WorksheetsWaves Quiz
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 7mins
What is a wave?
A disturbance that transfers mass from one place to another
Something you do to greet someone
A disturbance that transfers energy from one place to another
A scientific event
What are the 2 main types of waves we discussed?
Sound and spring waves
Mechanical and electromagnetic waves
Battle ropes and stadium waves
Microwaves and seismic waves
What is needed to start a mechanical wave?
A source of energy
An object with mass
Gravity
An object with low density
What is a medium?
The matter that a wave travels through
A venti at starbucks
The energy in a wave
The middle part of a wave
Which option has 2 examples of mechanical waves?
Microwaves and X-rays
Seismic waves and Gamma rays
Sound waves and radio waves
Sound waves and stadium waves
What is wave frequency?
How low the lowest waves are
The number of waves that pass a fixed point in unit time
How tall the waves are
The distance between two crests
Which wave has more energy, a high or low frequency wave?
Low
High
What is an electromagnetic wave?
A wave that does not travel
A wave in the ocean
Invisible forms of energy that travel throughout the universe
Forms of energy that we can see that travel throughout the universe
What can we see from an electromagnetic wave?
The results of the energy/Final product
The energy as it is traveling
The protons moving
All of the small particles in the wave
Which option has 2 examples of electromagnetic waves?
Microwaves and X-Rays
Visible light and Battle Ropes
Sound waves and Radio waves
Sound waves and Stadium waves
How is energy transferred through an Electromagnetic wave?
Air particles only
Electric and Magnetic fields
Air particles and particles of the medium
The particles of the medium only
How is energy transferred for a mechanical wave?
Air particles only
Electric and Magnetic fields
Air particles and particles of a medium
The particles of a medium only
True or False. A transverse wave is when the energy and the wave are going at different directions
True
False
True or False. A Longitudinal wave is when the energy and the wave are going at different directions.
True
False
