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WorksheetsWaves Review
Total questions: 69
Worksheet time: 2hrs 59mins
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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.
All waves carry
a)
energy
b)
light
c)
matter
d)
particles
4.
Which of these CANNOT travel in empty space?
a)
electromagnetic waves
b)
mechanical
5.
If ALL colors of visible light are reflected back to your eye, what color will the t-shirt appear?
a)
white
b)
black
c)
red
d)
green
6.
Black will ____ all wavelengths of the visible spectrum.
a)
reflect
b)
absorb
c)
refract
d)
diffract
7.
The color you see is the color that is ___.
a)
reflected
b)
absorbed
8.
The transparent protective layer of the eye is called the ___.
a)
cornea
b)
lens
c)
pupil
d)
retina
9.
This layer of the eye refracts the light onto the back of the eye.
a)
lens
b)
retina
c)
optic nerve
d)
vitreous humor
10.
What is the function of the outer ear?
a)
collects sound waves
b)
interprets the sound
c)
transmits the sound
d)
amplifies the sound
11.
If you want to change the pitch of a sound, you have to change the ___
a)
frequency
b)
amplitude
c)
speed
d)
volume
12.
Sound travels fastest through
a)
solids
b)
liquids
c)
gases
d)
empty space
13.
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
14.
A wave that does not require a medium
a)
A. electromagnetic wave.
b)
B. surface wave
c)
C. medium
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 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
17.
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
18.
Which rays in the electromagnetic spectrum have the lowest frequency?
a)
Ultraviolet Rays
b)
Gamma Rays
c)
Longitudinal Waves
d)
Radio Waves
19.
Which rays in the electromagnetic spectrum have the highest frequency?
a)
Gamma Rays
b)
Compressional Waves
c)
Radio Waves
d)
Ultraviolet Rays
20.
The orange line is measuring the _________________________.
a)
wavelength
b)
amplitude
c)
crest
d)
trough
21.
_______ carry the greatest amount of energy.
a)
x-rays
b)
gamma rays
c)
infrared rays
d)
visible light
22.
The higher the frequency the ______ the energy.
a)
higher
b)
lower
c)
neither, stays the same
23.
Put the visible light colors in order from longest wavelength to shortest wavelength
a)
Violet, Indigo, Blue, Green, Orange, Yellow, Red
b)
Red, Yellow, Green, Orange, Violet, Blue, Indigo
c)
Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Indigo, Violet
24.
If you're moving from gamma rays to microwave, describe how the energy level changes
a)
Increases
b)
Decreases
c)
Energy level doesn't change
d)
We never talked about it
25.
electromagnetic waves that have more energy than microwaves; can be felt as heat
a)
infrared rays
b)
gamma rays
c)
ultraviolet rays
d)
visible light
26.
electromagnetic waves that you can see
a)
visible light
b)
ultraviolet rays
c)
infrared rays
d)
x-rays
27.
a material that transmits most of the light that strikes it
a)
transparent
b)
translucent
c)
opaque
d)
solid
28.
a material that scatters the light that passes through it
a)
translucent
b)
transparent
c)
opaque
d)
wood
29.
a material that reflects or absorbs all of the light that strikes it
a)
opaque
b)
translucent
c)
transparent
d)
glass
30.
Prisms separate light into the colors of the rainbow using what behavior of waves?
a)
Reflection
b)
Refraction
c)
Absorption
d)
Transmission
31.
Based on the picture, choose the best description of how wavelength and frequency are related
a)
As wavelength increases, frequency increases
b)
As frequency increases, wavelength remains the same
c)
As frequency increases, wavelength decreases
d)
frequency and wavelength mean the same thing
32.
Which term explains the path of the light ray in this diagram?
a)
Convection
b)
Scattering
c)
Absorption
d)
Refraction
33.
Which letter shows reflection?
a)
Pathway A
b)
Pathway B
c)
Pathway C
d)
Pathway D
34.
A repeating disturbance or movement that transfers energy.
a)
Hertz
b)
Medium
c)
Wave
d)
Transverse
35.
What kind of wave is pictured below?
a)
compressional wave
b)
transverse wave
c)
sound wave
d)
mechanical wave
36.
Question 1
Which part shows the wavelength?
Which part shows the wavelength?
a)
Part D
b)
Part A
c)
Part B
d)
Part C
37.
Question 2
Which part shows the crest?
Which part shows the crest?
a)
Part B
b)
Part A
c)
Part C
d)
Part D
38.
Question 3
Which part shows the trough?
Which part shows the trough?
a)
Part A
b)
Part B
c)
Part C
d)
Part D
39.
Which wave in the diagram below appears to have the higher amplitude?
a)
The top picture
b)
The bottom picture
c)
They both have the same amplitude
d)
The waves only show frequency
40.
What type of wave is pictured?
a)
Transversal
b)
Longitudinal
c)
Surface
d)
Seismic
41.
The tiny hairs on the cochlea vibrate transmit energy to nerves to the brain. The cochlea is which part of the ear?
a)
outer ear
b)
middle ear
c)
inner ear
d)
brain
42.
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
43.
What is the final step in the hearing process?
a)
vibrations from the eardrum are passed to small bones
b)
the moving liquid bends tiny hairs in sound waves make the eardrum vibrate
c)
The outside part of the ear catches the sound waves through the air
d)
the auditory nerves turn the movements of the tiny hairs into signals and send them to the brain
44.
The auditory nerve sends signals to the ___________________
a)
hair follicles
b)
eyelids
c)
heart
d)
brain
45.
Waves with a low frequency have a ________________ sound
a)
high
b)
soft
c)
low
d)
amplitude
46.
Waves with a high frequency have a ________________ sound
a)
high
b)
soft
c)
low
d)
amplitude
47.
Which is true of a green grape?
a)
It absorbs green light.
b)
It absorbs white light.
c)
It reflects green light.
d)
It reflects white light.
48.
Which is translucent?
a)
tissue paper
b)
air
c)
wood
d)
clear plastic
49.
Regulates the amount of light entering the eye and gives the eye its color.
a)
Iris
b)
Lens
c)
Pupil
d)
Retina
50.
Pupil
a)
Focuses light
b)
Clear tissue that covers the front of the eye
c)
Opening through which light enters the eye
d)
Layer of receptor cells
51.
Lens
a)
Clear tissue that covers the eye
b)
Opening of the eye
c)
Focuses the light
d)
Regulates amount of light
52.
What is letter B
a)
Optic nerve
b)
Lens
c)
Cornea
d)
Retina
53.
What is letter G?
a)
Sclera
b)
Retina
c)
Lens
d)
Vitreous humor
54.
What is letter F?
a)
Retina
b)
Pupil
c)
Vitreous humor
d)
Iris
55.
What is letter E?
a)
Vitreous humor
b)
Retina
c)
Cornea
d)
Optic nerve
56.
What is letter I?
a)
Cornea
b)
Lens
c)
Vitreous humor
d)
Optic nerve
57.
This part of the eye carries the message from your eye to the part of your brain that controls vision.
a)
cornea
b)
lens
c)
optic nerve
d)
retina
58.
The back of the eye; an upside-down image of whatever you are looking at is projected here.
a)
lens
b)
cornea
c)
pupi
d)
retina
59.
The color you see is the color that is ___.
a)
reflected
b)
absorbed
60.
White light goes through a red filter what color do we see?
a)
Red
b)
Green
c)
Cyan
d)
Yellow
61.
A shirt reflects blue light, what color is the shirt
a)
Red
b)
Blue
c)
Magenta
d)
Cyan
62.
A shirt reflects green, red and blue light, what color is the shirt
a)
Black
b)
Blue
c)
Magenta
d)
White
63.
A shirt reflects all light, what color is the shirt
a)
Black
b)
Blue
c)
Magenta
d)
White
64.
What is this called?
a)
refraction
b)
reflection
c)
reconstroction
d)
retraction
65.
What happens when light hits a mirror?
a)
it makes a color
b)
it reflects
c)
it makes a rainbow
d)
it passes through
66.
What is a prism?
a)
a transparent object that separates white light
b)
an opaque object that appears black
c)
a translucent object
67.
If you wanted a gift to be a surprise, what kind of container would you put it in?
a)
transparent
b)
thick
c)
opaque
d)
translucent
68.
Which is transparent?
a)
a wooden fence
b)
clean water
c)
aluminum foil
d)
a purple balloon
69.
Which wave has a greater frequency?
a)
A
b)
B
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