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Sorensen Waves

Total questions: 75

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What do all waves transfer?

a)

Matter

b)

Heat

c)

Electricity

d)

Energy

2.

Which of the following can EM waves transfer energy through?

a)

solid

b)

liquid

c)

gas

d)

empty space

e)

all of the above

3.

What are the two types of waves?

a)

longitudinal and transverse

b)

sound and light

4.

What is the number of complete waves passing a fixed point in a given amount of time?

a)

Amplitude

b)

Intensity

c)

Wavelength

d)

Frequency

5.

What is frequency measured in?

a)

Milliseconds

b)

Miles

c)

Hertz

d)

Kilograms

6.

Period of a wave refers to...

a)

how long it takes for the event to repeat.

b)

how strong a wave is.

c)

how long a wave is.

d)

how much energy a wave has.

7.

Which type of waves have the longest wavelength?

a)

Visible light

b)

Radio waves

c)

X-rays

d)

Gamma-Rays

8.

Wavelengths are usually measured in ....

a)

seconds

b)

Hz

c)

inches

d)

meters

9.

Shorter wave lengths can carry more energy. Which of these probably carries the MOST energy:

a)

Infrared light

b)

Visible light

c)

X-rays

d)

UV light

10.

What is the distance between the calm sea and the highest wave called?

a)

Wave

b)

Frequency

c)

Amplitude

d)

Magnitude

11.

What does #1 represent?

a)

Period

b)

Frequency

c)

Wavelength

d)

Amplitude

12.

What does #2 represent?

a)

Period

b)

Frequency

c)

Wavelength

d)

Amplitude

13.
How often a wave occurs is the wave's __________________
a)
crest
b)
frequency
c)
wavelength
d)
resting point
14.
The distance between 2 corresponding parts of a wave  (example- crest to crest) is its _____________________
a)
trough
b)
frequency
c)
amplitude
d)
wavelength
15.
Mechanical waves are created when a source of energy causes a medium to  _________________.
a)
vibrate
b)
expand
c)
move
d)
compress
16.
Any material that a wave travels through is called a ____________________.
a)
vibration
b)
compression
c)
medium
d)
crest
17.
In what type of wave does the medium vibrate parallel to the direction of the wave?
a)
surface wave
b)
longitudinal wave
c)
transverse wave
d)
electromagnetic wave
18.
What are the highest parts of a transverse wave called?
a)
amplitude
b)
trough
c)
resting point
d)
crest
19.

In longitudinal waves, the parts where the particles are spread apart are called what?

a)

rarefactions

b)

compressions

c)

mechanicals

d)

longitudes

20.
In what type of wave does the medium move perpendicular to the movement of the wave?
a)
Transverse
b)
Longitudinal
c)
Electromagnetic
d)
Radio
21.
What number represents the wavelength?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
22.
As the frequency of a wave increases, the __________________ decreases.
a)
amplitude
b)
resting point
c)
wavelength
d)
crest
23.
What number represents the amplitude?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
24.
In a longitudinal wave, the parts where the coils are close together are called what?
a)
longitudes
b)
rarefactions
c)
compressions
d)
contractions
25.
The lowest part of the wave is?
a)
trough
b)
crest
c)
point of origin
d)
compression point
26.
The action of a wave bouncing off a surface is called __________________.
a)
rarefaction
b)
refraction
c)
reflection
d)
diffraction
27.

Amplitude reflects the intensity, or amount of ____________________ in a wave.

a)

energy

b)

compression

c)

rarefaction

d)

speed

28.
Which wave has a greater frequency?
a)
A
b)
B
29.
Sound is caused by? 
a)
force
b)
vibrations
c)
instruments
d)
medium
30.
What is vibration?
a)
how loud a sound is
b)
the back and forth movement of matter
c)
how high or low a sound is
d)
the loudness or softness of a sound
31.
Sound is a form of? 
a)
energy
b)
pitch
c)
volume
d)
matter
32.
This is what you get when sound waves are reflected, or bounce back, off of a hard surface.
a)
Amplitude
b)
Pitch
c)
Volume
d)
Echo
33.

A wave that can only travel through matter is called:

a)

solid waves

b)

longitudinal waves

c)

transverse waves

d)

mechanical waves

34.
Which travels faster, light or sound?
a)
light
b)
sound
35.

Which wave travels in outer space?

a)

light

b)

sound

36.
When you yell under water, what is the medium that sound travels through?
a)
air
b)
water
37.

What type of wave is sound?

a)

transverse

b)

longitudinal

38.

Sound travels fastest through:

a)

air

b)

water

c)

wood

d)

saltwater

39.

At which temperature would sound move fastest?

a)

40 degrees

b)

-20 degrees

c)

60 degrees

d)

90 degrees

40.

Which wave in the diagram has the greatest frequency?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

41.

Which wave in the diagram has the greatest wavelength?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

42.
The type of waves that require medium to pass:
a)
Mechanical Waves
b)
Electromagnetic Waves
43.
What are the parts of a longitudinal wave?
a)
Compressions and rarefactions
b)
Crests and troughs
c)
Compressions and crests
d)
Rarefactions and troughs
44.
Which wave is pictured?
a)
Transverse
b)
Longitudinal
c)
Both
d)
Neither
45.

How fast the wave is moving through a medium

a)

wave speed

b)

wavelength

c)

amplitude

d)

frequency

46.

when a wave is bent by traveling from one medium to another

a)

reflection

b)

refraction

c)

absorption

d)

propagation

47.

Examples of this type of waves include water waves, waves on a string/jump rope, and light waves.

a)

transverse

b)

longitudinal

48.

Examples of _____ waves include sound waves and earthquake P-waves.

a)

transverse

b)

longitudinal

49.

_______ is the distance between waves, measured from one crest to the next crest.

a)

Wavelength

b)

Frequency

c)

Amplitude

50.

Frequency is how many waves pass a point in 1 second. If 100 waves pass a given point in 4 seconds, what is the wave's frequency?

a)

25 Hz

b)

100 Hz

c)

4 Hz

d)

400 Hz

51.

In a longitudinal wave, a ____ is an area where the particles are spread apart and a ____ is an area where the particles are close together.

a)

crest, trough

b)

compression, rarefaction

c)

rarefaction, compression

d)

trough, crest

52.

Waves that can travel through empty space are called _____ waves. Waves that require a medium to travel, such as air or water, are called _____ waves.

a)

mechanical, electromagnetic

b)

electromagnetic, mechanical

c)

crest, trough

d)

compressional, rarefactional

53.

In the diagram of a compressional wave, A is showing a ___ while B is showing a ___.

a)

compression, rarefaction

b)

trough, crest

c)

rarefaction, compression

d)

crest, trough

54.

Which word is used to identify the distance between points C & G?

a)

Amplitude

b)

Crest

c)

Frequency

d)

Wavelength

55.
What happens to frequency when the energy increases?
a)
it increases
b)
it decreases
c)
it stays the same
56.
If there is no wave, the particles would be at the _____________________.
a)
wavelength
b)
resting point
c)
trough
d)
beach
57.
When wavelength increases, what happens to the frequency?
a)
it increases
b)
it decreases
c)
it stays the same
58.

What is the speed of a wave that has a wavelength of 2 and a frequency of 3?

a)

2.5 m/s

b)

6 m/s

c)

4.5 m/s

d)

1 m/s

59.
Which wave has a longer wavelength?
a)
wave C
b)
wave D
60.
Which wave has a greater frequency?
a)
wave B
b)
wave C
61.
Which wave has the most energy?
a)
top wave
b)
bottom wave
62.

Cell phones (also have microwaves) and televisions use this type of EM wave. It has the longest wavelength with the lowest frequency.

a)

Radio Wave

b)

TV Wave

c)

Gamma wave

d)

Ultraviolet Wave

63.

Which portion of the electromagnetic spectrum includes the range of light that can be detected by the human eye?

a)

ultraviolet light

b)

visible light

c)

infrared light

d)

x-rays

64.

If the wavelength of an electromagnetic wave is increasing, what is true about the energy?

a)

Energy is increasing

b)

Energy is decreasing

c)

Energy is not dependent on wavelength.

d)

energy is cancelled out

65.

Which part of the electromagnetic spectrum has high enough energy to cause sunburn?

a)

infrared light

b)

visible light

c)

ultraviolet light

d)

microwaves

66.

The type of wave with the shortest wavelength and highest frequency. This type of wave is extremely harmful.

a)

radio

b)

infrared

c)

gamma

d)

x ray

67.

The type of EM wave that is used to cook food. It has a higher frequency (and shorter wavelength) than radio waves.

a)

radio

b)

microwave

c)

gamma

d)

visible light

68.
The type of wave that can travel through either matter or empty space:
a)
Mechanical Waves
b)
Electromagnetic Waves
69.

These are the waves that are used absorbed by our bones and are used to create medical images.

a)

visible light

b)

gamma rays

c)

x rays

d)

microwaves

70.

Which type of visible light has the highest energy?

a)

Red

b)

Yellow

c)

Green

d)

Violet

71.
a)

absorption

b)

diffraction

c)

reflection

d)

refraction

e)

transmission

72.
a)

absorption

b)

diffraction

c)

reflection

d)

refraction

e)

transmission

73.
When a wave passes from one medium to another, the ________ may change.
a)
speed
b)
frequency
c)
wavelength
d)
speed, frequency, and wavelength
74.
Which object would be the best at reflecting light waves?
a)
windows
b)
mirrors
c)
notebooks
d)
tables
75.
When standing in the sun this behavior allows you to warm up as light and other waves hit your clothes. 
a)
Reflection
b)
Refraction
c)
Absorption
d)
Transmission

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