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WAVES QUIZ

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Wave refraction happens when a(n) wave ______
a)
passes from one medium to another
b)
passes thru a defraction 
c)
passes thru a refraction 
d)
passes thru a reflection
2.
Sound is an example of _________?
a)
electro magnetic
b)
mechanical 
c)
gamma ray
d)
infrared 
3.
What is the highest frequency of EM wave(s) ______?
a)
violet
b)
red
c)
orange
d)
yellow
4.
Whats the highest frequency humans can hear ______
a)
200Hz
b)
2000Hz
c)
20HZ
d)
20000Hz
5.
What is the speed of a wave whose frequency is 4.0 Hz and whose wave length is 24 meters?
a)
s=f×λ=(4.0 Hz)(24m)=96m/s
b)
s=f×λ=(2.5 Hz)(24m)=85m/s
c)
s=f×λ=(1.5 Hz)(24m)=59m/s
d)
s=f×λ=(5.5 Hz)(24m)=60m/s
6.
Sonar uses the ____________ of sound waves to locate and judge the distance to objects 
a)
electromagnetic 
b)
reflection 
c)
interference 
d)
X ray
7.
There is a(n) _________ relashonship between the wave length of a wave and its frequency 
a)
energy 
b)
reflection
c)
inverse 
d)
diffraction
8.
What is the lowest frequency a human can hear 
a)
20 Hz
b)
2 Hz
c)
200 Hz
d)
25 Hz
9.
a)
diffraction
b)
infraction 
c)
interferance 
d)
reflection
10.
what is the top of a wave called?
a)
wave length
b)
wave height 
c)
trough 
d)
crest