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Total questions: 49
Worksheet time: 38mins
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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 wavelength, 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 of these CANNOT travel in empty space?
a)
electromagnetic waves
b)
mechanical
7.
Black will ____ all wavelengths of the visible spectrum.
a)
reflect
b)
absorb
c)
refract
d)
diffract
8.
If you want to change the pitch of a sound, you have to change the ___
a)
frequency
b)
amplitude
c)
speed
d)
volume
9.
High energy waves have a ____.
a)
high frequency
b)
low frequency
c)
small amplitude
d)
big wavelength
10.
If a sound was has a big amplitude, it will be a ____ sound.
a)
soft
b)
loud
c)
high frequency
d)
low frequency
11.
Sound travels fastest through
a)
solids
b)
liquids
c)
gases
d)
empty space
12.
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
13.
A physical environment in which phenomena occur
a)
A. longitudinal wave
b)
B. medium
c)
C. electromagnetic wave
d)
D. transverse wave
14.
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
15.
The number of waves produced in a given amount of time
a)
A. amplitude
b)
B. wave speed
c)
C. frequency
d)
D. wavelength
16.
The speed at which a wave travels through a medium
a)
A. frequency
b)
B. wavelength
c)
C. wave speed
d)
D. amplitude
17.
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
18.
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
19.
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
20.
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
21.
The bouncing back of a ray of light, sound, or heat when the ray hits a surface that it does not penetrate
a)
A. refraction
b)
B. reflection
c)
C. resonance
d)
D. standing wave
22.
When the crests of one wave overlap the crests of another wave or waves, this occurs.
a)
A. diffraction
b)
B. destructive interference
c)
C. constructive interference
d)
D. resonant frequencies
23.
Which of the following items would work well in space?
a)
A. flashlight
b)
B. radio
c)
C. guitar
d)
D. drum set
24.
For a laboratory experiment, Antonia wants to measure the amplitude of a transverse wave. Which of the following distances is equal to the amplitude of a transverse wave?
a)
A. the distance from one crest to the next
b)
B. the distance from the highest point to the lowest point
c)
C. the distance from one trough to the next
d)
D. the distance from the rest position of the wave to its highest point
25.
What kind of wave is pictured below?
a)
compressional wave
b)
transverse wave
c)
sound wave
d)
mechanical wave
26.
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
27.
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
28.
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
29.
What happens when an object absorbs electromagnetic waves?
a)
It bends the object
b)
It causes it to become warmer
c)
It causes it to become transparent
d)
It stays the same
30.
*Bonus: LT4 The equation to determine speed is:
a)
wavelength/frequency
b)
wavelength X frequency
c)
frequency/wavelength
d)
amplitude X frequency
31.
LT3 To find the speed of a wave you need to know:
a)
frequency and amplitude
b)
amplitude and wavelength
c)
wavelength and frequency
32.
LT3 Frequency is measured in _______________.
a)
Newtons
b)
Meters
c)
ouch! That hurts!
d)
Hertz
33.
Cell phones use_____________waves.
a)
Microwaves
b)
Gamma
c)
XRays
d)
Radio
34.
_____ have the longest wavelengths and lowest frequencies of all electromagnetic waves.
a)
microwaves
b)
radio waves
c)
gamma rays
d)
ultraviolet
35.
What wave behavior was Station 4 demonstrating with prism's and white light?
a)
Reflection
b)
Refraction
c)
Transmission
d)
Absorption
36.
Which letter represents amplitude?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
37.
Which wave has a greater frequency?
a)
A
b)
B
38.
Which letter represents the wave trough?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
39.
Which letter represents the wave crest?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
40.
Which letter represents wavelength?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
41.
What measurement is shown by line A on this wave?
a)
amplitude
b)
frequency
c)
wavelength
d)
miles
42.
What measurement is shown by line D on this wave?
a)
amplitude
b)
wavelength
c)
distance
d)
frequency
43.
What do the most energetic electromagnetic waves have?
a)
long wavelengths and low frequencies
b)
short wavelengths and high frequencies
c)
long wavelengths and high frequencies
d)
short wavelengths and low frequencies
44.
Which wave in the diagram below appears to have the lower frequency?
a)
Wave A
b)
Wave B
c)
They have the same frequency
d)
Only amplitudes are shown
45.
Which wave in the diagram below appears to have the higher amplitude?
a)
Wave A
b)
Wave B
c)
They both have the same amplitude
d)
The waves only show frequency
46.
Johnny Wayveh was looking at a fish in an aquarium. He noticed that the fish seemed to move as he looked at it from the glass side of the aquarium to above the aquarium with no cover on. The fish seemed to move but was sitting still in the water the whole time. How does this example explain what happens to a wave as it enters a different medium?
a)
The frequency of the wave is sometimes the amplitude
b)
The speed of the wave will change as it enters different mediums
c)
The fish was really moving, but in a sneaky way
d)
All waves travel at the same speed through all mediums
47.
A prism could best be described as which of the following?
a)
A triangle with an opening on one side and another side that absorbs light.
b)
A triangle object that allows light to enter and be refracted out into colors
c)
A pyramid shaped object that reflects the rats of the rainbow
d)
A triangular object that absorbs the light from a rainbow
48.
When you look in a mirror you can see yourself. Which behavior of waves is occurring when you see yourself?
a)
absorption
b)
reflection
c)
refraction
d)
transmission
49.
This diagram below represents the path of visible light as it travels from air to water to air through a glass container of water. The light did not travel in a straight line because of __________.
a)
Convection
b)
Scattering
c)
Absorption
d)
Refraction
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