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6.P.1.1: Waves & Review

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

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Class
Date
1.

Which event is an example of conduction?

a)

Cold water is heated in a microwave oven.

b)

A fire in a fireplace warms the air in a room.

c)

Boiling water in a pot warms a spoon inside the pot.

d)

Sunlight travels from the Sun to warm Earth.

2.
a)

The water is displaced by the hot metal.

b)

Gases given off by the metal bubble to the surface of the

water.

c)

Heat from the metal is transferred to the water.

d)

The boiling point of the water is reduced by the metal.

3.
a)

The waves carry different amounts of energy.

b)

The waves have different wavelengths.

c)

The waves are a different distance from the source.

d)

The waves travel at different speeds.

4.

What do waves carry through objects?

a)

sound

b)

light

c)

energy

d)

water

5.

What causes a seismic wave?

a)

energy transferred into Earth from the Sun as electromagnetic

waves

b)

growing pressure on rocks from the weight of material above

them

c)

very loud sound waves from the atmosphere entering the ground

d)

sudden breaking of rock as it releases potential energy

6.

Which bar measures the wavelength of the wave?

a)

bar W

b)

bar X

c)

bar Y

d)

bar Z

7.

Which of these elements is a solid at room temperature?

a)

Nitrogen

b)

Carbon

c)

Oxygen

d)

Hydrogen

8.

Which material best conducts electricity?

a)

wool coat

b)

plastic straw

c)

copper pipe

d)

wooden stick

9.

Which is considered a good insulator of heat?

a)

plastic, because heat is unable to flow easily through it

b)

glass, because it allows heat to flow easily

c)

aluminum, because it allows heat to flow easily

d)

silver, because heat is unable to flow easily through it

10.

Waves that are a displacement of the medium is parallel to the propagation of the wave. A wave in a "slinky" is a good visualization. Sound waves are also good examples.

a)

Transverse Wave

b)

Longitudinal Wave

c)

Ocean Wave

d)

Light Wave

11.

Waves travel through a solid, liquid or gas called a

a)

Matter

b)

Energy

c)

Medium

d)

Electromagnetic Wave

12.

A crayon placed on a dark driveway in bright sunlight melted into a colorful puddle. What caused the crayon to melt?

a)

Solar radiation heated the driveway and then heat transferred to the crayon by conduction.

b)

Solar radiation heated the driveway and then heat transferred to the crayon by radiation.

c)

Solar convection heated the driveway and then heat transferred to the crayon by radiation.

d)

Solar convection heated the driveway and then heat transferred to the crayon by conduction.

13.

Which statement correctly describes how a sound wave travels through air?

a)

The wave carries molecules of air away from the source of the sound.

b)

The wave carries energy that causes molecules to move back and forth.

c)

The wave carries a molecule in one direction until it collides with another molecule.

d)

The wave moves through the air and gains energy from the moving molecules that it touches.

14.

The boiling point of water in degrees Celsius is

a)

100 C

b)

212 F

c)

0 C

d)

32 F

15.

Waves that goes up and down and vibrating at right angles to the direction of its propagation.

a)

Sound Wave

b)

Compressional Wave

c)

Longitudinal Wave

d)

Transverse Wave