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Transverse and Longitudinal Wave

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What category of waves do Transverse and Longitudinal fall under?

a)

Mechanical

b)

Electromagnetic

c)

Surface

d)

Longitudinal

2.

Which direction do Transverse waves travel?

a)

right to left

b)

left to right

c)

up and down

d)

north to west

3.

Electromagnetic waves are ______ waves

a)

Longitudinal

b)

Light

c)

Surface

d)

Transverse

4.

Which direction do Longitudinal waves travel?

a)

back and forth

b)

right to left

c)

south to west

d)

in and out

5.

Matter in a transverse wave moves at what angle?

a)

right angle

b)

obtuse angle

c)

acute angle

d)

sharp angle

6.

A Longitudinal is also known as a ______ wave

a)

Compression

b)

Transverse

c)

sensible

d)

none of the above

7.

Amplitude is determined by the amount of _______ in the wave

a)

Height

b)

Light

c)

Heat

d)

Energy

8.

In this wave the wave travels in the same direction as the vibrations of the particles or medium.

a)

Longitudinal

b)

Transverse

c)

Mechanical

d)

Electromagnetic

9.

In a longitudinal wave, the distance between successive rarefaction's and successive compression's is its _________

a)

Wavelength

b)

Crest

c)

Trough

d)

Amplitude

10.

The distance from one crest to another is..........

a)

The Wavelength

b)

The Height

c)

Meters

d)

The Amplitude

11.

When a pulse is sent along a line it is called a _______ wave.

a)

Transverse

b)

Longitudinal

c)

Mechanical

d)

Sound

12.

When waves bounce off an object ______ occurs

a)

Reflection

b)

Rarefaction

c)

Resolution

d)

Condensation

13.

What is Diffraction?

a)

The binding of waves around an object.

b)

When waves bounce off a solid object and disappear.

c)

The result of a rainbow.

d)

When sound waves interact with light waves.

14.

Mechanical waves can only travel through what?

a)

Light

b)

Air

c)

Solids

d)

Matter

15.

What are waves?

a)

Rhythmic disturbances that carry energy without carrying matter

b)

When a vibration turns into sound because of friction

c)

Rhythmic disturbances that carry matter without carrying energy

d)

Disturbances in the force of gravity

16.

Electromagnetic waves have the same characteristics of a _______ wave

a)

Mechancial

b)

Transverse

c)

Longitudinal

d)

Surface

17.

Electromagnetic waves can move through _____ and _____

a)

Space and Gas

b)

Solids and Walls

c)

Matter and Space

d)

Matter and Liquid

18.

In a transverse wave the frequency is the number of crests or ______ that pass by

a)

wavelength

b)

amplitude

c)

troughs

d)

compressions

19.

The change of direction of a wave as it changes speed when traveling from one material to another is called ________

a)

Reflection

b)

Refraction

c)

Diffraction

d)

Amplitude

20.

True or False: Waves travel at different speeds through different types of matter

a)

True

b)

False