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Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 27mins
Reflection
Refraction
diffraction
What is happening in this picture?
Reflection
Refraction
Diffraction
These waves are experiencing
Reflection
Refraction
Diffraction
The laser light bends as it passes from the air into the solid block and it bends again as it passes out the other. This is an example of which wave behavior?
Diffraction
Refraction
Reflection
Screaming into a pillow is an example of sound waves being ______.
reflected
refracted
absorbed
What property of the wave is represented by the letter "A"?
amplitude
crest
trough
wavelength
The highest point on a wave is:
the crest
the trough
the top
the coast
Which word is used to identify the distance between points C & G?
Amplitude
Crest
Frequency
Wavelength
Which letter(s) represent the trough of the wave?
A
B & D
D
C & G
You can't hear sounds in outer space because there is no
medium
light
energy
heat
All waves carry ________ as they travel from one place to another.
matter
space
energy
water
What property of the wave is represented by the letter "B"?
amplitude
crest
trough
wavelength
Which letter(s) represent the crest of the wave?
A
B & D
B & F
F
Which wave in the diagram has the greatest frequency?
1
2
3
4
Which wave in the diagram has the greatest wavelength?
1
2
3
4
Radio waves and _______ are used in communication
Microwaves
Gamma rays
Visible light
Ultraviolet
As frequency increases on the electromagnetic spectrum, what happens to the wavelength?
It stays the same
It decreases
It increases
It doubles
Which of the following is not in the electromagnetic spectrum?
Light waves
Sound waves
Radio Waves
X-rays
In which list are forms of electromagnetic energy arranged in order from longest to shortest wavelength?
Microwave -> Radio wave -> Infrared rays
Visible light -> x-ray -> radio wave
Microwave -> infrared -> visibile light
Infrared -> radio wave -> ultraviolet
Which of the following has the shortest wavelength?
a dog growling at a frequency of 85 Hz
a cello played at a frequency of 150 Hz
a male teacher speaking at a frequency
of 520 Hz
a female American Idol contestant singing at a frequency of 2,100 Hz
The loudness of a sound made by plucking a guitar
string is determined by the —
speed of the sound wave
shape of the guitar
frequency of the vibrating string
amplitude of the sound wave
A __is a repeating disturbance that transfers energy through matter or open space.
medium
conductor
frequency
wave
“Night Vision” goggles can be used to see people and animals at night and in dark places. What kind of wave is likely detected by these devices?
X-ray
radio
infrared
sound
When a tuning fork is struck by a mallet, the tuning fork vibrates ____.
as a standing wave
at its natural frequency of vibration
until it falls apart
at different frequencies depending on how it is struck
Frequency is--
the number of waves that pass a given point per second.
the number of rests that pass a given point per second
the number of amplitudes that pass a given point per second
absorption
diffraction
reflection
refraction
transmission
