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WorksheetsWaves Test
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 30mins
What does a wave carry from place to place?
energy
matter
people
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.
mechanical, electromagnetic
electromagnetic, mechanical
crest, trough
compressional, rarefactional
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.
crest, trough
compression, rarefaction
rarefaction, compression
trough, crest
In this diagram of a transverse wave, A is showing the wave's _____ and B is showing the wave's _____.
amplitude, trough
amplitude, crest
wavelength, trough
wavelength, crest
In this diagram of a transverse wave, C is showing the wave's _____ and D is showing the wave's _____.
crest, amplitude
trough, amplitude
crest, wavelength
trough, wavelength
The number of waves passing a point in a certain amount of time is the _____.
frequency
amplitude
wavelength
compression
When you yell in the hallway, some of the energy in the sound waves bounces back.
This is an example of _____.
refraction
reflection
transmission
absorption
Which has longer wavelengths, radio waves or visible light waves?
radio waves
visible light waves
They both have the same wavelength.
How are Electromagnetic (EM) waves different from Mechanical waves?
EM waves have very short wavelengths
EM waves transmit energy instead of matter
EM waves can travel through the vacuum of space (without particles)
EM waves can change direction by reflection
What is the description for visible light?
has the least amount of energy
causes skin to tan
allows you to see
can see broken bones
reflected
absorbed
refracted
Refraction
Reflection
Absorption
Transmission
shortest electromagnetic wavelengths
longest electromagnetic wavelengths
colors, red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, and violet
colors red, white, black, yellow and blue
The illustration shows the path of a laser leaving a laser pointer. At what point is the laser being absorbed?
A
B
C
D
To soak up or take something in
Light
Transmitted
Light Path
Absorbed
A beach ball is floating on the ocean surface far from the shore. Ocean waves cause the beach ball to move. Which of the following best describes this motion of the beach ball?
forward
back and forth
up and down
sideways
An alarm clock is put in a jar while it is going off. The air inside the jar is removed to make a vacuum. Which answer below describes what would happen after the air is removed.
The alarm clock would stop ringing and break
The alarm clock would still look like it is ringing, but there would be no sound
The alarm clock would still be ringing, but the sound would be quiet
Nothing would change
Which wave has a higher pitch?
A
B
Both waves have the same pitch.
Which wave represents a louder volume?
A
B
Both waves have the same volume.
In movie theaters, they build the walls between theaters with materials that block the sounds from traveling to the next theater. What material would be BEST?
Materials that transmit sound waves.
Materials that absorb sound waves.
Materials that reflect sound waves
This lake's water is so calm that it looks like a huge mirror on the ground. What property of light creates this optical illusion?
Refraction
Reflection
Transparency
Opaqueness
The student looks out the window and clearly sees other students outside. What is happening to MOST of the light that hits the window from the outside?
The light is being absorbed.
The light is being reflected.
The light is being transmitted.
The light is being scattered.
This is a real picture of a polar taken at a zoo. Fortunately for the polar bear, its head is actually connected to its body. Why does it look like the head is separate from the body?
Light waves are bouncing as they pass from air to water.
Light waves are not passing from the air to the water.
Light waves are traveling in a straight line as they pass from air to water.
Light waves are bending as they pass from air to water.
What image show light being transmitted?
Sound waves can travel through:
solids
liquids
gasses
all of these
What is another name for a compressional wave?
