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Unit 3 Exam Review

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Use the diagram to answer the following question. Which characteristic of a wave is shown at Point E?

a)

wavelength

b)

trough

c)

crest

d)

amplitude

2.

Use the diagram to answer the following question. Which characteristic of a wave is shown at Point C?

a)

wavelength

b)

trough

c)

crest

d)

amplitude

3.

What is the period of vibration of a wave that vibrates 3 times each second? (Period=1/frequency)

a)

3 seconds

b)

0.3 seconds

c)

30 seconds

d)

None of the above

4.

What is the speed of a wave that has a frequency of 45 Hz and a wavelength of 0.1 meters? (wave speed=frequency X wavelength)

a)

45 m/s

b)

4.5 m/s

c)

0.45 m/s

d)

0.045 m/s

5.

Surface waves move only in a back and forth motion.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

Which of the following is an example of electromagnetic waves in nature?

a)

light

b)

sound

c)

longitudinal

d)

transverse

7.

Which of the following is the best definition of constructive interference?

a)

the subtraction of one wave from another

b)

the addition of one wave to another

8.

What happens during destructive interference?

a)

the crests and troughs of out-of-phase waves cancel each other out

b)

the crests and troughs of two waves combine into one larger waveform

9.

The Doppler Effect explains why you hear a train whistle differently after it passes you than you do as it approaches you.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

Which of the following is the best definition of refraction?

a)

change in wave direction due to a change in wave speed

b)

blocking of a wave by a sharp boundary

11.

Sound will not travel through

a)

a vacuum

b)

liquids

12.

Sonography is a medical technology that can be used to visualize inside the body.

a)

True

b)

False

13.

Which of the following is the best definition of diffraction?

a)

a wave bending when it encounters a temperature difference

b)

a wave changing directions or moving around something in its path

14.

Where is visible light found on the electromagnetic spectrum?

a)

in between infrared and ultraviolet light

b)

at any point with higher frequency than gamma rays

15.

Visible light occupies the majority of the electromagnetic spectrum.

a)

True

b)

False

16.

If you perceive a leaf as green, then the leaf is absorbing all the frequencies of visible light except for that associated with green.

a)

True

b)

False

17.

A prism is used to turn white light into black light.

a)

True

b)

False

18.

Radio waves are a type of mechanical sound wave.

a)

True

b)

False

19.

In nature, waves are observed in

a)

water

b)

water and light

c)

water and sound

d)

water, light, & sound

20.

What is the crest of a wave?

a)

the height of the wave

b)

the high point of a wave

c)

the amount of energy carried by a wave

d)

the distance a wave travels over

21.

What is the low point of a wave called?

a)

wavelength

b)

trough

c)

crest

d)

period

22.

Electromagnetic waves can transmit energy through a vacuum.

a)

True

b)

False

23.

X-rays are not part of the electromagnetic spectrum.

a)

True

b)

False