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WorksheetsWaves of Energy Vocabulary
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 9mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
1. The transfer of heat as electromagnetic waves.
a)
Radiation
b)
Conduction
c)
Convection
d)
Potential Energy
e)
Kinetic Energy
2.
2. The energy of motion
a)
Radiation
b)
Conduction
c)
Convection
d)
Potential Energy
e)
Kinetic Energy
3.
3. The transfer of heat by a movement of a gas or liquid.
a)
Radiation
b)
Conduction
c)
Convection
d)
Potential Energy
e)
Kinetic Energy
4.
4. Energy that is stored in an object due to its position or composition.
a)
Radiation
b)
Conduction
c)
Convection
d)
Potential Energy
e)
Kinetic Energy
5.
5. The transfer of heat through direct contact.
a)
Radiation
b)
Conduction
c)
Convection
d)
Potential Energy
e)
Kinetic Energy
6.
6. The number of complete wavelengths that pass through a point in a given time.
a)
Wave
b)
Amplitude
c)
Frequency
d)
Pitch
e)
Option 5
7.
7. A disturbance that transfers energy from place to place
a)
Wave
b)
Amplitude
c)
Frequency
d)
Pitch
e)
Option 5
8.
8. A measure of how far particles in a medium move from their rest position.
a)
Wave
b)
Amplitude
c)
Frequency
d)
Pitch
e)
Option 5
9.
9. A sound's highness or lowness. It depends on the frequency of the wave.
a)
Wave
b)
Amplitude
c)
Frequency
d)
Pitch
e)
Option 5
10.
10. A wave where particles move perpendicularly to the direction the wave travels.
a)
Longitudinal Wave
b)
Transverse Wave
c)
Electromagnetic Wave
d)
Mechanical Wave
11.
11. These waves require a medium.
a)
Longitudinal Wave
b)
Transverse Wave
c)
Electromagnetic Wave
d)
Mechanical Wave
12.
12. These waves do not require a medium.
a)
Longitudinal Wave
b)
Transverse Wave
c)
Electromagnetic Wave
d)
Mechanical Wave
13.
13. A wave in which particles move back and forth in the same direction that the wave travels.
a)
Longitudinal Wave
b)
Transverse Wave
c)
Electromagnetic Wave
d)
Mechanical Wave
14.
14. The point where the wave is the lowest.
a)
Medium
b)
Crest
c)
Trough
d)
Wavelength
15.
15. The material through which a wave can travel; solid, liquid, or gas.
a)
Medium
b)
Crest
c)
Trough
d)
Wavelength
16.
16. The point where the wave is at its highest.
a)
Medium
b)
Crest
c)
Trough
d)
Wavelength
17.
17. The distance between one crest and the next in a wave.
a)
Medium
b)
Crest
c)
Trough
d)
Wavelength
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