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ENERGY OF WAVES TEST
Write the letter of the correct answer in the space provided.
_____ 1. What do waves transfer?
a. matter
b. water
c. energy
d. particles
_____ 2.Which of these waves do NOT require a medium?
a. ocean waves
b. seismic waves
c. sound waves
d. radio waves
_____ 3. Which of the following is NOT a property of a wave?
a. refracti
b. amplitude
c. frequency
d. wavelength
_____ 4. If a wave is traveling at a certain speed and you decrease its frequency,
what would happen to its wavelength?
a. The wavelength would be shorter.
b. The wavelength would produce a standing wave.
c. The wavelength would remain the same.
d. The wavelength would be longer.
_____ 5. How do waves transfer energy?
a. through ocean waves
b. by the vibration of particles in a medium
c. through compression
d. by a combination of waves
_____ 6. A section of a longitudinal wave where the particles are crowded
together is called a
a. rarefaction.
b. compression.
c. vibration
d. surface wave.
_____ 7. Which of the following is not a medium?
a. space
b. air
c. water
d. wood
_____ 8. Electromagnetic waves are arranged by
a. speed.
c. wavelength.
b. amplitude.
d. usefulness.
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9. Which electromagnetic waves is the eye able to see?
A.Red, green, and ultraviolet
B. Red, infrared, and yellow
C. Blue, green, and ultraviolet
D.Orange, green, and red
10. Which of the following items would work well in space?
A.Drum set
B. guitar
C. radio
D.flashlight
MATCHING
Match the correct description with the correct term. Write the letter in the space
provided. Not all terms will be used.
_____ 11. a wave that requires a medium through
wave which to travel
_____ 12. a wave that does not require a medium
_____ 13. a wave in which the particles of the
medium move perpendicularly to the
direction the wave is traveling
a. mechanical wave
b. transverse wave
c. surface wave
d. electromagnetic wave
e. longitudinal wave
_____ 14. a wave in which the particles of the
medium vibrate parallel to the direction of the wave motion
MATCHING (12-15)
Match the correct description with the correct term. Write the letter in the space
provided. Not all terms will be used.
_____ 15. the number of waves produced in a given amount
of time
_____ 16. the speed at which a wave travels through a
medium
_____ 17. the maximum distance that the particles of a
wave’s medium vibrate from their rest position
_____ 18. the distance from any point on a wave to an
identical point on the next wave
a. frequency
b. wavelength
c. wave speed
d. amplitude
e. wave
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_____ 19. Which letter represents a crest?
_____ 20. Which letter represents a wavelength?
_____ 21. Which letter represents amplitude?
_____ 22. Which letter represents a trough?
______ 23.Which letter represents a compression?
______ 24.Which letter represents a rarefaction?
______ 25.Which letter represents a wavelength?