Unit 5 Quiz Review: Waves (with slides)

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is NOT an example of periodic motion?

• A child swinging back and forth on a playground swing.

• A clock pendulum ticking side to side.

• A guitar string vibrating back and forth to produce sound.

• A ball rolling down a hill and stopping.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is true about waves?

• Waves transmit both energy and matter.

• Waves do not transmit matter or energy.

• Waves transmit matter but not energy.

• Waves transmit energy but not matter.

Multiple Choice

What kind of wave is pictured?

• Transverse Wave

• Longitudinal Wave

Multiple Choice

What kind of wave is pictured?

• Transverse

• Longitudinal

Match

Match the following

• crest

• amplitude

• wavelength

• Trough

A

C

B

D

• A

• C

• B

• D

Labelling

Label the Longitudinal Wave.

Drag labels to their correct position on the image

Rarefaction

Wavelength

Compression

Multiple Choice

Which type of wave does NOT require a medium to travel?

• Sound wave

• Water wave

• Electromagnetic wave

• Seismic wave

Multiple Choice

The distance from one point to the next corresponding point on a wave is called the ________________.

• waveform

• peak

• amplitude

• wavelength

Multiple Choice

Which wave in the diagram has the greatest wavelength?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

Multiple Choice

The number of waves that pass a fixed point in a given amount of time is...

• frequency

• wave speed

• amplitude

• wavelength

Multiple Choice

Based on the picture above, which kind of wave has the highest frequency?

• microwave

• ultraviolet

• infrared

• gamma rays

Multiple Choice

Frequency and wavelength have an inverse relationship.

If the frequency of a wave increases, what happens to the wavelength of the wave?

• wavelength decreases

• wavelength increases

• wavelength stays the same

Multiple Choice

Which term below best completes this statement?

"The time needed for a wave to make one complete cycle is known as the wave's _____."

• wavelength

• compression

• period

• frequency

Multiple Choice

A wave has a velocity of 4 m/s and a wavelength of 2 m. What is the frequency of the wave?

• 2 hz

• 8 hz

• 18 hz

Multiple Choice

A wave has a velocity of 25 m/s and a wavelength of 5 m. What is the frequency of the wave?

• 2 hz

• 5 hz

• 125 hz

Match

Match the following pictures to the wave behavior they illustrate

Reflection

Refraction

Diffraction

• Reflection

• Refraction

• Diffraction

Multiple Choice

An underwater sonar ping strikes a rock surface angle of 30°. At what angle will the sound reflect off of the rock? Assume all angles are measured from the normal.

• 
  0°

• 
  30°

• 
  60°

• 
  180°

Multiple Choice

The spoon appears bent or broken due to light waves refracting.

When do light waves refract?

• when the waves combine with other waves

• when the waves interfere with other waves

• when the waves stay in the same medium

• when the waves move from one medium to another

Multiple Choice

What type of wave interference is being shown below?

• Constructive Interference

• Destructive Interference

• Resonant Interference

• Diffraction

Multiple Choice

What type of wave interference is being shown below?

• Constructive interference

• Destructive interference

• Diffraction

• Reflection

Multiple Choice

What is the name of the process in which light passes through materials?

• absorption

• conversion

• reflection

• transmission

Multiple Choice

Why do you feel warm when you stand in the sunlight?

• You are warmed by the sunlight that reflects off your clothes

• The sunlight refracts through your body, warming it up.

• The sunlight is transmitted through your body, warming it up.

• Your clothes absorb some of the sunlight and convert it to heat

Multiple Choice

Why does a green leaf appear green in the sunlight instead of some other color?

• Green light is reflected to our eyes from the leaf.

• White light is reflected to our eyes from the leaf.

• Green light is absorbed by the leaf.

• Red light is reflected to our eyes from the leaf.