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WorksheetsWaves 1
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
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Class
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1.
These waves compress & expand.
P-waves and sound waves travel this way.
P-waves and sound waves travel this way.
a)
seismic waves
b)
transverse waves
c)
longitudinal waves
2.
These waves carry the energy of earthquakes.
a)
seismic waves
b)
transverse waves
c)
longitudinal waves
3.
These waves move up & down or side to side. Light waves and S-waves travel this way.
a)
seismic waves
b)
transverse waves
c)
longitudinal waves
4.
Produced by vibrations of electrically charged particles. It can move in a vacuum (space).
a)
light energy
b)
sound energy
5.
An object's vibrations transmit sound through the air.
a)
light energy
b)
sound energy
6.
The distance between one wave to another
a)
amplitude
b)
trough
c)
crest
d)
wavelength
7.
Top part of a transverse wave
a)
amplitude
b)
trough
c)
crest
d)
wavelength
8.
The height of the wave
a)
amplitude
b)
trough
c)
crest
d)
wavelength
9.
Bottom part of a transverse wave
a)
amplitude
b)
trough
c)
crest
d)
wavelength
10.
Where the waves are the farthest apart in a longitudinal wave.
a)
rarefaction
b)
frequency
c)
compression
11.
The number of waves that pass a point in a second
a)
rarefaction
b)
frequency
c)
compression
12.
Where the waves are pushed closest together in a longitudinal wave
a)
rarefaction
b)
frequency
c)
compression
13.
The shorter the wavelength, the higher the frequency.
a)
true
b)
false
14.
Electromagnetic waves travel through a medium.
a)
true
b)
false
15.
Sound waves are a type of mechanical wave
a)
true
b)
false
16.
A wave that moves up and down from its rest position is a/an
a)
electromagnetic wave
b)
longitudinal wave
c)
transverse wave
d)
surface wave
17.
How are all waves the same?
a)
they travel through space
b)
they transmit energy
c)
they are transverse
d)
they carry matter
18.
For a wave, a medium is
a)
a substance that creates a wave.
b)
a substance that damages a wave.
c)
a substance that a wave moves through.
d)
a substance that blocks a wave.
19.
What most likely affects how fast a wave moves?
a)
the amplitude of the vibration
b)
the material it is moving through
c)
the type of wave motion
d)
the wavelength
20.
Which wave moves perpendicular to the direction the wave travels?
a)
longitudinal
b)
mechanical
c)
transverse
21.
When a wave moves from point X to point Y
a)
energy only moves from point X to point Y
b)
energy and matter move from point X to point Y
c)
matter only moves from point X to point Y
22.
A wave's amplitude is most directly related to
a)
its frequency
b)
its wavelength
c)
the medium it travels through
d)
the amount of energy it carries
23.
An example of a translucent material is
a)
cardboard
b)
glass
c)
waxed paper
d)
wood
24.
Which property of a sound wave is most directly related to pitch?
a)
amplitude
b)
frequency
c)
speed
d)
wavelength
25.
Which property of sound is measured using decibels?
a)
intensity
b)
pitch
c)
speed
d)
wavelength
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