WorksheetsWaves Review
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
For Kathy to see the image, light must have entered her eyes. What specifically entered Kathy's eyes?
a)
Only energy
b)
Only matter
c)
Matter and energy
d)
Neither
2.
A wave in which the particles of the medium vibrate parallel to the direction of the wave motion.
a)
Transverse Wave
b)
Longitudinal Wave
c)
Rainbow Wave
d)
Ocean Wave
3.
What does this diagram represent?
a)
Diffraction
b)
Reflection
c)
Interference
d)
Refraction
4.
Why do green plants look green?
a)
Reflect blue and yellow wavelengths
b)
Absorb green wavelengths
c)
Transmit green light
d)
They reflect green wavelengths of the visible spectrum
5.
Which of the following would reflect rather than refract?
a)
Magnifying Glass
b)
Lens
c)
Mirror
d)
Prism
6.
A periodic disturbance in a solid, liquid, or gas as energy is transmitted through a medium.
a)
Longitudinal Wave
b)
Wave
c)
Transverse Wave
d)
Mechanical Wave
7.
A substance or material that carries a wave.
a)
Medium
b)
Amplitude
c)
Crest
d)
Mechanical Wave
8.
What types of material does sound not travel well through?
a)
Solids
b)
Plasma
c)
Gases
d)
Liquids
9.
Waves consist entirely of ?
a)
Energy
b)
Water
c)
Light
d)
Sound
10.
What is the top of a wave called?
a)
Crest
b)
Trough
c)
Amplitude
d)
Wavelength
11.
What is the bottom of a wave called?
a)
Crest
b)
Trough
c)
Amplitude
d)
Wavelength
12.
When the crests of two waves combine in one single wave... It's called?
a)
Combined Wave
b)
Interference
c)
Destructive Interference
d)
Constructive Interference
13.
The distance between on crest/trough and the other crest/trough is called?
a)
Wavelength
b)
Amplitude
c)
Wave Speed
d)
Frequency
14.
Which of the following has the lowest frequency?
a)
Gamma Rays
b)
Ultra Violet
c)
Radio
d)
Visible light
15.
What type of waves don't require a medium?
a)
Electromagnetic Waves
b)
Seismic Waves
c)
Mechanical Waves
d)
Ocean Wave
16.
What is the bending of waves called?
a)
Refraction
b)
Diffraction
c)
Wave
d)
Medium
17.
Why do apples appear red?
a)
Red light reflects and all the other colors are absorbed
b)
Red is absorbed and all the other colors are reflected
18.
When light, sound, or heat bounces off a surface that does not go through.
a)
Interference
b)
Doppler Effect
c)
Reflection
d)
Refraction
19.
A change in frequency of a wave for an observer moving relative to its source?
a)
Doppler Effect
b)
Interfernce
20.
What is interference?
a)
The combining of two waves to form a single wave.
b)
The combining of crests.
c)
The combining of troughs.
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