Quiz about Waves Unit Test

Question 1

What is a medium?

Accepted Answer

The substance a wave moves through.

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How fast the wave can move.

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The range of electromagnetic waves above red in the visible spectrum.

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A disruption in the connections of matter

Question 2

What type of wave is shown in the picture?

Accepted Answer

Longitudinal Wave

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Transverse Wave

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Sound Wave

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Electromagnetic Wave

Question 3

What type of wave is shown in the picture?

Accepted Answer

Transverse Wave

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Sound Wave

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Longitudinal Wave

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Electromagnetic Wave

Question 4

What type of wave is a sound wave?

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longitudinal

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transverse

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light wave

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seismic wave

Question 5

Sound waves move fastest through a __________.

Accepted Answer

Solid

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Liquid

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Gas

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Empty Space (Vacuum)

Question 6

How often a wave occurs per second is called _________________.

Accepted Answer

Frequency

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Amplitude

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Loudness

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Wavelength

Question 7

The distance from crest to crest or trough to trough is called _______________.

Accepted Answer

Wavelength

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Amplitude

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Wave

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Frequency

Question 8

Can light travel through empty space?

Accepted Answer

Yes

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No

Question 9

What is the only part of the electromagnetic spectrum that the human eye can see?

Accepted Answer

Visible Light

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Ultraviolet Light

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Infrared Rays

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Microwave Rays

Question 10

The bending of waves as they move from one medium to another is called ___________.

Accepted Answer

Refraction

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Reflection

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Compression

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Diffraction

Question 11

Can sound waves travel through empty space?

Accepted Answer

No

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Yes

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Maybe

Question 12

The height of a sound wave from a resting midpoint to crest is called its____________.

Accepted Answer

amplitude

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wavelength

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frequency

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altitude

Question 13

Which wave pattern below shows the greatest frequency?

Accepted Answer

C

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A

Answer

B

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D

Question 14

Why are sounds not heard in space?

Accepted Answer

Space is a vacuum with few particles to travel through.

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Space is too cold for sound waves to travel.

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There is too much matter to travel through in space.

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Energy cannot travel in space.

Question 15

Which part of the diagram below shows the wavelength?

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A

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B

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C

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D

Question 16

_____________ describes when light hits a surface and it bounces off of it.

Accepted Answer

Reflection

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Absorption

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Refraction

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Projection

Question 17

The process of soaking up or taking in light without reflecting back is called______________.

Accepted Answer

absorption

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refraction

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reflection

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transpiration

Question 18

What is transferred from place to place by waves?

Accepted Answer

energy

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an object

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a medium

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signals

Question 19

Which wave pattern below is a transverse wave?

Accepted Answer

B

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A

Question 20

which wave pattern below is a longitudinal wave?

Accepted Answer

A

Answer

B

Question 21

Match the term with the definition:

A traveling disturbance that transfers energy, not matter

Accepted Answer

wave

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vibration

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compression

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medium

Question 22

What part of the wave is the red arrow pointing to?

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Crest

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Trough

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Wavelength

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Amplitude

Question 23

What type of waves MUST travel through matter?

Accepted Answer

Mechanical Waves

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Electromagnetic Waves

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Transverse Waves

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Light Waves

Question 24

Which part of the transverse wave is the green arrow pointing to?

Accepted Answer

Trough

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Crest

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Wavelength

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Amplitude

Question 25

Which color of visible light has the longest wavelength?

Accepted Answer

Red

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Orange

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Green

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Violet

Question 26

What type of waves can travel through a vacuum?

Accepted Answer

Electromagnetic Wave

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Mechanical Wave

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Compressional Wave

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Sound Wave

Question 27

What is the bending of a wave due to a change in medium?

Accepted Answer

Refraction

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Rarefaction

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Angle of Incidence

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Angle of Reflection

Question 28

Which type of electromagnetic waves have the longest wavelength (longer than a football field)?

Accepted Answer

Radio Waves

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Ultraviolet Radiation

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Gamma Rays

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Visible Light

Question 29

What causes a sound wave?

Accepted Answer

Vibrations

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Refraction

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Reflection

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Light

Question 30

The higher the frequency the ______ the energy.

Accepted Answer

higher

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lower

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neither, stays the same

Question 31

Which letter shows reflection?

Accepted Answer

Pathway A

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Pathway B

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Pathway C

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Pathway D

Question 32

What is a big difference between mechanical and electromagnetic waves?

Accepted Answer

Electromagnetic do not need a medium and mechanical do.

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Mechanical do not need a medium and electromagnetic do.

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Mechanical waves are faster than electromagnetic.

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All mechanical waves are transverse.

Question 33

An area that has no matter in it (like space) is known as a(n) _____.

Accepted Answer

vacuum

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transverse

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medium

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em pulse

Question 34

When waves pass through a medium without being reflected or absorbed they are being _____.

Accepted Answer

transmitted

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refracted

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reflected

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absorbed

Question 35

The number of waves produced in a given time is the

Accepted Answer

frequency

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amplitude

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crest

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trough

Question 36

Which color of the visible light spectrum has the shortest wavelength?

Accepted Answer

violet

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red

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blue

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white

Question 37

Which of the following would reflect rather than refract light?

Accepted Answer

mirror

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prism

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magnify glass

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lens

Question 38

What happens from left to right?

Accepted Answer

Wavelength decreases and frequency increases

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Wavelength increases and frequency decreases

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Energy decreases

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The energy increases and then decreases

Question 39

Remote controls use invisible light of frequency just below the visible range. This part of the electromagnetic spectrum is called

Accepted Answer

infrared

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microwaves

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ultraviolet

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x-rays

Question 40

What number represents the amplitude?

Accepted Answer

2

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1

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3

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4

Question 41

The area where a longitudinal wave is spread out is known as a

Accepted Answer

rarefaction

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compression

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substitution

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trough

Question 42

Which of the following is a transparent object?

Accepted Answer

a window

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A metal sign

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a piece of wood

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a piece of frosted glass

Question 43

Which wave has the longest wavelength.

Accepted Answer

3

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1

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2

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4

Question 44

When you look at the electromagnetic spectrum, Wavelength decreases and what increases?

Accepted Answer

Frequency

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Amplitude

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Speed

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Wave height

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