WorksheetsBehaviors of Waves
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 46mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What does it mean to refract?
a)
bounce off
b)
to bend
c)
curve outward
d)
reflect
2.
What happens when light hits a mirror?
a)
it makes a color
b)
it reflects
c)
it makes a rainbow
d)
it passes through
3.
What happens to blue light when it hits a shirt that appears blue?
a)
The light is reflected.
b)
The light is absorbed.
c)
The light is refracted.
d)
The light is blocked.
4.
Why do we see objects as black?
a)
They absorb all the light
b)
They reflect all the light
c)
They absorb some light and reflect
5.
What separates white light into different colors?
a)
transmission
b)
absorption
c)
scattering
d)
refraction
6.
Seeing your face in a mirror is an example of
a)
Refraction
b)
Fiber Optics
c)
Reflection
d)
Absorption
7.
What happens when light hits a shiny object you can see?
a)
The light turns corners.
b)
The light curves around the object.
c)
The object reflects the light.
d)
The light and the object do not form a shadow.
8.
Light hitting a prism is an example of
a)
Absorption
b)
Reflection
c)
Diffraction
d)
Refraction
9.
An example of sound reflected is
a)
Screaming into a pillow
b)
Dolphins using echo communication
c)
Hearing a conversation from another room
d)
Sound can't be reflected
10.
A construction worker wears headphones while using a jackhammer for what reason
a)
To listen to his playlist
b)
To transmit sound waves
c)
To absorb sound waves
d)
To reflect sound waves
11.
What caused the refraction of light?
a)
A change in light speed through different mediums
b)
The reflection of light waves
c)
ROY G BIV
d)
A change in direction of light
12.
Acronym that represents the colors that make white light
a)
RAY G BIV
b)
ROY G BOV
c)
RAY G BEV
d)
ROY G BIV
13.
Sound will travel slowest through which medium
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gas
d)
outerspace
14.
What happens when light hits an object you can see?
a)
The light turns corners.
b)
The light curves around the object.
c)
The object reflects the light.
d)
The light and the object do not form a shadow.
15.
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
16.
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
17.
Which of the figures represents reflection?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
18.
Which of the following represents refraction?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
19.
Which letter(s) represent the crest of the wave?
a)
A
b)
B & D
c)
B & F
d)
F
20.
Which wave in the diagram has the greatest frequency?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
21.
Which wave in the diagram has the greatest wavelength?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
22.
crest to crest or trough to trough
a)
crest
b)
trough
c)
amplitude
d)
wavelength
23.
What does the term “Frequency” mean?
a)
How many times radiation can pass in a given amount of time
b)
how many times a wave can pass in a given amount of time
c)
how many times a wave repeats itself
d)
how many times a wave can alter its shape
24.
This word means the height of a wave
a)
wavelength
b)
frequency
c)
trough
d)
amplitude
25.
Waves that do not need mediums are known as
a)
mechanical waves
b)
electromagnetic waves
c)
crest waves
d)
trough waves
26.
Waves that need mediums are known as
a)
mechanical waves
b)
electromagnetic waves
c)
crest waves
d)
trough waves
27.
how is the electromagnetic spectrum organized?
a)
crest
b)
amplitude
c)
trough
d)
wavelength
28.
The longer the wavelength, the lower the _______
a)
crest
b)
amplitude
c)
trough
d)
energy
29.
The shorter the wavelength, the higher the _______
a)
crest
b)
amplitude
c)
trough
d)
energy
30.
More energy = _______ Frequency
a)
higher
b)
lower
c)
slower
d)
medium
31.
Another name for visible light
a)
Crest
b)
Trough
c)
White
d)
Black
32.
Which color reflects ALL light
a)
Violet
b)
Red
c)
White
d)
Black
33.
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
34.
Constructive interference will cause the wave to
a)
Increase its displacement
b)
Decrease its displacement
c)
Make its displacement stay the same
35.
Destructive interference is
a)
When the two waves affect each other in a negative way
b)
The two waves add together and produce a single wave of greater amplitude
c)
Are in phase
36.
Constructive interference is
a)
When two waves affect one another in a positive way.
b)
Produce a single wave of greater amplitude (add together)
c)
Both
37.
_______ carry the greatest amount of energy.
a)
x-rays
b)
gamma rays
c)
infrared rays
d)
visible light
38.
what is interference
a)
occurs when two or more waves overlap and combine
b)
occurs when two or more waves combine and neutralize each other
c)
when one waves travels alone
39.
Diffraction is the______ of a wave as it moves around an obstacle or passes through a narrow opening
a)
growth
b)
shrinking
c)
bending
40.
Wave speed equals =
a)
Wavelength X Frequenecy
b)
Frequency / wavelength
41.
In a longitudinal wave the particles move ______ the direction of the wave.
a)
parallel to
b)
perpendicular to
c)
away from
d)
up and down with
42.
In a transverse wave the particles move ______ the direction of the wave.
a)
perpendicular to
b)
parallel to
c)
along with
d)
against
43.
With _________ interference the resulting wave is bigger than either of the overlapping waves.
a)
constructive
b)
destructive
c)
frequency
d)
amplitudinal
44.
With _________ interference the resulting wave is smaller than either of the overlapping waves.
a)
destructive
b)
constructive
c)
longitudinal
d)
amplitudinal
45.
Label A in this picture is a _____
a)
compression
b)
rarefaction
c)
amplitude
d)
pitch
46.
What is a medium?
a)
a crest
b)
the highest point of a wave
c)
The material through which a wave travels
d)
the lowest point of a wave
47.
This CD is an example of light
a)
diffracting
b)
refracting
c)
absorbtion
d)
reflection
48.
For this sound wave, Y represents
a)
compression
b)
rarefaction
c)
wavelength
d)
amplitude
49.
For this sound wave, W represents
a)
Amplitude
b)
Frequency
c)
Wave height
d)
Wavelength
50.
What does this picture show?
a)
Constructive Interference
b)
Destructive Interference
c)
Refraction
d)
Diffraction
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