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Wave Vocabulary

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is a wave?

a)

A disturbance that transfers energy through matter

b)

Wave of electricity and magnetism

c)

A bouncing process

d)

A process of bending when passing through a surface

2.

What is a mechanical wave?

a)

A disturbance that transfers energy through matter

b)

Wave of electricity and magnetism

c)

Wave that bounces off the surface

d)

Wave that bends when crossing the surface

3.

What is an electromagnetic wave?

a)

A disturbance that transmits energy through matter

b)

A wave of electricity and magnetism

c)

The process of bouncing off a surface

d)

The process of bending when passing through a surface

4.

What is reflection?

a)

Interference of energy transmission through matter

b)

Wave of electricity and magnetism

c)

Process of bouncing off the surface

d)

Process of bending when passing through the surface

5.

What is refraction?

a)

Interference transmitting energy through matter

b)

Waves of electricity and magnetism

c)

The process of bouncing off the surface

d)

The process of bending when crossing the surface

6.

What is absorption?

a)

A disturbance that transmits energy through matter

b)

Waves of electricity and magnetism

c)

The process of bouncing off a surface

d)

The process of bending when passing through a surface

7.

What is a transparent material?

a)

A material that allows light to pass through

b)

A material that scatters light

c)

A material that reflects light

d)

A material that absorbs light

8.

What is a translucent material?

a)

A material that allows light to pass through

b)

A material that scatters light

c)

A material that reflects light

d)

A material that absorbs light

9.

What is a transverse wave?

a)

If the vibration of the wave is not along the direction of the wave's movement, then this wave is a transverse wave

b)

If the vibration of the wave is along the direction of the wave's movement, then this wave is a transverse wave

c)

If the vibration of the wave is perpendicular to the direction of the wave's movement, then this wave is a transverse wave

d)

If the vibration of the wave is parallel to the direction of the wave's movement, then this wave is a transverse wave

10.

What is a longitudinal wave?

a)

If the vibration of the wave is not along the direction of the wave's movement, then this wave is a longitudinal wave

b)

If the vibration of the wave is along the direction of the wave's movement, then this wave is a longitudinal wave

c)

If the vibration of the wave is perpendicular to the direction of the wave's movement, then this wave is a longitudinal wave

d)

If the vibration of the wave is parallel to the direction of the wave's movement, then this wave is a longitudinal wave