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WorksheetsMechanical and Electromagnetic Waves
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 3mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the resulting direction of a surface wave?
a)
parallel
b)
circular
c)
opposite
d)
perpendicular
2.
Which type of wave has a wave perpedicular to the disturbance?
a)
surface
b)
mechanical
c)
transverse
d)
longitudinal
3.
What happens when a mechanical wave travels through a medium?
a)
Waves are transferred
b)
Energy is transferred
c)
Mass is transferred
d)
Particles are transferred
4.
Energy can be transferred from one medium to another through _________.
a)
vibrations
b)
stacking objects
c)
an ordered sequence
d)
colors
5.
Which is true of a mechanical wave?
a)
It must have a medium
b)
It must travel in empty space.
c)
It can travel in a vacuum.
d)
Both sound and light are examples.
6.
Unlike a transverse wave, the disturbance in a longitudinal wave is
a)
in a circular motion.
b)
parallel to the wave motion.
c)
perpendicular to the wave motion.
d)
in the opposite direction of the wave motion
7.
Unlike a longitudinal wave, the disturbance in a transverse wave is
a)
perpendicular to the wave motion.
b)
in a circular motion.
c)
parallel to the wave motion.
d)
in the opposite direction of the wave motion.
8.
A transverse wave can be created in a Slinky® by moving it
a)
side to side.
b)
in a circular motion.
c)
together and apart.
d)
up and down.
9.
When on a flat surface, giving the Slinky® a push or pulse will create a disturbance
a)
in the opposite direction of the wave motion.
b)
parallel to the wave motion.
c)
in a circle.
d)
perpendicular to the wave motion.
10.
What is the speed of a wave if the wavelength is 100 m and the period is 20 s?
a)
2,000 m/s
b)
120 m/s
c)
80 m/s
d)
5 m/s
11.
What is the period of a wave if the wavelength is 100 m and the speed is 200 m/s?
a)
200,000 s
b)
0.5 s
c)
2 s
d)
100 s
12.
Which wave in the diagram has the greatest frequency?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
13.
What makes electromagnetic waves different from mechanical waves?
a)
no medium required
b)
medium needed
c)
light -catalyzed
d)
space exclusive
14.
Which type of EM waves has the shortest wavelength?
a)
radio wave
b)
visible light
c)
gamma ray
d)
ultraviolet
15.
Which electromagnetic wave possesses the least energy?
a)
microwave
b)
radio wave
c)
infrared
d)
gamma ray
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