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Electromagnetic and Mechanical Waves

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which type of waves must have a medium in order to travel?

a)

electromagnetic wave

b)

mechanical wave

2.
All waves carry
a)
energy
b)
light 
c)
matter
d)
particles
3.

Mechanical waves usually travel fastest through:

a)

solids

b)

liquids

c)

gases

4.

Mechanical waves usually travels fastest as the temperature of the medium:

a)

increases

b)

decreases

c)

stays the same

5.
What is a medium?
a)
something between a small and a large?
b)
the substance through which a wave can travel
c)
a pattern of vibration that simulates when a wave is standing still
d)
the distance from any point on a wave to an identical point on the next wave
6.

What type of wave is this?

a)

Electromagnetic

b)

Mechancial

c)

Both Electromagnetic and Mechanical

7.

What type of wave is this?

a)

Electromagnetic

b)

Mechanical

c)

Both Electromagnetic and Mechanical

8.

True or False: Sound needs a medium.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

True or False: Sound waves are faster than light.

a)

False

b)

True

10.

Sound waves travel the fastest through ---

a)

Liquids

b)

Gases

c)

Solids

11.
Sound travels fastest through what type of medium?
a)
pond water
b)
cold air
c)
iced tea
d)
wooden desk
12.
Which travels faster: sound or light?
a)
light
b)
sound
13.

Which of the following does sound travel the fastest?

a)

solid

b)

liquid

c)

gas

d)

plasma

14.

What is the lowest point of a wave?

a)

trough

b)

crescent

c)

medium

15.

What unit is used to measure frequency?

a)

centimeters (cm)

b)

meters (m)

c)

hertz (Hz)

d)

miles per hour

16.

What is a wave?

a)

A disturbance that transfers matter from place to place.

b)

A disturbance that transfers energy but not matter.

17.

The number of waves that pass a fixed point in a given amount of time is...

a)

frequency

b)

wave speed

c)

amplitude

d)

wavelength

18.
Which wave in the diagram has the greatest wavelength?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
19.

Which letter(s) represent the wavelength?

a)

A & B

b)

B & D

c)

B & F

d)

C & E

20.

What is amplitude?

a)

The distance from the center line ( or the still position) of a waveto the top of a crest or to the bottom of a trough.

b)

The number of waves passing a point in a certain time.

21.
The distance from one point to the next corresponding point on a wave is called the ________________.
a)
waveform
b)
peak
c)
amplitude
d)
wavelength