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WorksheetsWaves Unit Test Quizizz
Total questions: 36
Worksheet time: 2hrs 48mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What type of wave is a sound wave?
a)
transverse
b)
longitudinal
c)
light wave
d)
seismic wave
2.
Pitch is determined by _____________ which is measured in ______________.
a)
amplitude, hertz
b)
frequency, decibels
c)
amplitude, decibels
d)
frequency, hertz
3.
Can sound waves travel through empty space?
a)
Yes
b)
No
c)
Maybe
4.
Why do we see lightning before we see thunder?
a)
Because light travels faster than sound
b)
Because sound travels faster than light
5.
What causes a sound wave?
a)
Refraction
b)
Reflection
c)
Vibrations
d)
Light
6.
What part of the ear sends signals to the brain?
a)
eardrum
b)
ear canal
c)
cochlea
d)
hammer
7.
Sound waves move fastest through a __________.
a)
Solid
b)
Liquid
c)
Gas
d)
Empty Space (Vacuum)
8.
Sound waves move slowest through _______________.
a)
Solid
b)
Liquid
c)
Gas
d)
Empty Space (Vacuum)
9.
What parts make up the outer ear?
a)
eardrum, hammer, anvil, stirrup
b)
cochlea and auditory nerve
c)
pinna and ear canal
10.
How do vocal chords create sound?
a)
light
b)
refraction
c)
reflection
d)
vibrations
11.
What parts make up the middle ear?
a)
pinna and ear canal
b)
eardrum, hammer, anvil, stirrup
c)
cochlea and auditory nerve
12.
The human ear can receive sound waves as _____________ and convert them to signals that are processed by the ______________.
a)
signals, auditory nerve
b)
vibrations, auditory nerve
c)
signals, brain
d)
vibrations, brain
13.
What parts make up the inner ear?
a)
pinna and ear canal
b)
eardrum, hammer, anvil, stirrup
c)
cochlea and auditory nerve
14.
What are the 3 tiny bones found in the middle ear called?
a)
cochlea, pinna, and hammer
b)
hammer, anvil and stirrup
c)
pinna, hammer, and anvil
d)
pinna, hammer, and stirrup
15.
Loudness is determined by ________________ and is measured in ________________.
a)
amplitude, decibels
b)
amplitude, hertz
c)
frequency, decibels
d)
frequency, hertz
16.
Why does sound move fastest through solids?
a)
Because particles are more compact (close together)
b)
Because particles are more spread apart
17.
What is a repeating movement or disturbance (vibration) that carries energy through matter or space?
a)
Frequency
b)
Amplitude
c)
Wavelength
d)
Wave
18.
Waves transmit _______________ and not _________________.
a)
matter, energy
b)
energy, matter
c)
sound, light
d)
light, sound
19.
A type of wave that moves up and down or back and forth at right angles is called a ________________ wave.
a)
transverse
b)
longitudinal
c)
compressional
d)
sound
20.
The height of the wave from resting line to crest or resting line to trough is called _________________.
a)
frequency
b)
wavelength
c)
amplitude
d)
wave
21.
What type of wave is a sound wave?
a)
Transverse
b)
Light
c)
Amplitude
d)
Longitudinal
22.
How often a wave occurs per second is called _________________.
a)
Amplitude
b)
Loudness
c)
Frequency
d)
Wavelength
23.
The distance from crest to crest or trough to trough is called _______________.
a)
Amplitude
b)
Wave
c)
Wavelength
d)
Frequency
24.
What is the part on a longitudinal wave that is very close together?
a)
Wave
b)
Compression
c)
Rarefaction
d)
Amplitude
25.
What is the part of a longitudinal wave that is spread apart?
a)
Wave
b)
Compression
c)
Rarefaction
d)
Amplitude
26.
What type of wave is a light wave?
a)
transverse
b)
longitudinal
c)
compressional
d)
seismic
27.
Can light travel through empty space?
a)
Yes
b)
No
28.
What is the only part of the electromagnetic spectrum that the human eye can see?
a)
Ultraviolet Light
b)
Visible Light
c)
Infrared Rays
d)
Microwave Rays
29.
The bending of waves as they move from one medium to another is called ___________.
a)
Reflection
b)
Refraction
c)
Compression
d)
Diffraction
30.
What happens to your pupil in the dark?
a)
It gets bigger.
b)
It gets smaller.
c)
It changes color.
31.
What part of the eye is directly behind the pupil?
a)
Cornea
b)
Lens
c)
Iris
d)
Retina
32.
What is the black hole where light enters the eye called?
a)
Iris
b)
Pupil
c)
Lens
d)
Cornea
33.
What happens to your pupil in bright light?
a)
It gets bigger.
b)
It gets smaller.
c)
It changes color.
34.
What is the clear outer covering of the eye?
a)
Sclera
b)
Lens
c)
Pupil
d)
Cornea
35.
What do we call the colored part of the eye?
a)
Sclera
b)
Cornea
c)
Iris
d)
Pupil
36.
Order how light travels through the eye.
a)
Cornea, Lens, Pupil, Retina
b)
Cornea, Retina, Pupil, Lens
c)
Cornea, Pupil, Lens, Retina
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