WorksheetsNot done yet Real Test - Unit 11 - Waves
Total questions: 63
Worksheet time: 1hrs 16mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What property of this wave is represented by the letter "A"
a)
amplitude
b)
crest
c)
trough
d)
wavelength
2.
A slinky resembles which type of wave?
a)
transverse
b)
compressional
c)
seismic
d)
electromagnetic
3.
What do you call location A?
a)
Crest
b)
Trough
c)
Amplitude
d)
Wavelength
4.
What do you call location B?
a)
Crest
b)
Trough
c)
Amplitude
d)
Wavelength
5.
What measures the distance from the crest to the mid point or the mid point to the trough, height of the wave?
a)
Frequency
b)
Amplitude
c)
Wavelength
d)
Speed
6.
The bending of light as it moves from one material to another is ---
a)
refraction
b)
reflection
c)
translucent
d)
absorbed
7.
Absorb or Reflect all colors?
a)
Absorb
b)
Reflect
8.
Which wave in the diagram has the greatest frequency?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
9.
Which wave in the diagram has the greatest wavelength?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
10.
a)
Amplitude
b)
Crest
c)
Trough
d)
Wavelength
11.
a)
Frequency
b)
Amplitude
c)
Wavelength
d)
Trough
12.
a)
Crest
b)
Trough
c)
Height
d)
Frequency
13.
Seismic waves are _________________
a)
Earthquakes
b)
Tornadoes
c)
Light waves
d)
Sound waves
14.
The number of waves that passes through a point in one second is called ________.
a)
speed
b)
frequency
c)
wavelength
d)
amplitude
15.
When a wave hits an object that it cannot pass through, it will _________.
a)
diffract, or bend around the object
b)
continue traveling in a straight line
c)
refract, or change direction
d)
be absorbed by the object
16.
Which is an example of electromagnetic wave?
a)
light
b)
x-rays
c)
radio
d)
All are examples of electromagnetic waves.
17.
Waves bouncing off a surface is an example of __________.
a)
absorption
b)
wavelength
c)
reflection
d)
refraction
18.
When you shake a rope, this looks like what kind of wave?
a)
compressional
b)
seismic
c)
transverse
d)
electromagnetic
19.
Electromagnetic waves are _________ waves.
a)
compressional
b)
transverse
c)
electromagnetic
d)
seismic
20.
A disturbance that moves through matter or through empty space is called _______.
a)
a wave
b)
a reflection
c)
a vibration
d)
a rarefaction
21.
What do waves carry?
a)
energy
b)
matter
c)
energy and matter
d)
neither energy nor matter
22.
The change in direction of a wave when it changes its speed as it travels from one material to another is called ________.
a)
Diffraction
b)
Reflection
c)
Refraction
d)
The Law of Reflection
23.
What type of wave make particles move back and forth at right angles to the direction the wave is traveling?
a)
transverse
b)
compressional
c)
electromagnetic
d)
seismic
24.
What type of wave make particles move back and forth in the same direction the wave is traveling?
a)
transverse
b)
seismic
c)
compressional
d)
electromagnetic
25.
The longer the _____________ the ______________ the frequency.
a)
wavelength, lower
b)
wavelength, higher
c)
amplitude, lower
d)
amplitude, higher
26.
What type of wave is a sound wave?
a)
transverse
b)
longitudinal
c)
combination
27.
Why does the pencil look broken in the water?
a)
reflection
b)
refraction
c)
diffraction
d)
interference
28.
The distance from any point on a wave to an identical point on the next wave
a)
A. frequency
b)
B. wavelength
c)
C. wave speed
d)
D. amplitude
29.
Can you hear sounds in a vacuum?
a)
Yes
b)
No
30.
If a wave has a wavelength of 50 m and a frequency of 25 Hz, what is its velocity?
a)
2 m/s
b)
150 m/s
c)
250 m/s
d)
1250 m/s
31.
If a wave is traveling at 260 m/s and has a wavelength of 0.8 m/s, what is its frequency?
a)
208 Hz
b)
325 Hz
c)
430 Hz
d)
160 Hz
32.
A wave covers a distance of 68 m during one of its cycles and has a frequency of 700 Hz. What is its speed?
a)
10.3 m/s
b)
47600 m/s
c)
3600 m/s
d)
830.5 m/s
33.
A wave has wavelength of 10 m and a speed of 340 m/s. What is the frequency of the wave?
a)
34 m/s
b)
3400 Hz
c)
3.4 Hz
d)
34 Hz
34.
1. A wave has frequency of 5 Hz and a speed of 25 m/s. What is the wavelength of the wave?
a)
25 m
b)
125 m
c)
5 m
d)
25 m/s
35.
Frequency is measured in
a)
Pounds
b)
Hertz
c)
Joules
d)
Newtons
36.
In the wave equation (λ) represents what?
a)
amplitude
b)
wavelength
c)
frequency
d)
wave speed
37.
When someone is playing music by the road and you drive pass him, the music will _______
a)
become higher and then lower
b)
become lower and then higher
c)
become lower
d)
become higher
38.
The acronym (letters) used to remember visible light is____________
a)
KTPERRY
b)
ROYGBIV
c)
DOGPOUND
d)
ROMERO
39.
_____________________light is the only part of the electromagnetic spectrum that can be detected by the human eye.
a)
Red
b)
Gamma
c)
Microwave
d)
Visible
40.
Wavelengths on the right side of the EM spectrum are ______________.
a)
short
b)
long
c)
average
41.
_____ have the longest wavelengths and lowest frequencies of all electromagnetic waves.
a)
microwaves
b)
radio waves
c)
gamma rays
d)
ultraviolet
42.
This type of EM wave can cause skin cancer.
a)
microwaves
b)
ultraviolet ray
c)
radio
d)
infrared
43.
Which type of EM wave has the highest frequency?
a)
gamma ray
b)
radio waves
c)
microwaves
d)
infrared rays
44.
________ is an EM wave that has the LEAST energy.
a)
radio
b)
gamma rays
c)
microwaves
d)
visible light
45.
What are electromagnetic waves?
a)
exerts electric forces on charged particles.
b)
Transverse waves consisting of changing electric fields and changing magnetic fields.
c)
produces magnetic forces
d)
The transfer of energy by electromagnetic waves traveling through matter or across space.
46.
Select the correct order of waves on the EMS (think of the acronym!)
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
47.
What does "spectrum" mean?
a)
a range
b)
a score
c)
a light
d)
a sound
48.
What is an example of a wave with a short wavelength, high frequency, and high energy?
a)
Xray
b)
Microwave
c)
Visible light
d)
Infrared
49.
Which one of the following is NOT an example of an electromagnetic wave?
a)
sound wave
b)
x-rays
c)
red light
d)
gamma rays
50.
The change in direction of waves when the wave travels from air to glass is ____________________
a)
interference
b)
bending
c)
reflection
d)
refraction
51.
Diffraction occurs when waves ____________________ around the edge of a barrier.
a)
wrap
b)
bend
c)
break
d)
refraction
52.
This type of Electromagnetic wave shows a break in bones.
a)
gamma ray
b)
x-ray
c)
brokenometer
d)
radio wave
53.
Sound is caused by?
a)
force
b)
vibrations
c)
instruments
d)
medium
54.
What do we call the part of a compressional wave that is when the waves are squeezed together?
a)
compression
b)
rarefaction
c)
crest
d)
trough
55.
What do we call the part of a compressional wave that is spread a part?
a)
compression
b)
rarefaction
c)
crest
d)
trough
56.
How do we define the wavelength of a compressional or longitudinal wave?
a)
Crest to crest
b)
Trough to trough
c)
Compression to compression
57.
A compressional wave is another name for a
a)
longitudinal wave
b)
electromagnetic wave
c)
radio wave
d)
hair wave
58.
Is this equation correct?
Speed = frequency x wavelength
Speed = frequency x wavelength
a)
Yes
b)
No
59.
What is the unit of wavelength?
a)
cm
b)
m
c)
Hz
d)
s
60.
High frequency waves have _________ wavelengths.
a)
varying
b)
long
c)
the same
d)
short
61.
Which wave has a greater frequency?
a)
A
b)
B
62.
What is the frequency of a wave that has a speed of 0.4 m/s and a wavelength of 0.020 meter?
a)
20 hertz.
b)
0.008 hertz
c)
10 hertz.
d)
0.5 hertz.
63.
If the frequency of a transverse wave is 2.00 Hz and the wave speed is 5.00m/s then the distance between adjacent wave crests is ___ .
a)
10 meters
b)
2.5 meters
c)
0.4 meters
d)
20 meters
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