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Waves Test Review

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Waves carry ____________.

a)

Energy

b)

Matter

c)

Both matter and energy

d)

Neither matter nor energy

2.

When sound waves bounce off a surface and create an echo, the waves are being ____________.

a)

transmitted

b)

reflected

c)

refracted

d)

none of the above

3.

What type of waves DO NOT require a medium to carry energy and can travel through space?

a)

electromagnetic

b)

ocean

c)

mechanical waves

d)

sound

4.

What type of wave vibrates perpendicular to the motion of the wave so it moves up and down or side to side?

a)

transverse

b)

longitudinal

c)

surface wave

d)

sound wave

5.

The substance a wave travels through is called the _________.

a)

wavelength

b)

medium

c)

frequency

d)

conductor

6.

As the wavelength gets longer, the energy of the wave _______.

a)

increases

b)

decreases

c)

there is no change

7.

As the wavelength of a wave gets longer, the frequency gets ____________.

a)

higher

b)

lower

c)

it is not affected

8.

What part of the electromagnetic spectrum can be seen by the human eye?

a)

infrared

b)

ultraviolet

c)

visible light

d)

microwaves

9.

Sound waves are ___________.

a)

longitudinal waves

b)

transverse waves

c)

surface waves

10.

Which part of the wave is pointing to the crest?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

11.

Which wave has the longest wavelength?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

12.

Which wave has the highest amplitude?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

13.

Which wave would represent the most quiet sound?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

14.

Compared to Wave A, which wave has a shorter wavelength but the same amplitude?

a)

B

b)

C

c)

D

15.

Look at the waves to the left. Which wave carries more energy, and why?

a)

Wave 1 because it has a lower amplitude

b)

Wave 2 because it has a higher amplitude

c)

Wave 1 because it has a longer wavelength

d)

Wave 2 because it has a shorter wavelength

16.

Which points are wave troughs?

a)

A, E, H

b)

C, J

c)

D, G, I

d)

A, B, C

17.

Which of these has the highest frequency?

a)

radio waves

b)

infrared waves

c)

visible light waves

d)

ultraviolet waves

18.

Which of these has the longest wavelength?

a)

blue

b)

violet

c)

orange

d)

yellow

19.

In the wave to the left, A is pointing to the ______.

a)

crests

b)

wavelength

c)

compressions

d)

rarefactions

20.

Water and seismic waves are examples of __________ waves.

a)

transverse

b)

longitudinal

c)

electromagnetic