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Transverse Longitudinal Mechanical and Electromagnetic Waves

Total questions: 29

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Waves that require a material to travel though are called

a)

electromagnetic waves

b)

mechanical waves

c)

ocean waves

d)

transverse waves

e)

I do not know and do not wish to answer.

2.

This picture is an example of a

a)

longitudinal wave

b)

transverse wave

c)

i do not know and do not wish to answer.

3.

This picture is an example of which type of wave?

a)

transverse wave

b)

longitudinal wave

c)

ocean wave

d)

I do not know and do not wish to answer.

4.

A short wavelength is equal to

a)

a low frequency

b)

slow wave speed.

c)

a high frequency

d)

I do not know and do not wish to answer.

5.

________________ is the speed at which a wave travels.

a)

Frequency

b)

Wave Speed

c)

Trough

d)

Amplitude

e)

I do not know and do not wish to answer.

6.

#1 refers to the

a)

wavelength

b)

amplitude

c)

crest

d)

trough

7.

#2 refers to the

a)

wavelength

b)

amplitude

c)

crest

d)

trough

8.

#3 refers to the

a)

wavelength

b)

amplitude

c)

crest

d)

trough

9.

#4 refers to the

a)

wavelength

b)

amplitude

c)

crest

d)

trough

10.
What type of wave is this?
a)
Longitudinal
b)
Transverse
11.
Which property of these waves differs?
a)
Frequency
b)
Wavelength
c)
Amplitude
d)
Pitch
12.
Which letter is a crest?
a)
F
b)
G
c)
H
d)
J
13.
What type of waves have compressions and rarefactions?
a)
longitudinal
b)
transverse
14.
Which letter is a trough?
a)
F
b)
G
c)
H
d)
J
15.
Which letter shows amplitude?
a)
F
b)
G
c)
H
d)
J
16.
Which letter identifies the wavelength?
a)
F
b)
G
c)
H
d)
J
17.
What type of wave is this?
a)
Longitudinal
b)
Transverse
18.
Which wave has the highest frequency?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
19.
These waves have the same
a)
amplitude
b)
frequency
c)
period 
d)
wavelength
20.

What type of wave is pictured?

a)

Transverse wave

b)

Longitudinal wave

c)

Waving goodbye

d)

Stadium wave

21.

Material some waves travel through, such as the type of solid, liquid, or gas.

a)

Trough

b)

Peak

c)

Wavelength

d)

Medium

22.
Which wave has a greater frequency?
a)
A
b)
B
23.
If a wave has a greater frequency, what happens to the wavelength?
a)
increases
b)
decreases
c)
stays the same
24.
If a wave has a greater frequency, what happens to number of waves per second?
a)
increases
b)
decreases
c)
stays the same
25.
Two water waves combine in phase and build a larger wave. What phenomenon is happening?
a)
constructive interference
b)
refraction
c)
reflection
d)
diffraction
26.

When a crest and a trough interfere, what occurs?

a)

They combine to create a higher amplitude wave.

b)

They counteract and the wave stops.

c)

The wave changes into a longitudinal wave.

d)

They combine to create a low amplitude wave.

27.

When 2 waves temporarily interfere with each other then resume their course of movement, which of the following is true?

a)

They take on and keep a new amplitude based on the result of the interference until the end of the movement.

b)

They are not affected by the interference and maintain their original amplitude throughout the movement.

c)

Both waves are always counteracted and cease to exist.

d)

They temporarily take on a new amplitude due to the interference but resume their original amplitude until the end of the movement.

28.

Which types of waves can travel through a vacuum?

a)

mechanical

b)

light

c)

sound

d)

seismic

29.

In ______ waves, matter in the medium moves back and forth at right angles to the direction the wave travels.

a)

longitudinal

b)

transverse

c)

sound

d)

light