WorksheetsWaves Review
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
What do all waves transfer?
Matter
Heat
Electricity
Energy
What is the frequency of this wave? You must count the number of complete waves.
1 Hz
5 Hz
10 Hz
Which type of waves have the longest wavelength?
Visible light
Radio waves
X-rays
Gamma-Rays
Shorter wave lengths can carry more energy. Which of these probably carries the MOST energy:
Infrared light
Visible light
X-rays
UV light
What is the distance between the calm sea and the highest wave called?
Wave
Frequency
Amplitude
Magnitude
What does #2 represent?
Period
Frequency
Wavelength
Amplitude
Which image shows transmission?
A
B
C
D
The picture shows a light ray hitting the surface of a mirror what is going to happen as it strikes?
It is going to absorb
It will reflect back from where it began.
It is reflected at an angleequal to the angle of incident.
It reflects 30 degrees from the angle of incident.
Sound travels fastest in............
solids because the particles are closer together than air particles.
air because the particles are moving slowly
Liquid
Air because the particles are moving quickly and the particles are far apart.
The highest point on a wave is:
the crest
the trough
the top
the coast
Which letter(s) represent the trough of the wave?
A
B & D
D
C & G
What type of wave is this?
Longitudinal
Transverse
Electromagnetic
x ray
Which are properties of a mechanical wave?
can be longitudinal or transverse
can move through space
must have matter to move
carries energy
