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Total questions: 71
Worksheet time: 1hrs 19mins
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Class
Date
1.
Which of these electromagnetic waves can we see?
a)
radio
b)
x-ray
c)
microwave
d)
visible light
2.
Which of these waves can travel in a vacuum (empty space)/
a)
sound wave
b)
radio wave
c)
compressional wave
d)
water wave
3.
Gamma rays have the shortest waveslength, and therefore the ____ frequency.
a)
lowest
b)
highest
4.
How are sound and light waves similar?
a)
both transmit energy
b)
both require a medium
c)
neither require a medium
d)
both transmit matter
5.
All waves carry
a)
energy
b)
light
c)
matter
d)
particles
6.
Which has a higher frequency than visible light?
a)
radio
b)
microwave
c)
infrared
d)
x-ray
7.
Which of these CANNOT travel in empty space?
a)
electromagnetic waves
b)
mechanical
8.
Black will ____ all wavelengths of the visible spectrum.
a)
reflect
b)
absorb
c)
refract
d)
diffract
9.
True or False:
White light is composed of all the colors of the spectrum as shown with a prism
White light is composed of all the colors of the spectrum as shown with a prism
a)
true
b)
false
10.
The color you see is the color that is ___.
a)
reflected
b)
absorbed
11.
Why do some people have to wear glasses because images are blurry?
a)
cornea is opaque
b)
light rays not focused correctly on retina
12.
What do you see when water droplets refract sunlight?
a)
thunderstorm
b)
eclipse
c)
rainbow
d)
clouds
13.
If you want to change the pitch of a sound, you have to change the ___
a)
frequency
b)
amplitude
c)
speed
d)
volume
14.
High energy waves have a ____.
a)
high frequency
b)
low frequency
c)
small amplitude
d)
big wavelength
15.
If a sound was has a big amplitude, it will be a ____ sound.
a)
soft
b)
loud
c)
high frequency
d)
low frequency
16.
Sound travels fastest through
a)
solids
b)
liquids
c)
gases
d)
empty space
17.
A periodic disturbance in a solid, liquid, or gas as energy is transmitted through a medium
a)
A. surface wave
b)
B. transverse wave
c)
C. wave
d)
D. mechanical wave
18.
A physical environment in which phenomena occur
a)
A. longitudinal wave
b)
B. medium
c)
C. electromagnetic wave
d)
D. transverse wave
19.
A wave that requires a medium through wave which to travel
a)
A. electromagnetic wave
b)
B. longitudinal wave
c)
C. mechanical wave
d)
D. transverse wave
20.
A wave that does not require a medium
a)
A. electromagnetic wave.
b)
B. surface wave
c)
C. medium
d)
D. transverse wave
21.
A wave in which the particles of the medium move perpendicularly to the direction the wave is traveling
a)
A. surface wave
b)
B. transverse wave
c)
C. electromagnetic wave
d)
D. longitudinal wave
22.
A wave in which the particles of the medium vibrate parallel to the direction of the wave motion
a)
A. mechanical wave
b)
B. surface wave
c)
C. longitudinal wave
d)
D. wave
23.
A transverse and a longitudinal wave that combine at or near the boundary between two media
a)
A. surface wave
b)
B. mechanical wave
c)
C. wave
d)
D. electromagnetic wave
24.
The number of waves produced in a given amount of time
a)
A. amplitude
b)
B. wave speed
c)
C. frequency
d)
D. wavelength
25.
The speed at which a wave travels through a medium
a)
A. frequency
b)
B. wavelength
c)
C. wave speed
d)
D. amplitude
26.
The maximum distance that the particles of a wave’s medium vibrate from their rest position
a)
A. frequency
b)
B. wavelength
c)
C. wave speed
d)
D. amplitude
27.
The distance from any point on a wave to an identical point on the next wave
a)
A. frequency
b)
B. wavelength
c)
C. wave speed
d)
D. amplitude
28.
A change in the direction of a wave when the wave finds an obstacle or an edge.
a)
A. refraction
b)
B. reflection
c)
C. standing wave
d)
D. diffraction
29.
A phenomenon that occurs when two objects naturally vibrate at the same frequency
a)
A. interference
b)
B. standing wave
c)
C. resonance
d)
D. reflection
30.
The bending of a wave as the wave passes between two substances in which the speed of the wave differs
a)
A. refraction
b)
B. reflection
c)
C. resonance
d)
D. standing wave
31.
The combination of two or more waves that result in a single wave
a)
A. diffraction
b)
B. resonance
c)
C. reflection
d)
D. interference
32.
Which of the following items would work well in space?
a)
A. flashlight
b)
B. radio
c)
C. guitar
d)
D. drum set
33.
A wave can make a leaf bob up and down on the water, but it cannot move the leaf toward the shore. This is because waves only transfer
a)
A. matter.
b)
B. energy.
c)
C. media.
d)
D. crests.
34.
Which of the following is NOT a property of a wave?
a)
A. refraction
b)
B. amplitude
c)
C. frequency
d)
D. wavelength
35.
Which of these waves do NOT require a medium?
a)
A. ocean waves
b)
B. seismic waves
c)
C. sound waves
d)
D. radio waves
36.
What kind of wave is pictured below?
a)
compressional wave
b)
transverse wave
c)
sound wave
d)
mechanical wave
37.
What do we call the bottom of a transverse wave?
a)
crest
b)
trough
c)
wavelength
d)
amplitude
38.
What do we call the top of the wave?
a)
crest
b)
trough
c)
amplitude
d)
frequency
39.
Maurice is wearing a yellow shirt. What behavior is causing our eye to see the yellow waves?
a)
absorption
b)
transmission
c)
reflection
d)
refraction
40.
Paul is fishing out on the Resevoir. He sees a fish from his boat and goes to spear it but misses by a lot but sees that the fish has not moved. What caused him to think the fish was some where else?
a)
reflection
b)
transmission
c)
absorption
d)
refraction
41.
What happens when you increase the amplitude of a sound?
a)
it makes the sound louder
b)
it makes the sound travel faster
c)
it increases the wavelength of the sound
d)
it increases the frequency of the sound
42.
Waves that require a medium are called
a)
mechanical waves
b)
transverse waves
c)
light waves
d)
gamma rays
43.
What happens when an object absorbs electromagnetic waves?
a)
It bends the object
b)
It heats the object u
c)
It causes it to become transparent
d)
It stays the same
44.
Why would a wave change direction?
a)
Because it went from a medium to empty space
b)
Because it went from one medium to another
c)
the amplitude
d)
the amplitude of the wave
45.
This behavior occurs when energy is not transferred through or reflected by a medium.
a)
refraction
b)
reflection
c)
transmission
d)
absorption
46.
This behavior occurs when waves bend from changing speed.
a)
refraction
b)
reflection
c)
transmission
d)
absorption
47.
What kind of wave moves at right angles to the direction of the wave?
a)
compressional waves
b)
mechanical waves
c)
transverse waves
d)
ultraviolet rays
48.
This behavior is what happens when waves bounce back when meeting a surface.
a)
refraction
b)
reflection
c)
transmission
d)
absorption
49.
An example of this is an echo
a)
refraction
b)
reflection
c)
transmission
d)
absorption
50.
Many times we associate transverse waves with this wave
a)
compressional wave
b)
electromagnetic wave
c)
mechanical wave
51.
Many times we associate compressional waves with this wave
a)
compressional wave
b)
transverse waves
c)
electromagnetic wave
52.
What do we call the part of a compressional wave that is when the waves are squeezed together?
a)
compression
b)
rarefaction
c)
crest
d)
trough
53.
What do we call the part of a compressional wave that is spread a part?
a)
compression
b)
rarefaction
c)
crest
d)
trough
54.
What can electromagnetic waves travel through?
a)
mediums
b)
empty space
c)
solely solids
d)
both mediums and empty space
55.
What key word is MOST associated with waves?
a)
Vibration
b)
Velocity
c)
Rotation
d)
Revolution
56.
What is an example of a Longitudinal wave
a)
Earthquake
b)
Radio Waves
c)
Light Waves
d)
X-rays
57.
What can electromagnetic waves travel through?
a)
mediums
b)
empty space
c)
solely solids
d)
both mediums and empty space
58.
Which of these electromagnetic waves can we see?
a)
radio
b)
x-ray
c)
microwave
d)
visible light
59.
How are sound and light waves similar?
a)
both transmit energy
b)
both require a medium
c)
neither require a medium
d)
both transmit matter
60.
Can you hear sounds in a vacuum?
a)
Yes
b)
No
61.
Cancer can be treated with_______________waves.
a)
Penicillin
b)
Radio
c)
Infrared
d)
Gamma
62.
This type of Electromagnetic wave shows a break in bones.
a)
gamma ray
b)
x-ray
c)
brokenometer
d)
radio wave
63.
Frequency is a measure of...
a)
length of the wave
b)
height of the wave
c)
number of waves a second
d)
number of waves an hour
64.
Electromagnetic waves vary in ____________.
a)
the speed they travel in a vacuum
b)
the way the reflect
c)
wavelength and frequency
65.
Infrared waves are used in__________________.
a)
Bath tubs
b)
Microwaves
c)
Remote Controls
d)
Tanning
66.
________ is an EM wave used to cook Ms. Carles' hot pocket.
a)
radio
b)
microwave
c)
visible light
d)
ultraviolet
67.
Infrared energy is also known as...
a)
death ray energy.
b)
visible light.
c)
albedo.
d)
heat.
68.
Waves are a transfer of what?
a)
Heat
b)
Light
c)
Energy
d)
Food
69.
A repeating disturbance or movement that transfers energy.
a)
Hertz
b)
Medium
c)
Wave
d)
Transverse
70.
Which of the following electromagnetic waves is given off as heat?
a)
ultraviolet light
b)
x-rays
c)
gamma rays
d)
infrared rays
71.
Which of these electromagnetic waves can we see?
a)
radio
b)
x-ray
c)
microwave
d)
visible light
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