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WorksheetsWaves 1 - EM/Mechanical Waves
Total questions: 19
Worksheet time: 20mins
Fill in the blank: A wave is a disturbance that transfers ______ from one place to another without transferring matter.
energy
matter
particles
mass
What are the two different categories of waves?
Electromagnetic and Mechanical
Sound and Light
Longitudinal and Transverse
Radio and Microwave
What is the definition of electromagnetic waves? Fill in the blank: Electromagnetic waves are a wave that can travel through _______ space AND can travel through matter.
empty
solid
liquid
gaseous
Fill in the blank: _______ waves are waves that can travel ONLY through matter.
Mechanical
Electromagnetic
Radio
Light
What is an example of an electromagnetic wave?
Sound wave
Light Wave
Seismic wave
Ocean wave
An example of a mechanical wave is:
Sound wave
Light wave
Radio wave
Microwave
Fill in the blank: Longitudinal waves have compressions and _______.
rarefactions
reflections
diffractions
interferences
What is the highest point on a transverse wave called?
A) Trough
B) Crest
C) Wavelength
What is the lowest point on a transverse wave called?
Crest
Trough
Wavelength
The distance between two of the same points on a wave is called the _______.
Wavelength
Amplitude
Frequency
Velocity
Fill in the blank: Compression is the part of the wave where the particles are the _______ together.
closest
farthest
widest
loosest
Rarefaction is the part of the wave where the particles are the _______ apart.
furthest
closest
nearest
most compressed
In a (a) wave, wavelength is measured crest to crest or trough to trough
In a (a) wave, wavelength is measured compression to compression
This wave can ONLY travel through matter
(a)
This wave can travel through Empty space and Matter
(a)
Label the wave parts.
