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Quiz on Waves and Sunscreen

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the "frequency" of waves?

a)

The number of waves passing a point each second

b)

The height of a wave

c)

The distance between waves

d)

The speed of light

2.

How fast do light waves travel?

a)

150 million meters per second

b)

300 million meters per second

c)

450 million meters per second

d)

600 million meters per second

3.

What does a higher SPF number indicate?

a)

Less protection from the sun

b)

More protection from the sun

c)

Faster tanning

d)

Longer-lasting sunscreen

4.

What is the "frequency" of a wave?

a)

The height of a wave

b)

The number of waves per second

c)

The speed of a wave

d)

The color of a wave

5.

What happens to the number of waves per second when the wavelength is shorter?

a)

More waves per second

b)

Less waves per second

c)

No change in waves per second

d)

Waves stop completely

6.

If a wave has a long wavelength, what can be said about its frequency?

a)

High frequency

b)

Low frequency

c)

Constant frequency

d)

No frequency

7.

Which colour of light would have the shortest wavelength?

a)

Red

b)

Blue

c)

Green

d)

Yellow

8.

What is the distance between two consecutive peaks of a wave?

a)

Frequency

b)

Amplitude

c)

Wavelength

d)

Velocity

9.

What colour of light has the longest wavelength?

a)

Violet

b)

Blue

c)

Red

d)

Green

10.

What is the sequence of waves from longest to shortest wavelength?

a)

Gamma rays, X-rays, ultraviolet, light, infrared, microwaves, radio waves

b)

Radio waves, microwaves, infrared, light, ultraviolet, X-rays, gamma rays

c)

Light, infrared, microwaves, radio waves, gamma rays, X-rays, ultraviolet

d)

Ultraviolet, light, infrared, microwaves, radio waves, X-rays, gamma rays

11.

Which type of wave is used to cook food

a)

Radio waves

b)

Microwaves

c)

X-rays

d)

Ultraviolet

12.

Which type of wave is commonly used in medical imaging?

a)

Radio waves

b)

X-rays

c)

Infrared

d)

Ultraviolet

13.

What is the speed of all electromagnetic radiations?

a)

150,000,000 m/s

b)

300,000,000 m/s

c)

450,000,000 m/s

d)

600,000,000 m/s