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WorksheetsHomework Week 10
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 3600secs
Name
Class
Date
1.
Waves move ___ through vibrations
a)
Energy
b)
Matter
c)
Mass
d)
Weight
2.
Longitudinal waves are ______.
a)
Parallel
b)
Perpendicular
c)
Crazy
3.
Transverse waves are ___.
a)
Parallel
b)
Perpendicular
c)
Weird
4.
The highest point on a wave is:
a)
the crest
b)
the trough
c)
the top
d)
the coast
5.
What kind of wave is pictured below?
a)
compressional wave
b)
transverse wave
c)
sound wave
d)
mechanical wave
6.
You can't hear sounds in outer space because there is no
a)
medium
b)
light
c)
energy
d)
heat
7.
All waves carry ________ as they travel from one place to another.
a)
matter
b)
space
c)
energy
d)
water
8.
Which part of the wave is shown at letter E?
a)
trough
b)
crest
c)
resting point
d)
amplitude
9.
Any material that a wave travels through is called a ____________________.
a)
vibration
b)
compression
c)
medium
d)
crest
10.
In longitudinal waves, the parts where the coils are spread apart are called what?
a)
rarefactions
b)
compressions
c)
mechanicals
d)
longitudes
11.
In what type of wave does the medium move perpendicular to the movement of the wave?
a)
Transverse
b)
Longitudinal
c)
Electromagnetic
d)
Radio
12.
In a longitudinal wave, the parts where the coils are close together are called what?
a)
longitudes
b)
rarefactions
c)
compressions
d)
contractions
13.
Which travels faster, light or sound?
a)
light
b)
sound
14.
What type of wave move a slinky back and forth?
a)
longitudinal
b)
transverse
15.
Which type of wave does sound travel in?
a)
Transverse
b)
Longitudinal
16.
Which answer best explains what causes a wave?
a)
Shaking
b)
Potential energy
c)
Light
d)
Vibrations
17.
What kind of wave is pictured?
a)
Transverse
b)
Longitudinal
c)
surface
d)
none of the above
18.
What does a wave carry from place to place?
a)
energy
b)
matter
c)
people
19.
A wave that can travel through matter and empty space is a:
a)
electromagnetic wave
b)
longitudinal wavy
c)
transverse wave
20.
Which are properties of a mechanical wave?
a)
can be longitudinal or transverse
b)
can move through space
c)
must have matter to move
d)
carries energy
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