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WorksheetsWaves in Mediums
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 11mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which wave in the diagram has the greatest frequency?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
2.
Which wave in the diagram has the greatest wavelength?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
3.
Which of the following can sound travel through?
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gas
d)
all of the above
4.
which material does sound travel the fastest?
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gases
5.
High frequency waves have _________ wavelength.
a)
varying
b)
high
c)
the same
d)
low
6.
What is a medium?
a)
something between a small and a large?
b)
the substance through which a wave can travel
c)
a pattern of vibration that simulates when a wave is standing still
d)
the distance from any point on a wave to an identical point on the next wave
7.
A mechanical wave cannot travel through...
a)
a vacuum(empty space).
b)
water.
c)
air.
d)
glass.
8.
Sound travels FASTEST through which of these materials?
a)
Air
b)
Empty space
c)
Metal
d)
Water
9.
Without matter, sound waves could not travel.
a)
True
b)
False
10.
Sound will travel slowest through which of the following forms of matter?
a)
milk
b)
desk
c)
air
d)
door
11.
When light passes from one transparent medium to another, it changes speed. When light changes speed, it changes direction. This change of direction, or bending, is called refraction.
True or false
True or false
a)
True
b)
False
12.
15. A wave interaction in which a wave bounces off a surface that it does not go through is called
a)
absorption.
b)
reflection.
c)
transmission.
d)
diffraction.
13.
Which explains why the fork looks different under water?
a)
light can't pass through the glass
b)
the wavelength of light lengthens
c)
the amount of light increases when going through water
d)
light is refracted at an angle
14.
T or F
Light can travel through a vacuum, or empty space.
Light can travel through a vacuum, or empty space.
a)
False
b)
True
15.
What does opaque mean?
a)
You cannot see through it, the light is absorbed.
b)
You can see through it, light is transmitted.
c)
You can see through it a little, the light is transmitted but it is scattered.
16.
T or F
Transparent means that you can only see through it a little because the light is transmitted but scattered.
Transparent means that you can only see through it a little because the light is transmitted but scattered.
a)
True
b)
False
17.
What does translucent mean?
a)
You cannot see thorugh it because the light is absorbed.
b)
You can see through it because light is transmitted.
c)
You can see through it a little because light is transmitted but it is scattered.
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