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Waves Test

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 35mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Mechanical waves (like sound) cannot travel through...

a)

metal

b)

a tree

c)

empty space (vacuum)

d)

a door

2.

Which wave has the lowest frequency?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

3.

Which letter represents the crest?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

4.

What travels through a wave?

a)

mass

b)

energy

c)

mass and energy

d)

neither mass nor energy

5.

Which electromagnetic radiation has the longest wavelength?

a)

infrared

b)

gamma

c)

radio

d)

ultraviolet

6.

Which is an example of a longitudinal wave?

a)

x ray

b)

microwave

c)

sound wave

d)

water wave

7.

Which electromagnetic radiation has the shortest wavelength?

a)

infrared

b)

gamma

c)

microwave

d)

ultraviolet

8.

The two waves have different...

a)

amplitudes

b)

speeds

c)

wavelengths

d)

frequencies

9.

Which letter represents the trough?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

10.

Amplitude is the distance between

a)

the crest and the trough

b)

each wave

c)

the middle point of a wave and the clouds

d)

the crest or trough and the middle point of the wave

11.

The distance from one crest to the next crest in a wave is

a)

wavelength

b)

crest

c)

trough

d)

amplitude

12.
The three types of mechanical waves are transverse, surface, and _______________ waves
a)
medium
b)
water
c)
longitudinal
d)
crest
13.
In longitudinal waves, the parts where the coils are spread apart are called what?
a)
rarefactions
b)
compressions
c)
mechanicals
d)
longitudes
14.
What number represents the wavelength?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
15.
Waves move ___ through vibrations
a)
Energy
b)
Matter
c)
Mass
d)
Weight
16.
Longitudinal waves are ______.
a)
Parallel
b)
Perpendicular
c)
Crazy
17.
Transverse waves are ___.
a)
Parallel
b)
Perpendicular
c)
Weird
18.

The highest point on a wave is:

a)

the crest

b)

the trough

c)

the top

d)

the coast

19.
What kind of wave is pictured below?
a)
compressional wave
b)
transverse wave
c)
sound wave
d)
mechanical wave
20.
Which part of the wave is shown at letter E?
a)
trough
b)
crest
c)
resting point
d)
amplitude
21.
Any material that a wave travels through is called a ____________________.
a)
vibration
b)
compression
c)
medium
d)
crest
22.
What type of wave move a slinky back and forth?
a)
longitudinal
b)
transverse
23.
Which type of wave does sound travel in?
a)
Transverse
b)
Longitudinal
24.
Which answer best explains what causes a wave?
a)
Shaking
b)
Potential energy
c)
Light
d)
Vibrations
25.
What kind of wave is pictured?
a)
Transverse
b)
Longitudinal
c)
surface
d)
none of the above
26.

A wave that can travel through matter and empty space is a:

a)

electromagnetic wave

b)

longitudinal wavy

c)

transverse wave

27.

Which are properties of a mechanical wave? (3 answers)

a)

can be longitudinal or transverse

b)

can move through space

c)

must have matter to move

d)

carries energy

28.

The graphs below describe two waves. The waves are traveling at the same speed.

Select the graph of the wave with the greater amplitude.

a)

b)

29.

The graphs below describe two waves. The waves are traveling at the same speed.

Select the graph of the wave with the greater wavelength.

a)

b)

30.

The graphs below describe two waves. The waves are traveling at the same speed.

Select the graph of the wave with the greater frequency.

a)

b)

31.

The graphs below describe two waves. The waves are traveling at the same speed.

Select the graph of the wave with the greater wavelength.

a)

b)

32.

The graphs below describe two waves. The waves are traveling at the same speed.

Select the graph of the wave with the greater amplitude.

a)

b)

33.

The graphs below describe two waves. The waves are traveling at the same speed.

Select the graph of the wave with the greater frequency.

a)

b)

34.

The graphs below represent two waves. The waves are traveling at the same speed through the same medium.

Focus on Amplitude for this problem.

a)

A: Wave 1 has greater amplitude

b)

B: Wave 2 has greater amplitude

c)

C: Equal for both waves

35.

The graphs below represent two waves. The waves are traveling at the same speed through the same medium.

Focus on Frequency for this problem.

a)

A: Wave 1 has greater frequency

b)

B: Wave 2 has greater frequency

c)

C: Equal for both waves

36.

Which wave transmits more energy per second?

(Yes, this is a different problem then previously given)

a)

b)

37.

The graphs below represent two waves. The waves are traveling at the same speed through the same medium.

Focus on Amplitude for this problem.

a)

A: Wave 1 has greater amplitude

b)

B: Wave 2 has greater amplitude

c)

C: Equal for both waves

38.

The graphs below represent two waves. The waves are traveling at the same speed through the same medium.

Focus on Frequency for this problem.

a)

A: Wave 1 has greater frequency

b)

B: Wave 2 has greater frequency

c)

C: Equal for both waves

39.

The graphs below represent two waves. The waves are traveling at the same speed through the same medium.

Which wave transmits more energy per second?

a)

b)

40.

The graphs below represent two waves. The waves are traveling at the same speed through the same medium.

Which wave transmits more energy per second?

a)
b)

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