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WorksheetsWave Properties: Sound, Light, and Color
Total questions: 60
Worksheet time: 34mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What property of this wave is represented by the letter "A"
a)
amplitude
b)
crest
c)
trough
d)
wavelength
2.
What property of the wave is represented by the letter "B"?
a)
amplitude
b)
crest
c)
trough
d)
wavelength
3.
The highest point on a wave is:
a)
the crest
b)
the trough
c)
the top
d)
the coast
4.
The lowest point on a wave is the:
a)
Amplitude
b)
Crest
c)
Trough
d)
Wavelength
5.
The number of wavelengths that pass a point each per second is:
a)
frequency
b)
period
c)
longitudinal
d)
transverse wave
6.
When the frequency of a wave increases, what happens to the wavelength?
a)
The wavelength is not directly affected by the frequency of a wave.
b)
The wavelength increases.
c)
The wavelength decreases.
d)
More specific information is needed to form a conclusion about the wavelength.
7.
Which wave in the diagram has the greatest frequency?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
8.
Which wave in the diagram has the greatest wavelength?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
9.
crest to crest or trough to trough
a)
crest
b)
trough
c)
amplitude
d)
wavelength
10.
Electromagnetic waves include the following except
a)
radio waves
b)
X-rays
c)
doing the wave at a football game
d)
microwaves
11.
which material does sound travel the fastest?
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gases
12.
The type of waves that require medium to pass:
a)
Mechanical Waves
b)
Electromagnetic Waves
13.
A mechanical wave cannot travel through...
a)
a vacuum(empty space).
b)
water.
c)
air.
d)
glass.
14.
regular disturbances that carry energy through matter or space
a)
crest
b)
energy
c)
wave
d)
trough
15.
which material does sound travel the fastest?
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gases
16.
When a wave strikes and object and bounces off. (example echo)
a)
medium
b)
refraction
c)
reflection
d)
interference
17.
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
18.
Compression means.....
a)
Far apart
b)
Close together
c)
Complicated
d)
Stretch
19.
Rarefaction means.....
a)
Far apart
b)
Close together
c)
Squeeze
d)
Reflect
20.
Waves that have compression and rarefaction are called...
a)
Transverse
b)
Electromagnetic
c)
Longitudinal
d)
Slinky
21.
What kind of wave is this?
a)
Transverse
b)
Longitudinal
c)
Compression
d)
Rarefraction
22.
What kind of wave is this?
a)
Transverse
b)
Longitudinal
23.
What kind of wave is this?
a)
Transverse
b)
Longitudinal
24.
What kind of wave is this?
a)
Transverse Wave
b)
Longitudinal Wave
25.
All electromagnetic waves have the same...
a)
frequency
b)
speed
c)
wavelength
d)
energy
26.
Select the correct order of waves on the Electromagnetic Spectrum
a)
Radio, Micro, Infra, Visible, Ultra, X-ray, Gamma
b)
Gamma, X-ray, Ultra, Vis, Infra, Micro, Radio
c)
Vis, Micro, Infra, Ultra, X-ray, Gamma, Radio
d)
Micro, Radio, Vis, Infra, Ultra, X-ray, Gamma
27.
A possible unit for frequency is __________.
a)
Hertz
b)
meters/second
c)
nanometer
28.
What do all waves transfer?
a)
Light
b)
Sound
c)
Heat
d)
Energy
29.
What type of material is the most transparent?
a)
A Window
b)
Window with a curtain
c)
A mirror
d)
A notebook
30.
What object would absorb the most radiation?
a)
A black T-shirt
b)
A mirror
c)
A white skateboard
d)
A red apple
31.
Which object would be the best at reflecting light waves?
a)
windows
b)
mirrors
c)
notebooks
d)
tables
32.
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
33.
Which of the figures represents reflection?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
34.
Which of the following represents refraction?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
35.
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
36.
You will see a flash of lightning before you hear the thunder that goes with it because-
a)
the eye is quicker than the ear
b)
thunder occurs much later than lightening
c)
sound travels faster through the atmosphere than light
d)
light travels faster through the atmosphere than sound
37.
Why is sound able to travel faster through a solid than a gas?
a)
Gas molecules are packed tightly.
b)
Sound does not travel faster through a solid than a gas.
c)
Solid molecules are packed tightly.
d)
Gas molecules move slowly.
38.
Why is the school library covered with carpet?
a)
So everyone can make a lot of noise
b)
to help absorb sounds to keep it quiet
c)
because it looks good
d)
to help absorb sounds so it can stay noisy
39.
how is the electromagnetic spectrum organized?
a)
crest
b)
amplitude
c)
trough
d)
wavelength
40.
More energy = _______ Frequency
a)
higher
b)
lower
c)
slower
d)
medium
41.
Which color absorbs ALL light
a)
Violet
b)
Red
c)
White
d)
Black
42.
Which color reflects ALL light
a)
Violet
b)
Red
c)
White
d)
Black
43.
What is the band of colors that make up white light?
a)
visible spectrum
b)
rainbow
c)
white light
d)
electromagnetic spectrum
44.
What kind of object does not allow any light to pass through it?
a)
opaque
b)
translucent
c)
transparent
d)
black
45.
What objects transmit almost all the light which strikes them?
a)
Transparent
b)
Translucent
c)
Emitting
d)
Opaque
46.
Objects can do which of the following?
a)
Reflect light
b)
Absorb Light
c)
Transmit light
d)
All of the above
47.
If an object absorbs all of the colors it will appear:
a)
White
b)
Black
c)
Brown
48.
Light travels in a:
a)
Loop
b)
Straight Line
c)
Back and fourth
d)
Up and down
49.
Brian is wearing a red shirt. Why does it appear red?
a)
all colors of the spectrum combine to form red
b)
blue and green waves are bounced off the shirt
c)
the red waves of the visible spectrum are absorbed
d)
the red in the visible spectrum is reflected
50.
What is a piece of glass that refracts light to form the visible light spectrum?
a)
prism
b)
transparent
c)
opaque
d)
diamond
51.
What materials CAN light travel through
a)
Translucent, Opaque
b)
Transparent, Opaque
c)
Translucent, Transparent
d)
Transparent, Shadow
52.
Refraction is
a)
light bending
b)
light bouncing
53.
If you are using a green color filter, what color will you only see?
a)
blue
b)
green
c)
white
d)
red
54.
Leaves are green because green is reflected and all the other colors are _____.
a)
transmitted
b)
refracted
c)
absorbed
55.
What is a property of a transparent object?
a)
Almost all of the light rays that reach it are scattered.
b)
Almost all of the light rays that reach it are absorbed.
c)
Almost all of the light rays that reach it are reflected.
d)
Almost all of the light rays that reach it pass through it.
56.
makes the particles in a medium move parallel to the direction of the wave
a)
longitudinal wave
b)
transverse wave
c)
electromagnetic wave
57.
Wave that moves perpendicular to the motion of the wave
a)
transverse
b)
compressional
c)
physical
d)
chemical
58.
You can't hear sounds in outer space because there is no
a)
matter
b)
light
c)
energy
d)
heat
59.
Which of the following is NOT a mechanical wave?
a)
sound
b)
light
c)
ocean
d)
seismic
60.
Of the following, ________ have the greatest frequency of the electromagnetic spectrum.
a)
ultraviolet rays
b)
gamma rays
c)
radio
d)
visible waves
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