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WorksheetsWave Properties Quiz
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 26mins
Water waves and light waves are both examples of ___
Longitudinal Wave
Transverse Wave
Frequency Wave
Sound Wave
Carries energy from one place to another.
Waves
Amplitude
Frequency
Crest
The highest point of the transverse wave is called _____
Trough
Amplitude
Crest
Wavelength
The lowest point on the transverse wave is called _______
Trough
Crest
Wavelength
Frequency
This is the distance from the equilibrium (middle) position to the crest or to the trough.
Crest
Trough
Wavelength
Amplitude
In a transverse wave, particles vibrate perpendicular to the direction that the wave is traveling.
True
False
The wavelength can be measured from ... (Check both that apply)
Crest to crest
Crest to trough
Trough to crest
Trough to trough
The matter through which waves travel is called a ...
Amplitude
Wavelength
Medium
Crest
__________ refers to the number of waves that pass a point in 1 second.
Frequency
Crests
Amplitude
Rarefaction
When a sound is louder, what measurement gets bigger?
Frequency
Amplitude
Wavelength
Crest
Sound waves are ALWAYS what type of wave?
Transverse
Longitudinal
Depends
Always different
True or False: Sound travels better through solids than through liquids.
True
False
The part of a longitudinal wave where the particles of the medium are close together.
Rarefaction
Compression
Crest
Trough
A part in a longitudinal wave where the particles are spread apart.
Compression
Rarefaction
Crest
Trough
If you want to change the pitch of a sound, you have to change the ...
Frequency
Amplitude
Speed
Volume
A medium can be a ...
Solid
Liquid
Gas
All of the above
Sound needs a medium to transfer its energy, so it can be classified as what kind of wave?
Electromagnetic
Mechanical
Medium
Massive
Does this wave demonstrate a TRANSVERSE WAVE or a COMPRESSIONAL/LONGITUDINAL WAVE?
(Look at particle motion compared to energy motion!)
Transverse Wave
Compressional/Longitudinal Wave
This is an example of what kind of wave?
longitudinal
transverse
Select the correct order of waves on the EM Spectrum from low to high energy
Radio, Micro, Infra, Visible, Ultra, X-ray, Gamma
Gamma, X-ray, Ultra, Vis, Infra, Micro, Radio
Vis, Micro, Infra, Ultra, X-ray, Gamma, Radio
Micro, Radio, Vis, Infra, Ultra, X-ray, Gamma
Which has the LONGEST wavelength and, therefore, the LOWEST frequency/energy
Gamma Rays
Ultraviolet
Visible Light
Infrared rays
How are Electromagnetic waves different from Mechanical waves?
EM waves have very short wavelengths
EM waves transmit energy instead of matter
EM waves can travel through the vacuum of space (without particles)
EM waves can change direction by reflection
Which electromagnetic waves have the longest wavelengths and lowest frequencies?
infrared waves
radio waves
gamma rays
ultraviolet rays
The electromagnetic waves with the highest frequencies are called
radio waves.
gamma rays.
X-rays.
visible light.
Electromagnetic waves can transfer energy without a(n)
medium.
electric field.
magnetic field.
change in either a magnetic or an electric field.
Electromagnetic waves are classified as longitudinal waves.
True
False
Which letter shows the type of wave that can be seen by the human eye?
A.
B.
C.
D.
crest
A
amplitude
C
wavelength (high)
B
Trough
D
wavelength (low)
E
Which of the following are true of electromagnetic waves?
They all travel at the same speed
They need a medium to travel
Only a small portion of them are visible to humans
They all carry the same amount of energy
What is the SAME for all electromagnetic waves?
Wavelength
Frequency
Period
Speed
What kind of electromagnetic waves have the shortest wavelengths and highest frequencies?
Microwaves
X-rays
Gamma Rays
Transverse
Waves move (a) without moving (b) .
Put the correct label on the wave.
Compression
Rarefaction
Wavelength
Sound waves are (a)
Transverse waves
Longitudinal waves
Circular waves
Seismic waves
36 WAVES PASS BY IN THE SPAN OF 3 SECONDS. WHAT IS THE FREQUENCY? ________ WAVES PER SECOND
Match each word with its correct definiton
the matter through which a mechanical wave travels
medium
the ability to do work
energy
the particles of the medium travel parallel to the wave
longitudinal wave
a wave that that transmits energy through a medium
mechanical wave
the particles of the medium travel perpendicular to the wave
transverse wave
A mechanical wave is a (a) that carries (b) from one place to another.
Which are properties of a mechanical wave?
can be longitudinal or transverse
can move through space
must have matter to move
carries energy
