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Waves

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which wave has the largest wavelength?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
None (same wavelength)
2.
Which wave has the largest frequency?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
None (same frequency)
3.
If all three are waves of light, which wave has the largest speed?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
None (same speed)
4.
Which type of light has the lowest energy of this group?
a)
Radio
b)
Microwave
c)
Infrared
d)
Ultraviolet
5.
Which type of light has the largest wavelength of this group?
a)
X-rays
b)
Microwave
c)
Infrared
d)
Ultraviolet
6.
Which type of light has the smallest frequency of this group?
a)
red
b)
yellow
c)
green
d)
blue
7.

Radio waves and _______ are used in communication

a)

Microwaves

b)

Gamma rays

c)

Visible light

d)

Ultraviolet

8.

The highest point on a transverse wave is the

a)

compression

b)

crest

c)

rest position

d)

trough

9.

The lowest point on a transverse wave is the

a)

compression

b)

crest

c)

rest position

d)

trough

10.

Which property of the wave would change if you changed the amount of energy the wave had?

a)

amplitude

b)

frequency

c)

wavelength

d)

wave speed

11.

The number of waves that pass somewhere in a second is:

a)

amplitude

b)

frequency

c)

wavelength

12.

A wave that can travel through matter and empty space is a:

a)

electromagnetic wave

b)

longitudinal wavy

c)

transverse wave

13.

What kind of wave is this?

a)

electromagnetic

b)

longitudinal

c)

transverse

14.
The diagram shows a wave.
How many wavelengths are there between X and Y? 
a)
b)
1
c)
1 ½
d)
3
15.
Which type of wave arrives first during an earthquake?
a)
Primary (p-wave) waves
b)
Secondary (s-wave) waves
c)
Rayleigh Waves
d)
Love Waves
16.
An s-wave is an example of what type of wave?
a)
Longitudinal
b)
Converse
c)
Transverse
d)
Ocean
17.
A p-wave is an example of
a)
Longitudinal
b)
Transverse
c)
Converse
d)
Ocean
18.
What part of the earth is broken in to 12 major tectonic plates?
a)
Crust
b)
Mantle
c)
Inner Core
d)
Outer Core
19.
Which body waves cause particles of rock material to move at right angles to the direction in which the waves are traveling?
a)
Body Waves
b)
P- Waves
c)
S- Waves
d)
Surface Waves
20.
What is the shaking of the Earth’s crust caused by a sudden release of energy?
a)
Earthquake
b)
Epicenter
c)
Fault
d)
Plate