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waves and some random questions

Total questions: 63

Worksheet time: 2hrs 47mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What property of the wave is represented by the letter "A"?

a)

amplitude

b)

crest

c)

trough

d)

wavelength

2.
Which wave in the diagram has the greatest frequency?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
3.
Which of the following is NOT a mechanical wave?
a)
sound
b)
light
c)
ocean
d)
seismic
4.

The highest point on a wave is:

a)

the crest

b)

the trough

c)

the top

d)

the coast

5.

Which word is used to identify the distance between points C & G?

a)

Amplitude

b)

Crest

c)

Frequency

d)

Wavelength

6.

Which letter(s) represent the trough of the wave?

a)

A

b)

B & D

c)

D

d)

C & G

7.
Which wave has a greater frequency?
a)
A
b)
B
8.
What kind of wave is pictured below?
a)
compressional wave
b)
transverse wave
c)
sound wave
d)
mechanical wave
9.
How would a person measure the wavelength on this sound wave?
a)
dense to less dense
b)
trough to crest
c)
compression to compression
d)
beginning of illustration to the end
10.

You can't hear sounds in outer space because there is no

a)

medium

b)

light

c)

energy

d)

heat

11.

All waves carry ________ as they travel from one place to another.

a)

matter

b)

space

c)

energy

d)

water

12.

What property of the wave is represented by the letter "B"?

a)

amplitude

b)

crest

c)

trough

d)

wavelength

13.

Which letter(s) represent the crest of the wave?

a)

A

b)

B & D

c)

B & F

d)

F

14.

Which wave in the diagram has the greatest frequency?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

15.

Which wave in the diagram has the greatest wavelength?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

16.

Which EM waves have the shortest wavelength?

a)

radio

b)

x-rays

c)

ultraviolet

d)

gamma rays

17.

Which EM waves are invisible? (more than one correct answer)

a)

radio

b)

visible

c)

ultraviolet

d)

gamma rays

18.

Which EM waves are have a SHORTER wavelength than visible?

a)

radio

b)

none

c)

infrared

d)

x-rays

19.

Which EM waves are have the lowest frequency?

a)

radio

b)

none

c)

infrared

d)

x-rays

20.

Which EM waves are have the highest energy & are the most dangerous?

a)

radio

b)

gamma rays

c)

infrared

d)

x-rays

21.

Which color waves have the lowest frequency?

a)

red

b)

yellow

c)

green

d)

violet

22.

Which color waves have the shortest wavelength?

a)

red

b)

yellow

c)

green

d)

violet

23.

What happens to frequency when wavelength decreases?

a)

stays the same

b)

decreases

c)

increases

d)

There is no relationship between wavelength & frequency.

24.

Which type of electromagnetic wave travels fastest through a vacuum?

a)

radio

b)

gamma rays

c)

visible light

d)

They all travel at the same speed.

25.

The diagram below shows a light ray. In this diagram, the light ray is being

a)

 transmitted

b)

absorbed

c)

reflected

d)

refracted

26.

The diagram below shows a pencil in a glass of water. When viewed from the side, the pencil appears to be broken. What process causes this to happen?

a)

absorption

b)

evaporation

c)

reflection

d)

refraction

27.

What do electromagnetic waves NOT need to transfer energy?

a)

matter

b)

speed

c)

wavelength

d)

frequency

28.
The higher the frequency the ______ the energy. 
a)
higher
b)
lower
c)
neither, stays the same
29.
This type of EM wave can cause skin cancer. 
a)
microwaves
b)
ultraviolet ray
c)
radio
d)
infrared
30.
EM waves _______ travel the same speed in a vacuum. 
a)
never
b)
sometimes
c)
always
d)
can
31.
_____________________light is the only type of EM wave detected by the human eye.
a)
Red
b)
Gamma
c)
Microwave
d)
Visible
32.
EM waves________________travel through space.
a)
Never
b)
Cannot
c)
Can
d)
Wish they could
33.
Cancer can be treated with_______________waves.
a)
Penicillin
b)
Radio
c)
Infrared
d)
Gamma
34.
Cell phones use_____________waves.
a)
Microwaves
b)
Gamma
c)
XRays
d)
Radio 
35.
EM waves are always____________
a)
Transverse
b)
Compression
c)
Longitudinal
d)
Seismic
36.

Which of the following electromagnetic waves has the lowest energy?

a)

infrared light

b)

visible light

c)

ultraviolet light

d)

x-rays

37.
Which of the following electromagnetic waves has the highest energy? 
a)
radio waves
b)
microwaves
c)
infrared light
d)
visible light
38.
The distance between two crests or two troughs of a wave is called:
a)
frequency
b)
amplitud
c)
wavelength
d)
hertz
39.
Which has the SHORTEST wavelength and, therefore, the highest frequency/most energy
a)
Radio waves
b)
Ultraviolet Rays
c)
Gamma Rays
d)
X-rays
40.
Which section of the spectrum is the ONLY one we can see?
a)
X-rays
b)
Visible Light
c)
Gamma Rays
d)
Ultraviolet Rays
41.
High frequency waves have _________ wavelengths.
a)
varying
b)
long
c)
the same
d)
short
42.
The distance between two crests or two troughs of a wave is called:
a)
frequency
b)
amplitud
c)
wavelength
d)
hertz
43.
How much of the electromagnetic spectrum is visible?
a)
All of it
b)
None of it
c)
Most of it
d)
Only a small part
44.
The height of the wave from the rest position is known as the _____________.
a)
amplitude
b)
crest
c)
trough
d)
wavelength
45.

This is the current leader of the UK elected on Jul 23 2019. Who is it?

a)

Boris Johnson

b)

Donald Trump

c)

Emmanuel Macron

d)

Justin Trudeau

46.

This is the President of Russia, who is he?

a)

Vladimir Putin

b)

Vlademer Petin

c)

Vludumur Putin

d)

Vlidimir Putin

47.

This is the Prime Minister of Japan (since Dec 26 2012). Who is he?

a)

Shenzo Abe

b)

Shinzo Abe

c)

Shanzo Abe

d)

Shunzo Abe

48.

This is the President of China elected on Nov 15 2012. What is his name?

a)

Hu Jintao

b)

Ma Ying-Ieou

c)

Tsai Ing-Wen

d)

Xi Jinping

49.

This is Mohammad bin Salman otherwise known as MbS, and is the Crown Prince for which country?

a)

Iran

b)

Iraq

c)

Saudi Arabia

d)

Syria

50.

Who is this famous leader?


He was the country's first black head of state and the first elected in a fully representative democratic election

a)

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

b)

Nelson Mandela

c)

Barack Obama

51.

He is the Supreme Leader of North Korea since 2011

a)

Park Seo Joon

b)

Kim Jong-il

c)

Kim Jong-un

d)

Hyun Bin

52.

He is a German politician and leader of the Nazi Party

a)

Adolf Hitler

b)

Joseph Goebbels

c)

Heinrich Himmler

53.

This biologist made the theory of evolution famous.

a)

Charles Darwin

b)

Alfred Nobel

c)

Steven Spielberg

d)

George Lucas

e)

Albert Einstein

54.

This explorer was the first European to go to the Americas.

a)

Columbus

b)

Marco Polo

c)

Vasco Da Gama

d)

Amerigo Vespuci

e)

Jack Sparrow

55.

Who is this?

a)

Shakespeare

b)

Albert Einstein

c)

Beethoven

d)

Walt Disney

56.
Who is Martin Luther?
a)
The young monk who challenged the Roman Catholic Church.
b)
The events that led to Protestantism.
c)
The protestant queen who became one of the greatest rulers in English history.
d)
Organized branch of Christianity.
57.

Who is this advocate of non - violent protests

a)

Martin Luther King Jr

b)

Nelson Mandela

c)

Mohandas Gandhi

d)

Malcom X

58.

Who is the person who received his start in the French army?

a)

Louis XIV

b)

Napoloen

c)

Louis XVI

d)

Adolf Hitler

59.

Mansa Musa was the ruler of what kingdom?

a)

Ghana

b)

Mali

c)

Songhai

d)

Mongolia

60.

Who was the leader of the Bolsheviks (Communists)?

a)

Lenin

b)

Putin

c)

Hitler

d)

Franco

61.

King and queen of France prior to the Revolution

a)

Louis XVI

b)

Louis XIV

c)

Martha Stuart

d)

Marie Antoinette

62.

Who was the leader of the Nazi party in Germany?

a)

Josef Stalin

b)

Benito Mussolini

c)

Fransisco Franco

d)

Adolf Hitler

63.
This gentleman was THE true Renaissance Man.
a)
Petrarch
b)
Machiavelli
c)
Da Vinci
d)
Michelangelo

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