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Waves Review

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 11mins

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Class
Date
1.

This type of wave is...

a)

Transverse

b)

Longitudinal

c)

Compressional

2.

The bottom wave in this picture is...

a)

Transverse

b)

Longitudinal

c)

Compressional

3.

In a transverse wave, the energy moves ________ to the medium.

a)

Parallel

b)

Perpendicular

4.

In a longitudinal wave, the energy moves ________ to the medium.

a)

Parallel

b)

Perpendicular

5.

Which type of wave has crests and troughs?

a)

Transverse

b)

Longitudinal

c)

Compression

6.

Which type of wave has compressions and rarefactions?

a)

Transverse

b)

Longitudinal

7.

Which type of wave needs a medium to pass through to propagate?

a)

Transverse

b)

Longitudinal

8.

Sound is which kind of wave?

a)

Transverse

b)

Longitudinal

c)

Compression

9.

Light is which kind of wave?

a)

Transverse

b)

Longitudinal

c)

Compression

10.

In a sound wave, the amplitude translates to the...

a)

pitch of the sound

b)

volume (decibels) of the sound

c)

speed of the sound

11.

In sound waves, the frequency translates to...

a)

how loud the sound is

b)

how much energy the sound has

c)

the pitch of the sound

d)

the amplitudes of the waves

12.

Which of these forms of light has the MOST ENERGY?

a)

Radio Waves

b)

X-Rays

c)

Visible Light

d)

Infrared

13.

Which of these forms of light has the MOST ENERGY?

a)

Visible Light

b)

Microwaves

c)

Gamma Rays

d)

Ultraviolet

14.

Which of these forms of light has the LEAST ENERGY?

a)

Visible Light

b)

Microwaves

c)

Gamma Rays

d)

Ultraviolet

15.

Which of these forms of light has the LEAST ENERGY?

a)

X-Rays

b)

Ultraviolet

c)

Gamma Rays

d)

Radio Waves

16.

Which of these has the SHORTEST WAVELENGTHS?

a)

Gamma Rays

b)

Visible Light

c)

Radio Waves

d)

Ultraviolet

17.

Which of these has the LONGEST WAVELENGTHS?

a)

Gamma Rays

b)

Visible Light

c)

Radio Waves

d)

Ultraviolet

18.

Select the definition for "wavelength".

a)

The distance between the equilibrium and a crest/trough

b)

The LOWEST point in a wave

c)

The distance a wave travels before it repeats

d)

The number of wave repetitions made per second (measured in Hertz)

19.

Select the definition for "frequency".

a)

The number of wave repetitions made per second (measured in Hertz)

b)

The HIGHEST point in a wave

c)

The LOWEST point in a wave

d)

The position that a medium sits in when there are no waves

20.

What is "C" indicating on the diagram?

a)

Wavelength

b)

Frequency

c)

Crest

d)

Trough

21.

What does the dotted line represent in the diagram?

a)

Wavelength

b)

Frequency

c)

Amplitude

d)

Equilibrium