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Energy Movement

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 13hrs 30mins

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Class
Date
1.

The time needed for a wave to make one complete cycle is called the wave's

a)

Frequency

b)

Period

c)

Wavelenght

d)

Velocity

e)

Amplitude

2.

If the particles of the medium are vibrating to and from in the same direction of energy transport, then the wave is a ____ wave.

a)

Longitudinal

b)

Sound

c)

Standing

d)

Transverse

3.

What do waves carry through objects?

a)

Sound

b)

Light

c)

Energy

d)

Water

4.

As a wave travels between two points in a medium, it transfers

a)

Energy only

b)

both energy and matter

c)

matter

d)

neither energy nor matter

5.

Use the diagram below to help you answer question.

Which interval represents one full wavelength?

a)

Point A to Point C

b)

Point A to Point G

c)

Point B to Point D

d)

Point C to Point G

6.

Which of the following would be an example of a longitudinal wave?

a)

Light traveling through space.

b)

Fans doing the wave in a sports stadium.

c)

a wave traveling in the ocean

d)

a noisy restaurant

7.

What is the only portion of the electromagnetic spectrum that is visible to the naked eye?

a)

Infrared rays

b)

Microwaves

c)

Ultraviolet Rays

d)

Visible Light

8.

What is SONAR short for?

a)

Short Organization for Navigation and Ranging

b)

Sound Navigation and Ranging

c)

Surface Organic Navigation and Ranging

d)

Science Ought Not Aggravate Robots

9.

What is RADAR short for?

a)

Radio Detection and Ranging

b)

Radio Direction and Reviewing

c)

Radiation Drive and Reviewing

d)

Radiation Detection and Ranging

10.

The speed of sound waves through two different media, steel and air, was recorded. According to the graph, sound waves travel

a)

through steel, but not through air

b)

faster through steel than through air

c)

faster through air than through steel

d)

through steel and air at similar speeds

11.

Although you can see the pencil, it appears broken in the glass of water. This is because

a)

Electromagnetic waves cannot travel through solids

b)

Electromagnetic waves travel at different speeds through different media.

c)

Electromagnetic waves compress more when they travel through denser media

d)

Electromagnetic waves get closer together when they go through dense media like glass

12.

What is the phenomenon associated with waves bending around a barrier?

a)

refelction

b)

refactiong

c)

dispersion

d)

diffraction

13.

Light rays are focused by the lens of a camera through the process of

a)

reflection

b)

refraction

c)

dispersion

d)

diffraction

14.

Comparing Wave A(Black) to Wave B (green), Wave A has a

a)

Higher crest

b)

higher frequency

c)

longer wavelength

d)

greater amplitude

15.

How do radio waves and visible light waves differ?

a)

Radio waves have a shorter wavelength than visible light waves

b)

Radio waves move faster than visible light waves

c)

Radio waves have a lower frequency than visible light waves

d)

Radio waves have more energy than visible light waves

16.

The speed of a wave is 74m/s. If the wavelength is 12m, what is the frequency?

a)

6.2 Hz

b)

16.2 Hz

c)

888 Hz

d)

0.16 Hz

17.

The frequency of a wave is 3.3 Hz. If the wavelength is 7.4 m, how fast is the wave moving?

a)

2.24 m/s

b)

24.4 m/s

c)

0.45 m/s

d)

0.24 m/s

18.

A wave has a frequency of 465 Hz traveling at a speed of 220 m/s. What is the wavelength?

a)

102,300 m

b)

0.021m

c)

2.11 m

d)

0.47 m

19.

A wave has wavelength of 10 m and a speed of 340 m/s. What is the frequency of the wave?

a)

34 Hz

b)

3.4 Hz

c)

3,400 Hz

d)

0.11 Hz

20.

A wave has frequency of 5 Hz and a speed of 25 m/s. What is the wavelength of the wave?

a)

125m

b)

5 hz

c)

125 Hz

d)

5 m

21.

What color of visible light has the least energy?

a)

red

b)

green

c)

orange

d)

violet

22.

As you move to the right of the spectrum, energy, ___________ and speed increase

a)

Amplitude

b)

Period

c)

Wavelenght

d)

Frequency

23.

Which waves are MOST harmful

a)

Gamma Rays

b)

X-Rays

c)

Microwaves

d)

Radio Waves

24.

As you move to the left of the spectrum, __________ decreases as __________ increases.

a)

Wavelength; frequency

b)

Frequency; Wavelength

c)

Amplitude/ Wavelenght

d)

Wavelength; Amplitude

25.

A wave has a frequency of 107 , what type of wave would that be?

a)

Mircowaves

b)

infrared waves

c)

radio waves

d)

ultraviolet rays

26.

The wavelength of radio waves are much ______ than the wavelength of microwaves. Therefore, radio waves carry ______ energy than a microwave.

a)

Longer; more

b)

longer; less

c)

shorter; more

d)

shorter; less

27.

. Which of the pulses best represents a reflection from a free barrier of the pulse shown?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

28.

The number of wavelengths that pass a point each per second is:

a)

frequency

b)

longitudinal

c)

period

d)

transverse wave

29.

The type of wave that require a medium to pass:

a)

Mechanical Waves

b)

Electromagnetic waves

30.

When the frequency of a wave increases, what happens to the wavelenght

a)

The wavelength is not directly affected by the frequency of a wave

b)

The wavelength decreases

c)

The wavelenght increases

d)

more specific information is needed to form a conclusion about the wavelength.

31.

A mechanical wave cannot travel through

a)

a vacuum (empty space)

b)

air

c)

water

d)

glass

32.

What are the spaced out sections of this wave called?

a)

Reflections

b)

Rarefactions

c)

Wavelength

d)

Compressions

33.

This is a _________ wave.

a)

Transverse

b)

Surface

c)

Longitudinal

d)

all of the above

34.

Which is an example of a longitudinal wave?

a)

Light wave

b)

Sound wave

c)

Radio wave

d)

Visible Light

35.

This is what you get when sound waves are reflected, or bounce back, off of a hard surface.

a)

Amplitude

b)

Volume

c)

Pitch

d)

Echo

36.

Destructive interference is

a)

When the two waves affect each other in a negative way

b)

the two waves add together and produce a single wave of greater amplitude

c)

Are in phase

37.

What is a constructive interference?

a)

Occurs when two or more waves overlap and combine

b)

When one wave travels alone

c)

occurs when two or more waves combine to neutralize each other.

38.

The lowest part of the wave is called the ?

a)

Frequency

b)

Amplitude

c)

crest

d)

trough

39.

____________________ is the distance between a point on one wave and the identical point of the next wave.

a)

Amplitude

b)

Frequency

c)

Wavelength

d)

Crest

40.

When a light ray bends as it passes through a lens, what type of behavior does it demonstrate?

a)

reflection

b)

dispersion

c)

refraction

d)

absorption

41.

Which term best represents what happens when two wave pulses meet as they approach each other on a string?

a)

constructive interference

b)

absorbed interference

c)

destructive interference

d)

static interference

42.

When sound or light waves approach a corner, what is it most likely to do?

a)

go in a straight line

b)

turn around and go back

c)

bend around the corner

d)

none of the above

43.

The material in which a mechanical wave travels is...

a)

medium

b)

black holes

c)

vacuum

d)

chocolate

44.

makes the particles in a medium move parallel to the direction of the wave

a)

longitudinal wave

b)

electromagnetic wave

c)

transverse wave

45.

Wave that moves perpendicular to the motion of the wave

a)

transverse

b)

physical

c)

compressional

d)

chemical

46.

Sound is caused by?

a)

Force

b)

instruments

c)

vibrations

d)

medium

47.

The action of a wave bouncing off a surface is called __________________.

a)

rarefaction

b)

reflection

c)

refraction

d)

diffraction

48.

Which letter shows reflection?

a)

Pathway A

b)

Pathway B

c)

Pathway C

d)

Pathway D

49.

What occurs when vibrations traveling through an object match the object's natural frequency?

a)

Reflection

b)

Resonance

c)

diffraction

d)

refraction

50.

High energy waves have a ____.

a)

High frequency

b)

small amplitude

c)

low frequency

d)

big wavelenght