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WorksheetsWaves & Light
Total questions: 34
Worksheet time: 32mins
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Class
Date
1.
What kind of wave can travel either through matter or through a vacuum (empty space)?
a)
electromagnetic waves
b)
compression waves
c)
sound waves
d)
longitudinal waves
2.
The lowest part of a wave is called the
a)
trough
b)
crest
c)
point of origin
d)
compression point
3.
The highest point of a wave is called the
a)
crest
b)
trough
c)
point of origin
d)
comppression point
4.
What is the measure of how many waves pass a point in a certain amount of time?
a)
frequency
b)
wavelength
c)
midpoint
d)
crest and trough
5.
The action of a wave bouncing off a surface is called __________________.
a)
rarefaction
b)
refraction
c)
reflection
d)
diffraction
6.
Amplitude reflects the amount of ____________________ in a wave.
a)
energy
b)
compression
c)
rarefaction
d)
speed
7.
The _____________________ is the distance between a point on one wave and the identical point of the next wave.
a)
amplitude
b)
wavelength
c)
frequency
d)
compression
8.
This type of EM wave can show a break in bones:
a)
gamma ray
b)
x-ray
c)
brokenometer
d)
radio wave
9.
Which wave has a greater frequency?
a)
A
b)
B
10.
___________ carry the greatest amount of energy.
a)
X-rays
b)
Gamma rays
c)
Infrared rays
d)
Visible light
11.
How much of the electromagnetic spectrum is visible?
a)
All of it
b)
None of it
c)
Most of it
d)
Only a small part
12.
Sound is created by
a)
force
b)
vibrations
c)
instruments
d)
medium
13.
What do waves transfer?
a)
energy
b)
matter
c)
work
d)
power
14.
What do we call the most dense (close together) area of a longitudinal wave?
a)
compression
b)
wavelength
c)
frequency
d)
rarefaction
15.
What is the change in direction of a wave when it changes speed depending on the material it passes through called?
a)
refraction
b)
diffraction
c)
reflection
d)
power
16.
What might a wave do as it encounters a boundary?
a)
reflect
b)
refract
c)
absorb
d)
all of the above
17.
What is the band of colors called that make up white light?
a)
visible light
b)
rainbow
c)
white light
d)
electromagnetic spectrum
18.
Which is a piece of glass that is commonly used to refract light to form the visible light spectrum?
a)
prism
b)
transparent
c)
opaque
d)
diamond
19.
Which is a cylinder that is commonly used to refract light to form the visible light spectrum?
a)
prism
b)
transparent
c)
opaque
d)
spectroscope
20.
Is the color of an opaque object the color that it absorbs or reflects?
a)
absorbs
b)
reflects
21.
What is the combination of all the colors of the visible spectrum?
a)
white
b)
black
c)
purple
d)
red
22.
What is the combination of all the colors of pigments?
a)
white
b)
black
c)
purple
d)
red
23.
The three primary colors of light are
a)
Red, Blue, Yellow
b)
Pink, Green, Blue
c)
Violet, Green, Red
d)
Blue, Green, Red
24.
Why does an apple appear red?
a)
All colors are absorbed & none are reflected
b)
All colors are absorbed except for blue, which is reflected
c)
All colors are reflected and none are absorbed
d)
All colors are absorbed except for red, which is reflected
25.
Which color reflects the least light?
a)
Black
b)
White
c)
Blue
d)
Red
26.
Can sound waves travel through a vacuum?
a)
Yes
b)
No
c)
Some types can
27.
Sound travels FASTEST through which of these materials?
a)
Air
b)
Empty space
c)
Metal
d)
Water
28.
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.
29.
During a space walk, an astronaut lets go of a tool, causing it to float away and bounce off the ship. Why does the astronaut see but NOT hear it?
a)
light travels through a vacuum but sound does not
b)
light waves cannot travel through a vacuum but sound waves do
c)
neither sound nor light can travel through a vacuum
30.
Through which state of matter does sound travel the slowest?
a)
Solid
b)
Liquid
c)
Gas
d)
Doesn't Matter
31.
What two things affect the speed of sound?
a)
Density and temperature
b)
Wavelength
c)
Type of sound wave
d)
None of the above
32.
Sound waves move faster in what temperature?
a)
Hot materials
b)
Cold materials
c)
Temperature does not affect the speed of sound
d)
Same speed in hot and cold materials
33.
Sound waves move slower in what temperature?
a)
Hot materials
b)
Cold materials
c)
Temperature does not affect the speed of sound
d)
Same speed in hot and cold materials
34.
The EM spectrum is made up of which type of waves?
a)
transverse waves
b)
longitudinal waves
c)
ocean waves
d)
sound waves
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