WorksheetsSound and Light Waves
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 24mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The distance between the line of origin to the top of the wave is called
a)
amplitude
b)
wavelength
c)
frequency
d)
speed
2.
If the wavelength increased, what would happen to the sound made by this wave?
a)
it would get softer
b)
it would get louder
c)
it would have a lower pitch
d)
It would have a higher pitch
3.
Concave or Convex?
a)
Concave
b)
Convex
4.
The bending of a wave as it travels from one medium to another and as a result changes speed is called
a)
reflection
b)
refraction
c)
diffraction
d)
interference
5.
Sound will usually travel the fastest in a ____________.
a)
vacuum
b)
solid
c)
liquid
d)
gas
6.
What word describes the number of waves that pass a certain point in a given amount of time?
a)
rarefactions
b)
amplitude
c)
resonance
d)
frequency
7.
The bouncing back of a wave when it hits a surface through which it can NOT pass is called —
a)
rarefaction
b)
reflection
c)
diffraction
d)
refraction
8.
lowest part of a wave
a)
crest
b)
trough
c)
wavelength
d)
amplitude
9.
top part of a wave
a)
crest
b)
trough
c)
wavelength
d)
amplitude
10.
When a wave moves parallel to the direction that the wave travels, it is a
a)
longitudinal
b)
transverse
11.
The material through which a wave travels is called the —
a)
medium
b)
matter
c)
substance
d)
vacuum
12.
Which travels faster: sound or light?
a)
light
b)
sound
13.
How does light travel?
a)
longitudinal wave
b)
transverse wave
14.
This type of lens is thinner in the middle than on the edges. What type of lens does this describe?
a)
Concave
b)
Convex
15.
Which electromagnetic wave has the shortest wavelength?
a)
radio
b)
gamma
c)
visible
16.
Which of the following forms of electromagnetic radiation has the lowest frequency,longest wavelength, and carries the least amount of energy?
a)
radio
b)
gamma
c)
infrared
d)
visible
17.
What is refraction?
a)
The bending of light as it passes through one material to another
b)
On the Electromagnetic spectrum, these have the shortest wavelengths and highest frequency
c)
Type of wave in which sound travels
d)
Highest point on a wave
18.
If a material absorbs all frequencies of light waves EXCEPT green, what color will be perceived by the observer?
a)
Green
b)
White
c)
Black
d)
Yellow
19.
A shirt reflects all light, what color is the shirt
a)
Black
b)
Blue
c)
Magenta
d)
White
20.
If the distance represented by the letter A were increased, how would it change the way the sound was heard?
a)
The sound would be higher.
b)
The sound would be lower.
c)
The sound would be softer.
d)
The sound would be louder.
21.
Which of the following can sound travel through?
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gas
d)
all of the above
22.
Where is a place a person would hear no sound?
a)
in a cave
b)
in a forest
c)
in space
d)
in water
23.
Sound is able to travel faster in solids than in air because the molecules in a solid are
a)
closer together than air molecules
b)
more easily moved than air molecules
c)
moving faster than air moleculesmoving faster than air molecules
d)
larger than air molecules
24.
_____ is a method of locating things underwater using echolocation.
a)
trees
b)
solar
c)
sonar
d)
turpentine
25.
Which is a source of sound?
a)
thermal energy
b)
potential energy
c)
a vibration
d)
a medium
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