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Unit Test: Energy, Waves, Sound, and Light

Authored by Kathleen Overman

Science

6th - 8th Grade

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Unit Test:  Energy, Waves, Sound, and Light
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

A wave transfers

water

air

energy

particles

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

The number of waves that pass a given point in a certain amount of time is called:

wavelength

crest

amplitude

frequency

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

Media Image

The image shows the bending of the light waves due to a change in speed as the light enters the water. This is called:

refraction

thermal expansion

reflection

resonance

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

This occurs when external vibrations match an object's natural frequency (such as what happened on the Tacoma Narrows Bridge in 1940.)

reflection

resonance

refraction

rarefaction

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

Sound can travel through solids, liquids, and gases. Which of the following would sound travel through the fastest?

a puddle of water

a block of metal

outer space

air

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

Media Image

The ship in this picture is using a system the utilizes reflected sound waves to detect and locate objects under water. What is the name of this system?

diffraction

sonar

ultrasound imaging

sonogram

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

Fishing boats use sonar to locate schools of fish. What characteristic of sound is most important for this application of sonar?

sound waves reflect off some surfaces

sound waves interfere when they overlap

sound waves spread out from a source

sound waves diffract around corners

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