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Waves Quiz

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is a wave?

a)

A disturbance that transfers mass from one place to another

b)

Something you do to greet someone

c)

A disturbance that transfers energy from one place to another

d)

A scientific event

2.

What are the 2 main types of waves we discussed?

a)

Sound and spring waves

b)

Mechanical and electromagnetic waves

c)

Battle ropes and stadium waves

d)

Microwaves and seismic waves

3.

What is needed to start a mechanical wave?

a)

A source of energy

b)

An object with mass

c)

Gravity

d)

An object with low density

4.

What is a medium?

a)

The matter that a wave travels through

b)

A venti at starbucks

c)

The energy in a wave

d)

The middle part of a wave

5.

Which option has 2 examples of mechanical waves?

a)

Microwaves and X-rays

b)

Seismic waves and Gamma rays

c)

Sound waves and radio waves

d)

Sound waves and stadium waves

6.

What is wave frequency?

a)

How low the lowest waves are

b)

The number of waves that pass a fixed point in unit time

c)

How tall the waves are

d)

The distance between two crests

7.

Which wave has more energy, a high or low frequency wave?

a)

Low

b)

High

8.

What is an electromagnetic wave?

a)

A wave that does not travel

b)

A wave in the ocean

c)

Invisible forms of energy that travel throughout the universe

d)

Forms of energy that we can see that travel throughout the universe

9.

What can we see from an electromagnetic wave?

a)

The results of the energy/Final product

b)

The energy as it is traveling

c)

The protons moving

d)

All of the small particles in the wave

10.

Which option has 2 examples of electromagnetic waves?

a)

Microwaves and X-Rays

b)

Visible light and Battle Ropes

c)

Sound waves and Radio waves

d)

Sound waves and Stadium waves

11.

How is energy transferred through an Electromagnetic wave?

a)

Air particles only

b)

Electric and Magnetic fields

c)

Air particles and particles of the medium

d)

The particles of the medium only

12.

How is energy transferred for a mechanical wave?

a)

Air particles only

b)

Electric and Magnetic fields

c)

Air particles and particles of a medium

d)

The particles of a medium only

13.

True or False. A transverse wave is when the energy and the wave are going at different directions

a)

True

b)

False

14.

True or False. A Longitudinal wave is when the energy and the wave are going at different directions.

a)

True

b)

False