WorksheetsTransverse and Longitudinal Wave
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
What category of waves do Transverse and Longitudinal fall under?
Mechanical
Electromagnetic
Surface
Longitudinal
Which direction do Transverse waves travel?
right to left
left to right
up and down
north to west
Electromagnetic waves are ______ waves
Longitudinal
Light
Surface
Transverse
Which direction do Longitudinal waves travel?
back and forth
right to left
south to west
in and out
Matter in a transverse wave moves at what angle?
right angle
obtuse angle
acute angle
sharp angle
A Longitudinal is also known as a ______ wave
Compression
Transverse
sensible
none of the above
Amplitude is determined by the amount of _______ in the wave
Height
Light
Heat
Energy
In this wave the wave travels in the same direction as the vibrations of the particles or medium.
Longitudinal
Transverse
Mechanical
Electromagnetic
In a longitudinal wave, the distance between successive rarefaction's and successive compression's is its _________
Wavelength
Crest
Trough
Amplitude
The distance from one crest to another is..........
The Wavelength
The Height
Meters
The Amplitude
When a pulse is sent along a line it is called a _______ wave.
Transverse
Longitudinal
Mechanical
Sound
When waves bounce off an object ______ occurs
Reflection
Rarefaction
Resolution
Condensation
What is Diffraction?
The binding of waves around an object.
When waves bounce off a solid object and disappear.
The result of a rainbow.
When sound waves interact with light waves.
Mechanical waves can only travel through what?
Light
Air
Solids
Matter
What are waves?
Rhythmic disturbances that carry energy without carrying matter
When a vibration turns into sound because of friction
Rhythmic disturbances that carry matter without carrying energy
Disturbances in the force of gravity
Electromagnetic waves have the same characteristics of a _______ wave
Mechancial
Transverse
Longitudinal
Surface
Electromagnetic waves can move through _____ and _____
Space and Gas
Solids and Walls
Matter and Space
Matter and Liquid
In a transverse wave the frequency is the number of crests or ______ that pass by
wavelength
amplitude
troughs
compressions
The change of direction of a wave as it changes speed when traveling from one material to another is called ________
Reflection
Refraction
Diffraction
Amplitude
True or False: Waves travel at different speeds through different types of matter
True
False
