WorksheetsUnit Test on Waves
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 1hrs 18mins
What kind of wave is pictured below?
compressional wave
transverse wave
sound wave
mechanical wave
How fast the wave is moving through a medium
wave speed
wavelength
amplitude
frequency
You can't hear sounds in outer space because there is no
medium
light
energy
heat
A wave that can travel through matter and empty space is a:
electromagnetic wave
longitudinal wavy
transverse wave
mechanical
One important characteristic of sound waves is that they are ___________________ waves.
mechanical
short
ultraviolet
primary
Sound waves must travel through ___________________.
air
a medium
an outward area
a short
Sound waves can NOT travel through
Air
Water
Earth
space
The sound that we actually hear is the vibration of molecules.
True
False
This is a visual of a sound wave. It is an example of _____________________ wave.
a mechanical
a longitudinal
both a mechanical and longitudinal
What is the source of a sound wave?
Electricity
Vibration
Light waves
Tiny nuclear explosions
The intensity of a sound wave is equal to the sound power (P) divided by the _______.
Area
Time
Distance
Energy
In the bathtub,
you are playing with a duck. You plunge your fist into the water next to the duck. The surface of the water...
lowers.
stays still.
has waves moving to the bottom of tub.
will have waves moving out from where your fist entered the water.
Wave behavior characteristics: bending, angle, passing from medium to medium
refraction
absorb
reflection
transmission
Which color is the hottest?
black
silver
white
yellow
Electromagnetic energy travels through space in waves. The electromagnetic spectrum includes all electromagnetic waves, arranged according to frequency and wavelength. Which of these is an example of an electromagnetic wave?
Radio Wave
Sound Wave
Ocean Wave
Earthquake Wave
Through which of these mediums do sound waves travel most slowly?
Wood
Water
Cold Air
Iron
The medium through which a mechanical wave passes can be a solid, a liquid, or a gas. Properties of a wave might change when it moves from one medium to another. What happens to the speed of a wave when it moves from a gas to a solid?
It speeds up
it slows down
It remains the same
it speeds up and then slows
What is a wave?
a disturbance that transfers energy
any type of energy that makes particles move
any type of matter that vibrates back and forth
Which waves have the most energy?
low frequency, small amplitude
high frequency, small amplitude
low frequency, large amplitude
high frequency, large amplitude
