The distance from crest to crest or trough to trough is called _____________

a)

Frequency

b)

Amplitude

c)

Wavelength

d)

Crest

7.

What is the bottom of the wave called?

a)

Trough

b)

Crest

c)

Infrared

d)

Gamma

8.

What type of wave is used to scan bones?

a)

Ultraviolet

b)

Gamma

c)

X-Ray

d)

Microwaves

9.
The most dense part of a longitudinal wave.
a)
Density
b)
Compression
c)
Rarefaction
d)
Amplitude
10.

What is the height of the wave called?

a)

Amplitude

b)

Frequency

c)

Crest

d)

Trough

11.

What is the shortest color that humans can see?

a)

Green

b)

Indingo

c)

Red

d)

Violet

12.

Which color is the longest?

a)

Yellow

b)

Red

c)

Orange

d)

Blue

13.

What is the range of these waves called?

a)

EMS

b)

MES

c)

AES

d)

SOS

14.

Sound waves are

a)

transverse

b)

longitudinal

c)

electromagnetic

d)

magnetic

15.

What wave shows heat?

a)

Visible Light

b)

Ultraviolet

c)

Infrared

d)

X-Ray