WorksheetsWaves Unit Review
Total questions: 62
Worksheet time: 53mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is wave?
a)
A transfer of matter
b)
A transfer of atoms
c)
A transfer of energy
2.
The only thing that is transferred during a wave is...
a)
Matter
b)
Energy
c)
Atoms
d)
Whatever is on top of the wave
3.
Why don't we feel a rush of air with each sound wave?
a)
Sound waves are not loud enough
b)
Only the energy of the wave travels through the air
c)
The sound waves don't have a medium
4.
Mechanical waves need energy and
a)
A medium
b)
Matter
c)
Frequency
d)
Wavlength
5.
What is a medium?
a)
The middle of a wave
b)
An average wave
c)
A substance that a wave travels through
6.
What is the medium for an ocean wave?
a)
Air
b)
Land
c)
Water
7.
Electromagnetic waves need a medium to travel though.
a)
True
b)
False
8.
What type of wave is shown in the picture?
a)
Surface
b)
Transverse
c)
Longitudinal
9.
What of wave is shown in the picture?
a)
Longitudinal
b)
Transverse
c)
Surface
d)
Electromagnetic
10.
In a transverse wave, the energy is ______________ to movement of the medium
a)
Parallel
b)
Antiparallel
c)
Acute
d)
Perpendicular
11.
What is shown in the picture?
a)
Amplitude
b)
Wavelength
c)
Frequency
d)
Wave speed
12.
The height of the wave is called....
a)
Frequency
b)
Wavelength
c)
Wave Speed
d)
Amplitude
13.
The more energy you put into a wave...
a)
The higher the amplitude
b)
The higher the frequency
c)
The higher
14.
Which wave has the highest frequency?
a)
Red
b)
Blue
15.
Frequency is
a)
How many waves pass a point in a certain amount of time
b)
How fast the wave travels
c)
The height of
16.
Wavelength is measured
a)
With distance and time
b)
From the center to the top of the wave
c)
From crest to crest
17.
What is the wave equation?
a)
E=mc2
b)
Lengthxwidthxheight
c)
v=f×λ
18.
Frequency is measured in what unit?
a)
meters per second
b)
Hertz (Hz)
c)
meters
19.
A wave has a frequency of 10 Hz and wavelength of 5 meters. What is the speed of the wave?
a)
5 m/s
b)
10 m/s
c)
50 m/s
d)
500 m/s
20.
A wave has a speed of 12 m/s and a frequency of 6 Hz. What is the wavelength of the wave?
a)
1 meter
b)
2 meters
c)
4 meters
d)
6 meters
21.
A wave a speed of 8 m/s and a frequency of 2 Hz. What is the wavelength of the wave?
a)
1 meter
b)
2 meters
c)
3 meters
d)
4 meters
22.
The speed of a wave is
a)
The height of the wave
b)
How much distance a wave covers in a certain amount of time
c)
The distance between crests
23.
The higher the frequency
a)
The larger the wavelength
b)
The smaller the wavelength
c)
The wavelength stays the same
24.
What happens when to waves meet?
a)
They reflect
b)
They interfere with each other
c)
Nothing Happens
25.
What is shown in the pic?
a)
Constructive Interference
b)
Resonance
c)
Destructive Interference
d)
Transverse wave
26.
What is shown in the animation?
a)
Constructive Interference
b)
Destructive Interference
c)
Resonance
d)
Standing Waves
27.
What will be the height of the wave in the picture?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
28.
What will be the height of the wave in the picture?
a)
-1
b)
0
c)
1
d)
2
29.
What is shown in the picture?
a)
Reflection
b)
Refraction
c)
Diffraction
d)
Interference
30.
Reflection occurs
a)
at an opposite direction but same angle
b)
Same direction but different angle
31.
What is shown in the picture?
a)
Reflection
b)
Refraction
c)
Diffraction
32.
What causes wave to bend in refraction?
a)
Different Substances
b)
Change in Speed
c)
Energy not being able to pass through
33.
What is shown below?
a)
Reflection
b)
Refraction
c)
Diffraction
34.
Why can you hear someone outside an open door?
a)
Waves reflect into the room
b)
Waves diffract into the room
c)
Waves refract into the room
35.
What is a natural frequency?
a)
A freqeuncy which an object vibrate
b)
An amplitude at which an object vibrates
c)
None of these option
36.
When you hit the natural frequency of an object, it will
a)
Vibrate and resonate
b)
Nothing
37.
Why does a glass cup shatter with sound?
a)
High pitches have loads of energy
b)
The glass is sensitive
c)
You can hit it's natural frequency
38.
Sound is..
a)
A disturbance that travels as a longitudinal wave
b)
A disturbance that travels as an electromagnetic wave
c)
Anything you can hear
39.
What causes sound?
a)
Movement
b)
Vibrations of a medium
c)
Electricity
40.
What type of wave is sound?
a)
Transverse
b)
Surface
c)
Longitudinal
41.
How do sound waves travel?
a)
By vibrating and bumping each other
b)
By moving from one spot to another
42.
Sound waves only transfer energy
a)
True
b)
False
43.
The parts of sound wave where the medium compresses are called
a)
Compressions
b)
Rarefactions
c)
Crests
d)
Troughs
44.
Pitch depends on
a)
Compression
b)
Wavelength
c)
Frequency
d)
Amplitude
45.
The higher the frequency of a sound
a)
The lower the pitch
b)
The higher the pitch
c)
There is no effect on sound
46.
The higher the energy of a sound wave...
a)
The louder the sound
b)
The higher the wavelength
c)
The higher the pitch
d)
The higher the frequency
47.
Why can't you hear sound in space?
a)
Space is to far away
b)
There is no medium
c)
The sound is too quiet in space
48.
In which material does sound travel the fastest?
a)
Gas
b)
Liquid
c)
Solid
d)
Plasma
49.
Why does sound travel the fastest in solids?
a)
Atoms are very compact in a solid
b)
Atoms are spread out in a solid
c)
Solids are heavier
50.
Loudness is measured in.
a)
Hertz
b)
Meters
c)
Louds
d)
Decibels
51.
Frequency is measured in...
a)
Hertz
b)
Meters per second
c)
Meters
52.
Loudness depends on...
a)
Energy and Distance
b)
Energy
c)
Distance
d)
Frequency
53.
Light is an example of
a)
An electromagnetic wave
b)
Transverse Wave
c)
Mechanical Wave
d)
Longitudinal
54.
An apple is red because
a)
It absorbs red light
b)
Its absorbs all light and reflects red light
55.
Which waves have the most amount of energy?
a)
Gamma
b)
X rays
c)
Microwaves
d)
Infared
56.
The electromagnetic spectrum describes...
a)
All the types of electromagnetic waves
b)
Only describes light and color
c)
Describes sound waves
57.
Sound is..
a)
Mechanical
b)
Electromagnetic
58.
What type of electromagnetic wave do we use for cellphones and wifi?
a)
Radio
b)
Microwaves
c)
Infared
d)
Ultraviolet
59.
What type of electromagnetic wave is used to look at bones?
a)
Infared
b)
Ultraviolet
c)
Gamma
d)
X Ray
60.
Which square is opaque?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
61.
Which square is transparent?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
62.
Which square is translucent?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
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