Waves Unit Review

Multiple Choice

What do waves transfer?

• matter

• energy

• nothing

• surfers

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In which type of mechanical wave does energy travel back and forth?

• transverse wave

• longitudinal wave

• superpositioned wave

• refracted wave

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The greater the amplitude the greater the ________

• wavelength & decibels

• energy & volume

• frequency & pitch

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what is the distance from crest to crest or compression to compression?

• amplitude

• crest

• trough

• wavelength

Multiple Select

The greater the frequency the

• higher pitch

• lower the pitch

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What type of waves travel through matter? (check all that apply)

• seismic

• longitudinal

• transverse

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what type of waves travel through a vacuum (space void of matter)

• seismic

• longitudinal

• transverse

​Sound waves travel through different types of matter at different speeds.

The greater the density the faster the wave will travel.

Multiple Choice

Looking at the chart what can you conclude?

• Waves travel fastest through solids

• Waves travel fastest through liquids

• Waves travel fastest through gasses

• Waves travel fastest through plasma

Multiple Choice

What part of the electromagnetic spectrum makes colors we can see?

• gamma rays

• microwaves

• visible light

• x-rays

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When people experience a seismic wave what do they usually notice?

• the light waves

• the sound waves

• the Earth vibrating

• nothing

Multiple Choice

What is the clear front cover to the eye?

• cornea

• sclera

• pupil

• iris

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What part of the eye is responsible for color vision?

• rods

• cones

• cornea

• lens

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what is tiny colored muscle that control the amount of light into the eye?

• cornea

• pupil

• iris

• retina

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what is the black hole in the front of the eye called?

• cornea

• pupil

• iris

• retina

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When do your pupils get large?

• in low light

• in regular light

• in bright light

• when your eyes are closed

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when do your pupils get small?

• in low light

• in regular light

• in bright light

• when you close your eyes

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What is #1?

• cornea

• iris

• retina

• optic nerve

Multiple Choice

What is #2?

• cornea

• lens

• retina

• optic nerve

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What is #3?

• cornea

• lens

• retina

• sclera

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What is #4? (inside back of eye)

• cornea

• pupil

• lens

• retina

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What is #5?

• cornea

• lens

• iris

• retina

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what is the correct order that light enters the eye?

• retina, lens,pupil, cornea

• iris, cornea, lens, retina

• cornea, pupil, lens, retina

• optic nerve,lens, retina, cornea

Multiple Choice

Why do people wear glasses?

• they look cool

• so light gets bent to land on the retina

• glasses make you look smart

Multiple Choice

what type of lenses help people with nearsightness

• convex lenses

• concave lenses

Multiple Choice

What is in the image?

• pinna- sound catcher

• middle ear- sound amplifier

• cochlea- sound processor

Multiple Choice

where are the sound receptors in the ear located

• outer ear

• middle ear

• inner ear

Multiple Choice

where are the 3 smallest bones in the human body located?

• outer ear

• middle ear

• inner ear

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Greater amplitude of sound waves will make sound

• softer

• louder

• lower pitch

• higher pitch

Multiple Choice

which string instrument has the highest pitch?

• violin

• guitar

• cello

• double bass

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Which string instrument has the lowest pitch?

• violin

• viola

• cello

• double bass

Multiple Choice

True or False:

Sound waves travel faster than light waves.

• true

• false

Multiple Choice

Why does jeans appear blue?

• they absorb blue light

• they refract blue light

• they reflect blue light

• they transmit blue light

Multiple Choice

Why does the straw appear to bend from air to water?

• reflection

• refraction

• diffraction

• transmission

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why does the sound of a police car's siren change as it passes you?

• the volume is different with motion

• the Doppler Effect

• the decibels change with wavelength