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Waves Vocabulary Quiz Lessons 1-6

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A regular pattern of motion that is caused by a disturbance.

a)
Medium
b)
Wave
c)
Energy
d)
Amplitude
2.

What is the distance between two consecutive crests or troughs?

a)
Wavelength
b)
Amplitude
c)
Duration
d)
Crest
3.

What are mechanical waves that move up and down?

a)
Longitudinal Waves
b)
Transverse Waves
c)
Amplitude
d)
Wavelengths
4.

What are waves that make that particles move in the same direction the wave is traveling?

a)
Longitudinal Waves
b)
Transverse Waves
c)
Amplitude
d)
Wavelengths
5.

What is the distance between the crest or trough and the equilibrium?

a)
Frequency
b)
Amplitude
c)
Wavelength
d)
Crest
6.

What is the highest point of a wave?

a)
Crest
b)
Trough
c)
Equilibrium
d)
Wavelength
7.

What is the lowest point of a wave?

a)
Crest
b)
Trough
c)
Equilibrium
d)
Wavelength
8.

What is the number of wavelengths that pass a point within a specific unit of time?

a)
Amplitude
b)
Wavelengths
c)
Medium
d)
Frequency
9.

Which waves can travel through a vacuum?

a)
Mechanical Waves
b)
Electromagnetic Waves
c)
Sound Waves
10.

What is a medium?

a)
The midpoint of a wave
b)
A space in the universe that is void of matter that only electromagnetic waves can travel through.
c)
A solid, liquid, or gas that mechanical waves or electromagnetic waves can travel through
d)
The lowest point of a wave
11.

What is a vacuum?

a)
The midpoint of a wave
b)
A space in the universe that is void of matter that only electromagnetic waves can travel through.
c)
A solid, liquid, or gas that mechanical waves or electromagnetic waves can travel through
d)
The lowest point of a wave
12.

(a)   allows us the see things.

13.

(a)   is vibrations that disturb particles

14.

What is based on the wave's frequency and can be high or low?

a)
Volume
b)
Pitch
c)
Wavelength
d)
Amplitude
15.

What is based on amplitude and is how loud or quiet a sound wave is?

a)
Volume
b)
Pitch
c)
Wavelength
d)
Amplitude
16.

Organize these options into the right categories:

Mechanical Waves or Electromagnetic Waves

Categorize the following

Sound Waves

Water Waves

Require a medium

Visible Light

Microwaves

Can travel in a vacuum

X-Rays

Seismic Waves

Mechanical Waves
Electromagnetic Waves