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Re-Quiz: 6.8C Transverse and Longitudinal Waves

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 52mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Transfer of energy into a medium

a)
transmission
b)
refraction
c)
absorption
d)
reflection
2.

The material through which a wave travels

a)
enormous
b)
tiny
c)
large
d)
medium
3.

Waves of energy made by vibrations; require a

medium (air, water, or solids) to travel

a)
electromagnetic waves
b)
static waves
c)
invisible waves
d)

sound waves

4.

Electromagnetic waves with wavelengths longer than

ultraviolet waves but shorter than infrared waves and

within the range that can be detected by the eye

a)
visible light
b)
radio waves
c)
infrared light
d)
ultraviolet light
5.

Energy waves moving through matter.

a)
absorption
b)
transmission
c)
reflection
d)
refraction
6.

Oscillations of electromagnetic fields that carry

energy through a medium or through a vacuum

a)
Electricity
b)
Sound waves
c)
Magnetic fields
d)
Electromagnetic waves
7.

Energy waves bouncing off the surface of an

object

a)
absorption
b)
transmission
c)
refraction
d)
reflection
8.

Energy waves bending (changing direction and

speed) as they pass from one type of object to

another

a)
Refraction
b)
Absorption
c)
Diffraction
d)
Reflection
9.
Which of the following statements BEST describes visible light?
a)
Light is an electromagnetic wave of a single frequency that makes up a small part of the electromagnetic spectrum.
b)
Light is an electromagnetic wave of a single frequency that makes up most of the electromagnetic spectrum.
c)
Light includes a range of electromagnetic waves that make up a small part of the electromagnetic spectrum.
d)
Light includes a range of electromagnetic waves that make up most of the electromagnetic spectrum.
10.
Visible light is which type of wave?
a)
seismic
b)
mechanical
c)
longitudinal
d)
electromagnetic
11.

When you yell in a canyon, you hear an echo of your voice. Why is this?

a)

The sound waves are absorbed by the walls of the mountains.

b)

The sound waves are reflected by the walls of the mountians.

c)

The sound waves are transmitted through the walls of the mountains.

12.

Electromagnetic Waves are

a)

transverse waves

b)

longitudinal waves

13.

Electromagnetic waves

a)

need a medium to travel through

b)

can travel through a vacuum

14.

Sound is a

a)

mechanical, transverse wave

b)

electromagnetic, transverse wave

c)

electromagnetic, longitudinal wave

d)

mechanical, longitudinal wave

15.

Light waves are

a)

longitudinal waves.

b)

transverse waves.

16.

Sound waves are produced by

a)

radio stations.

b)

vibrating objects.

c)

soft objects.

d)

objects under pressure.

17.

Sound waves cannot travel in

a)

steel

b)

concrete

c)

water

d)

a vacuum

18.

Longitudinal and transverse waves transfer _____

a)

energy ONLY

b)

matter ONLY

c)

BOTH matter and energy

d)

NEITHER matter or energy