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WorksheetsWaves and Sun's Spectrum
Total questions: 65
Worksheet time: 1hrs 17mins
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Class
Date
1.
The highest point on a wave is:
a)
the crest
b)
the trough
c)
the top
d)
the coast
2.
The lowest point on a wave is the:
a)
Amplitude
b)
Crest
c)
Trough
d)
Wavelength
3.
The number of wavelengths that pass a point each per second is:
a)
frequency
b)
period
c)
longitudinal
d)
transverse wave
4.
The type of waves that require medium to pass:
a)
Mechanical Waves
b)
Electromagnetic Waves
5.
When the frequency of a wave increases, what happens to the wavelength?
a)
The wavelength is not directly affected by the frequency of a wave.
b)
The wavelength increases.
c)
The wavelength decreases.
d)
More specific information is needed to form a conclusion about the wavelength.
6.
A mechanical wave cannot travel through...
a)
a vacuum(empty space).
b)
water.
c)
air.
d)
glass.
7.
Which wave in the diagram has the greatest frequency?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
8.
Which wave in the diagram has the greatest wavelength?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
9.
Which of the following can sound travel through?
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gas
d)
all of the above
10.
crest to crest or trough to trough
a)
crest
b)
trough
c)
amplitude
d)
wavelength
11.
Electromagnetic waves include the following except
a)
radio waves
b)
X-rays
c)
doing the wave at a football game
d)
microwaves
12.
which material does sound travel the fastest?
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gases
13.
When a wave strikes and object and bounces off. (example echo)
a)
medium
b)
refraction
c)
reflection
d)
interference
14.
When a wave bends as it passes through at an angle from one medium to another.(example: pencil in a glass of water-)
a)
medium
b)
refraction
c)
reflection
d)
interference
15.
What kind of wave can travel through space?
a)
electromagnetic waves
b)
compressional waves
c)
transverse waves
d)
longitudinal waves
16.
A wave carries...?
a)
energy only
b)
matter only
c)
the matter carries the energy
d)
neither
17.
The action of a wave bouncing off a surface is called __________________.
a)
rarefaction
b)
refraction
c)
reflection
d)
diffraction
18.
This type of Electromagnetic wave shows a break in bones.
a)
gamma ray
b)
x-ray
c)
brokenometer
d)
radio wave
19.
Which wave has a greater frequency?
a)
A
b)
B
20.
_______ carry the greatest amount of energy.
a)
x-rays
b)
gamma rays
c)
infrared rays
d)
visible light
21.
How much of the electromagnetic spectrum is visible?
a)
All of it
b)
None of it
c)
Most of it
d)
Only a small part
22.
Sound will travel slowest through which of the following forms of matter?
a)
milk
b)
desk
c)
air
d)
door
23.
Sound travels FASTEST through which of these materials?
a)
Air
b)
Empty space
c)
Metal
d)
Water
24.
Sound is caused by?
a)
force
b)
vibrations
c)
instruments
d)
medium
25.
Sound is a form of?
a)
energy
b)
pitch
c)
volume
d)
matter
26.
Why is sound able to travel faster through a solid than a gas?
a)
Gas molecules are packed tightly.
b)
Sound does not travel faster through a solid than a gas.
c)
Solid molecules are packed tightly.
d)
Gas molecules move slowly.
27.
What kind of wave is pictured below?
a)
compressional wave
b)
transverse wave
c)
sound wave
d)
mechanical wave
28.
What is a wave
a)
a disturbance in a medium
b)
a small disturbance
c)
a medium disturbance
d)
a large disturbace
29.
Which of these waves can travel in a vacuum (empty space)/
a)
sound wave
b)
radio wave
c)
compressional wave
d)
water wave
30.
All waves carry
a)
energy
b)
light
c)
matter
d)
particles
31.
What is another name for wave height?
a)
Frequency
b)
Amplitude
c)
Wavelength
d)
Origin
32.
Waves can travel through empty space or they can travel through a medium. Which statement best describes a medium?
a)
The solid matter that waves travel through
b)
The gas matter that waves travel through
c)
The liquid matter that waves travel through
d)
The solid, liquid, or gas matter that waves travel through
33.
Mechanical waves cannot be transmitted through a vacuum. Therefore, which of the following are NOT mechanical waves?
a)
Water waves
b)
Seismic waves
c)
Sound waves
d)
Light waves
34.
What do mechanical waves travel through?
a)
Medium
b)
empty space
c)
vacuum
d)
the boo
35.
When a wave's amplitude increases it means
a)
it's carrying more energy
b)
its wavelength gets longer
c)
its frequency increases
d)
its wavelength decreases
36.
Of the following, ________ have the greatest frequency of the electromagnetic spectrum.
a)
ultraviolet rays
b)
gamma rays
c)
radio
d)
visible waves
37.
Which wave is pictured?
a)
Transverse
b)
Longitudinal
c)
Both
d)
Neither
38.
Which of the following items would work well in space?
a)
A. flashlight
b)
B. radio
c)
C. guitar
d)
D. drum
set
39.
Maurice is wearing a yellow shirt. What behavior is causing our eye to see the yellow waves?
a)
absorption
b)
transmission
c)
reflection
d)
refraction
40.
Paul is fishing out on the Resevoir. He sees a fish from his boat and goes to spear it but misses by a lot but sees that the fish has not moved. What caused him to think the fish was some where else?
a)
reflection
b)
transmission
c)
absorption
d)
refraction
41.
What happens when you increase the amplitude of a sound?
a)
it makes the sound louder
b)
it makes the sound travel faster
c)
it increases the wavelength of the sound
d)
it increases the frequency of the sound
42.
What happens when an object absorbs electromagnetic waves?
a)
It bends the object
b)
It heats the object u
c)
It causes it to become transparent
d)
It stays the same
43.
What can electromagnetic waves travel through?
a)
mediums
b)
empty space
c)
solely solids
d)
both mediums and empty space
44.
Light bending as it passes through a rain drop is an example of...
a)
Refraction
b)
Reflection
45.
A student placed a pencil in a cup of water. The pencil appears broken because light-
a)
always travels in a straight line
b)
bends when it passes through water
c)
makes the water in the glass evaporate
d)
reflects the pencil on the water's surface
46.
Refract or Reflect?
a)
Refract
b)
Reflect
47.
Absorb or Reflect all colors?
a)
Absorb
b)
Reflect
48.
Absorb or Reflect all colors?
a)
Absorb
b)
Reflect
49.
The acronym (letters) used to remember visible light is____________
a)
KTPERRY
b)
ROYGBIV
c)
DOGPOUND
d)
ROMERO
50.
_____________________light is the only type of EM wave detected by the human eye.
a)
Red
b)
Gamma
c)
Microwave
d)
Visible
51.
The shortest wavelength in visible light is______.
a)
violet
b)
red
c)
blue
d)
yellow
52.
The higher the frequency the ______ the energy.
a)
higher
b)
lower
c)
neither, stays the same
53.
________ is an EM wave used to cook Ms. Carles' hot pocket.
a)
radio
b)
microwave
c)
visible light
d)
ultraviolet
54.
Which explains why the fork looks different under water?
a)
light can't pass through the glass
b)
the wavelength of light lengthens
c)
the amount of light increases when going through water
d)
light is refracted at an angle
55.
The color you see is the color that is ___.
a)
reflected
b)
absorbed
56.
Which term means to bounce off the surface of something?
a)
Refract
b)
Absorb
c)
Reflect
d)
prism
57.
_____ have the longest wavelengths and lowest frequencies of all electromagnetic waves.
a)
microwaves
b)
radio waves
c)
gamma rays
d)
ultraviolet
58.
Which of the following electromagnetic waves is given off as heat?
a)
ultraviolet light
b)
x-rays
c)
gamma rays
d)
infrared rays
59.
Which is the correct order of waves of the electromagnetic spectrum, from lowest energy to highest energy?
a)
radio waves, microwaves, infrared waves, visible light, ultraviolet light, x-rays, gamma rays
b)
gamma rays, x-rays, ultraviolet light, visible light, infrared light, microwaves, radio waves
c)
radio waves, gamma rays, x-rays, visible light, microwaves, ultraviolet light, infrared waves
60.
A wave with a large wavelength will have a ______ frequency and _____ energy
a)
high, low
b)
high, high
c)
low, high
d)
low, low
61.
Which waves are the type that can give us suntans and sunburns?
a)
Infrared radiation
b)
Ultraviolet radiation
c)
Radio waves
d)
X-rays
62.
The blue section of the wave is measuring _________________.
a)
wavelength
b)
crest
c)
trough
d)
amplitude
63.
The orange line is measuring the _________________________.
a)
wavelength
b)
amplitude
c)
crest
d)
trough
64.
If the wavelength of an electromagnetic wave is longer, what is true about the energy?
a)
Energy is higher.
b)
Energy is lower.
c)
Energy is not dependent on wavelength.
d)
energy is cancelled out
65.
Which EM waves travel the fastest?
a)
Gamma rays
b)
X-rays
c)
Radio waves
d)
They all travel at the same speed
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