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Total questions: 89
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Class
Date
1.
What property of this wave is represented by the letter "A"
a)
amplitude
b)
crest
c)
trough
d)
wavelength
2.
What property of the wave is represented by the letter "B"?
a)
amplitude
b)
crest
c)
trough
d)
wavelength
3.
The highest point on a wave is:
a)
the crest
b)
the trough
c)
the top
d)
the coast
4.
The lowest point on a wave is the:
a)
Amplitude
b)
Crest
c)
Trough
d)
Wavelength
5.
The number of wavelengths that pass a point each per second is:
a)
frequency
b)
period
c)
longitudinal
d)
transverse wave
6.
The type of waves that require medium to pass:
a)
Mechanical Waves
b)
Electromagnetic Waves
7.
Which vocabulary term is used to identify the distance between points C & G?
a)
Amplitude
b)
Crest
c)
Frequency
d)
Wavelength
8.
When the frequency of a wave increases, what happens to the wavelength?
a)
The wavelength is not directly affected by the frequency of a wave.
b)
The wavelength increases.
c)
The wavelength decreases.
d)
More specific information is needed to form a conclusion about the wavelength.
9.
A mechanical wave cannot travel through...
a)
a vacuum(empty space).
b)
water.
c)
air.
d)
glass.
10.
Which letter(s) represent the trough of the wave?
a)
A
b)
B & D
c)
D
d)
C & G
11.
Which letter(s) represent the crest of the wave?
a)
A
b)
B & D
c)
B & F
d)
F
12.
Which wave in the diagram has the greatest frequency?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
13.
Which wave in the diagram has the greatest wavelength?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
14.
Which of the following can sound travel through?
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gas
d)
all of the above
15.
crest to crest or trough to trough
a)
crest
b)
trough
c)
amplitude
d)
wavelength
16.
Electromagnetic waves include the following except
a)
radio waves
b)
X-rays
c)
doing the wave at a football game
d)
microwaves
17.
regular disturbances that carry energy through matter or space
a)
crest
b)
energy
c)
wave
d)
trough
18.
which material does sound travel the fastest?
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gases
19.
When a wave strikes and object and bounces off. (example echo)
a)
medium
b)
refraction
c)
reflection
d)
interference
20.
When a wave bends as it passes through at an angle from one medium to another.(example: pencil in a glass of water-)
a)
medium
b)
refraction
c)
reflection
d)
interference
21.
Waves that require a medium to travel are known as
a)
transverse waves
b)
mechanical waves
c)
ocean waves
d)
light waves
22.
_____________ wave particles move left to right.
a)
Transverse
b)
Electromagnetic
c)
Longitudinal
d)
Ocean
23.
________________ particles vibrate up and down, while the wave as a whole moves left to right.
a)
Transverse Wave
b)
Longitudinal Wave
c)
Sound Wave
d)
Wavy hair
24.
All of the following are examples of transverse waves except for:
a)
X - Ray
b)
Visible Light
c)
Sound
d)
Gamma Rays
25.
The number of waves produced in one second is known as the
a)
Wavelength
b)
Amplitude
c)
Frequency
d)
Crest
26.
The shorter the wavelength the
a)
shorter the frequency
b)
higher the freuqnecy
c)
frequency stays the same
d)
less energy
27.
What interaction of waves is known for when waves bounce back after hitting a barrier.
a)
Refraction
b)
Interferenece
c)
Reflection
d)
Scattering
28.
Which interaction of waves is known for waves bending between mediums?
a)
Reflection
b)
Refraction
c)
Diffraction
d)
Interference
29.
Which interaction of wave is known for when waves bend around a barrier?
a)
Refraction
b)
Reflection
c)
Diffraction
d)
Interference
30.
___________________ is known as when crests of one wave overlap with the troughs of another wave
a)
Refraction
b)
Reflection
c)
Constructive Interference
d)
Destructive Interference
31.
Sound is produced by
a)
music
b)
vibrations of molecules
c)
Electromagnetic Waves
d)
Transverse Waves
32.
Sound is a form of
a)
thermal energy
b)
mechanical energy
c)
nuclear energy
d)
kinetic energy
33.
The lower the frequency,
a)
the lower the pitch
b)
the higher the pitch
c)
the pitch stays the same
34.
Sound waves are what kind of wave?
a)
Longitudinal
b)
Transverse
c)
Surface
d)
Electromagnetic
35.
If you want to change the pitch of a sound, you have to change the ___
a)
frequency
b)
amplitude
c)
speed
d)
volume
36.
What happens when you increase the amplitude of a sound?
a)
it makes the sound louder
b)
it makes the sound travel faster
c)
it increases the wavelength of the sound
d)
it increases the frequency of the sound
37.
This is the unit used to measure the volume of a sound.
a)
Decibel
b)
Medium
c)
Vibration
d)
Oscilloscope
38.
This is what you get when sound waves are reflected, or bounce back, off of a hard surface.
a)
Amplitude
b)
Pitch
c)
Volume
d)
Echo
39.
The speed of a sound wave depends on
a)
the frequency
b)
the medium
c)
both air temperature and medium
d)
the air temperature
40.
The Doppler effect can cause an apparent change in...
a)
loudness
b)
intensity
c)
pitch
d)
reasonance
41.
True or False: Can sound travel through a vacuum (space).
a)
True
b)
False
42.
True or False: Sound travels better through solids than through liquids
a)
True
b)
False
43.
What is a pitch?
a)
highness or lowness of a sound
b)
the intensity of a vibration
c)
the amplitude of the sound wave
d)
volume of sound
44.
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.
45.
which is a tool that is used in medicine to view internal organs and pregnancy.
a)
radar
b)
doppler
c)
ultrasound
d)
sonar
46.
Sound waves are able to be heard around corners. This property of waves is known as_______.
a)
reflection
b)
refraction
c)
diffraction
d)
interference
47.
All electromagnetic waves have the same...
a)
frequency
b)
speed
c)
wavelength
d)
energy
48.
electromagnetic waves with the longest wavelengths are
a)
gamma rays
b)
x-rays
c)
infrared waves
d)
radio waves
49.
which of the following does NOT belong in the electromagnetic spectrum:
a)
X-ray
b)
sound wave
c)
ultra violet rays
d)
microwaves
50.
Which waves are used to show heat loss with heat sensitive cameras?
a)
Infrared radiation
b)
ultraviolet radiation
c)
microwaves
d)
gamma rays
51.
Which waves are the type that can give us suntans and sunburns?
a)
Infrared radiation
b)
Ultraviolet radiation
c)
Radio waves
d)
X-rays
52.
In visible light, which color has the longest wavelength?
a)
Red
b)
Violet
c)
Yellow
d)
Green
53.
Which rays can be felt as heat?
a)
X-Rays
b)
Infrared Radiation
c)
Ultraviolet Radiation
d)
Microwaves
54.
________________ are waves used by cops to test the speed of your car with RADAR.
a)
Ultraviolet
b)
Infrared
c)
Radio
d)
Microwaves
55.
Cancer can be treated with_______________waves.
a)
Penicillin
b)
Radio
c)
Infrared
d)
Gamma
56.
Electromagnetic waves________________travel through space.
a)
Never
b)
Cannot
c)
Can
d)
Wish they could
57.
The blue section of the wave is measuring _________________.
a)
wavelength
b)
crest
c)
trough
d)
amplitude
58.
The acronym (letters) used to remember visible light is____________
a)
KTPERRY
b)
ROYGBIV
c)
DOGPOUND
d)
ROMERO
59.
_____________________light is the only type of EM wave detected by the human eye.
a)
Red
b)
Gamma
c)
Microwave
d)
Visible
60.
The orange line is measuring the _________________________.
a)
wavelength
b)
amplitude
c)
crest
d)
trough
61.
Sound waves are NOT___________________________.
a)
Electromagnetic Waves
b)
Waves
c)
Mechanical Waves
d)
Compression
62.
Wavelengths on the left side of the Electromagnetic spectrum are __________.
a)
long
b)
short
c)
average
63.
Wavelengths on the right side of the Electromagnetic spectrum are ______________.
a)
short
b)
long
c)
average
64.
This wave has the second highest frequency on the spectrum.
a)
microwaves
b)
visible light
c)
x-rays
d)
gamma ray
65.
_______ carry the greatest amount of energy.
a)
x-rays
b)
gamma rays
c)
infrared rays
d)
visible light
66.
The higher the frequency the ______ the energy.
a)
higher
b)
lower
c)
neither, stays the same
67.
This type of Electromagnetic wave shows a break in bones.
a)
gamma ray
b)
x-ray
c)
brokenometer
d)
radio wave
68.
Put the visible light colors in order from longest wavelength to shortest wavelength
a)
Violet, Indigo, Blue, Green, Orange, Yellow, Red
b)
Red, Yellow, Green, Orange, Violet, Blue, Indigo
c)
Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Indigo, Violet
69.
Select the correct order of waves on the Electromagnetic Spectrum
a)
Radio, Micro, Infra, Visible, Ultra, X-ray, Gamma
b)
Gamma, X-ray, Ultra, Vis, Infra, Micro, Radio
c)
Vis, Micro, Infra, Ultra, X-ray, Gamma, Radio
d)
Micro, Radio, Vis, Infra, Ultra, X-ray, Gamma
70.
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
71.
If you're moving from gamma rays to microwave, describe how the energy level changes
a)
Increases
b)
Decreases
c)
Energy level doesn't change
d)
We never talked about it
72.
When light shines through a prism it creates a ________________
a)
colors
b)
ROY G. BIV
c)
spectrum
d)
electromagnetic wave
73.
Material that allows light to pass through allowing you to see "clearly" to the other side
a)
opaque
b)
translucent
c)
transparent
74.
Light is a form of
a)
energy
b)
radiation
c)
reflection
75.
Light waves have long wavelengths
a)
True
b)
False
76.
Light travels in a straight line
a)
True
b)
False
77.
Visible light is ...
a)
Light bulb
b)
sun
c)
light that we can see with our natural eye
d)
fire
78.
What does refract mean?
a)
To shrink
b)
To bend
c)
To widen
d)
To enlarge
79.
What are the 3 primary colors?
a)
red, green, blue
b)
yellow, orange, violet
c)
red, black, green
d)
magenta, cyan, indigo
80.
The illustration shows a light ray striking an object.
In the illustration, the light ray striking the object is-
In the illustration, the light ray striking the object is-
a)
absorbed
b)
stopped
c)
reflected
d)
refracted
81.
A student placed a pencil in a cup of water. The pencil appears broken because light-
a)
always travels in a straight line
b)
bends when it passes through water
c)
makes the water in the glass evaporate
d)
reflects the pencil on the water's surface
82.
a)
Reflection
b)
Refraction
83.
Does the frog reflect or absorb green?
a)
Reflect
b)
Absorb
84.
Does the bird reflect or absorb orange?
a)
Reflect
b)
Absorb
85.
What kind of wave is pictured below?
a)
compressional wave
b)
transverse wave
c)
sound wave
d)
mechanical wave
86.
What kind of wave is this?
a)
Transverse
b)
Longitudinal
87.
The material in which a wave passes through is called____
a)
radiation
b)
particles
c)
medium
d)
space
88.
Why does the lower part of the child appear so much different in size from the upper part?
a)
The light rays that travel through water and then into air are refracted.
b)
The light rays that travel through water and then into air are enlarged.
c)
The light rays that travel through air and then into water are reflected.
d)
The light rays that travel through air and then into water are reduced.
89.
Frequency is measured in _______________.
a)
Newtons
b)
Meters
c)
ouch! That hurts!
d)
Hertz
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