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Light Waves

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A ________ is a disturbance that transfers energy from one place to another.

a)

wave

b)

medium

c)

transverse

d)

longitudinal

2.

A(n) ________ is the material through which a wave travels.

a)

medium

b)

wave

c)

transverse

d)

object

3.

The high points of a wave are called ___________.

a)

crests

b)

trough

c)

amplitude

d)

frequency

4.

The lowest parts of a wave are called __________.

a)

crest

b)

trough

c)

frequency

d)

amplitude

5.

In a ________ wave, particles move back and forth in the same direction that the wave travels, or parallel to the wave.

a)

longitudinal

b)

transverse

c)

mechanical

d)

princess

6.

Particles move perpendicularly to the direction the waves travels in a _____________ wave.

a)

longitudinal

b)

transverse

c)

mechanical

d)

princess

7.

_____________ waves require a medium to travel through.

a)

transverse

b)

longitudinal

c)

mechanical

d)

electromagnetic

8.

A disturbance in electric and magnetic fields is a(n) __________ wave.

a)

transverse

b)

mechanical

c)

longitudinal

d)

electromagnetic

9.

_________ is a measure of how far the particles in the medium move away from their normal rest position.

a)

Amplitude

b)

Volume

c)

Frequency

d)

Hertz

10.

___________ is the distance from any point on a wave to an identical point on the next wave.

a)

Hertz

b)

Frequency

c)

Wavelength

d)

Height

11.

The wave period is the time required for one __________.

a)

day

b)

hour

c)

cycle

d)

second

12.

The ____________ tell how many cycles occur in an amount of time, usually 1 second.

a)

frequency

b)

strength

c)

wavelength

d)

amplitude

13.

Frequency is expressed in _______________.

a)

seconds

b)

minutes

c)

hours

d)

hertz

14.

The speed at which a wave travels is called ________________.

a)

wave speed

b)

wave strength

c)

wavelength

d)

none of the above

15.

The transfer of energy as electromagnetic waves is called _____________.

a)

wave speed

b)

wavelength

c)

radiation

d)

ovation

16.

The longest electromagnetic waves are ________________.

a)

radio waves

b)

infrared waves

c)

ultraviolet waves

d)

x rays

17.

The waves with the shortest wavelength are ____________.

a)

infrared

b)

ultraviolet

c)

x rays

d)

gamma ray

18.

Matter that transmits light is ______________.

a)

transparent

b)

translucent

c)

opaque

d)

reflection

19.

Materials that transmit light but don't let the light travel straight through it are called ______________.

a)

transparent

b)

translucent

c)

opaque

d)

reflection

20.

Materials that don't let any light pass through are ___________.

a)

transparent

b)

translucent

c)

opaque

d)

reflection

21.

____________ is the transfer of light energy to matter.

a)

absorption

b)

reflection

c)

refraction

d)

none of the above

22.

___________ is the bouncing of light off a surface.

a)

reflection

b)

refraction

c)

opaque

d)

absorption

23.

The speed of light is _________________ m/s.

a)

300,000

b)

30,000

c)

3,000

d)

300

24.

____________ is the change in direction of a wave as it passes from one medium into another at an angle.

a)

reflection

b)

refraction

c)

scattering

d)

absorption

25.

____________ occurs when light is sent in many directions as it passes through a medium.

a)

absorption

b)

reflection

c)

refraction

d)

scattering