WorksheetsWave Properties and Behaviors
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What object would absorb the most radiation?
a)
A black T-shirt
b)
A mirror
c)
A white skateboard
d)
A red apple
2.
Which object would be the best at reflecting light waves?
a)
windows
b)
mirrors
c)
notebooks
d)
tables
3.
As light travels through a lens in causes an object to appear larger, this is due to which behavior?
a)
Transmission
b)
Reflection
c)
Absorption
d)
Refraction
4.
When standing in the sun this behavior allows you to warm up as light and other waves hit your clothes.
a)
Reflection
b)
Refraction
c)
Absorption
d)
Transmission
5.
Which of the figures represents reflection?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
6.
Which of the following represents refraction?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
7.
Refraction occurs when _____________
a)
the wave's speed changes
b)
in response to echoes
c)
as a result of reflected impages in a mirror
d)
none of the above
8.
A _______ separates sunlight into the colors of the visible spectrum
a)
prism
b)
both prism and mirror
c)
mirror
d)
solid cube
9.
Which letter(s) represent the crest of the wave?
a)
A
b)
B & D
c)
B & F
d)
F
10.
Which wave in the diagram has the greatest frequency?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
11.
Which wave in the diagram has the greatest wavelength?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
12.
crest to crest or trough to trough
a)
crest
b)
trough
c)
amplitude
d)
wavelength
13.
which material does sound travel the fastest?
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gases
14.
When a wave strikes and object and bounces off. (example echo)
a)
medium
b)
refraction
c)
reflection
d)
interference
15.
When a wave bends as it passes through at an angle from one medium to another.(example: pencil in a glass of water-)
a)
medium
b)
refraction
c)
reflection
d)
interference
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