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WorksheetsRidin' the Waves Pre-Test
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 11mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which statement is true?
a)
The ability to do work - it makes things happen or causes changes.
b)
Energy is matter
c)
Energy is only ever potential
d)
Energy is only ever kinetic
2.
All waves carry
a)
energy
b)
light
c)
matter
d)
particles
3.
What does it mean to refract?
a)
bounce off
b)
to bend
c)
curve outward
d)
reflect
4.
What happens when light hits a mirror?
a)
it makes a color
b)
it reflects
c)
it makes a rainbow
d)
it passes through
5.
A repeating disturbance or movement that transfers energy.
a)
Hertz
b)
Medium
c)
Wave
d)
Transverse
6.
The orange line is measuring the _________________________.
a)
wavelength
b)
amplitude
c)
crest
d)
trough
7.
Which letter shows reflection?
a)
Pathway A
b)
Pathway B
c)
Pathway C
d)
Pathway D
8.
Which term explains the path of the light ray in this diagram?
a)
Convection
b)
Scattering
c)
Absorption
d)
Refraction
9.
Sound travels fastest through
a)
solids
b)
liquids
c)
gases
d)
empty space
10.
Which letter represents the wave trough?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
11.
What is measured from crest to crest or trough to trough?
a)
Frequency
b)
Amplitude
c)
Wavelength
d)
Origin
12.
The heat from a hot burner to a pot is transferred by ______.
a)
convection
b)
insulation
c)
radiation
d)
conduction
13.
This is a lava lamp. When the light bulb heats the wax, the wax rises. When the wax cools, it falls. This cycle of rising/falling is an example of:
a)
Conduction.
b)
Convection.
c)
Radiation.
14.
What kind of heat transfer happens when the sun is heating your body?
a)
Conduction
b)
Radiation
c)
Convection
d)
Density
15.
How many kinds of heat transfer are there?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4 or more
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