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Waves: Sound and Light Review

Total questions: 62

Worksheet time: 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

I can see someone clearly through a clear glass window, but I cannot see someone through a frosted window. Why not?

a)

Clear glass reflects light, but frosted glass absorbs light.

b)

Clear glass transmits light, but frosted glass scatters light.

c)

Clear glass transmits some light, but frosted glass absorbs all light.

d)

Clear glass scatters some light, but frosted glass transmits all light.

2.

Objects receive sun energy. How does the color of the object affect the amount of energy it receives?

a)

Dark colored objects absorb more light and become warmer than light objects

b)

Dark colored objects reflect more light and become warmer than lighter objects

c)

Light colored objects absorb more light and become warmer than darker objects

d)

Light colored objects reflect more light and become warmer than darker objects.

3.

Which of the following is true about visible light?

a)

Humans can see visible light only as white light.

b)

Humans cannot see any light from the electromagnetic spectrum.

c)

Visible light has a frequency equal to that of gamma rays.

d)

Visible light makes up a small part of the electromagnetic spectrum.

4.

Earthquakes, sound, and light waves are all alike. How?

a)

They can be seen.

b)

They travel in space.

c)

They can carry matter.

d)

They can transmit energy.

5.
What do we call the bottom of a transverse wave?
a)
crest
b)
trough
c)
wavelength
d)
amplitude
6.
What do we call the top of the wave?
a)
crest
b)
trough
c)
amplitude
d)
frequency
7.
Which letter represents amplitude?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
8.
Which wave has a greater frequency?
a)
A
b)
B
9.
Which answer best explains how a wave is created?
a)
A wave is created when energy stays still
b)
A wave is created when a force causes a vibration
c)
A wave is created when molecules become a medium
d)
A wave is created when a liquid becomes a solid
10.
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
11.
Sound is caused by? 
a)
force
b)
vibrations
c)
instruments
12.
What is frequency?
a)
the number of vibrations per second
b)
how high or low a sound is
c)
the loudness or softness of a sound
d)
the back and forth movement of matter
13.
Light travels in a straight line
a)
True
b)
False
14.
Visible light is ...
a)
Light bulb
b)
sun
c)
light that we can see with our natural eye
d)
fire
15.
Mechanical waves are created when a source of energy causes a medium to
a)
move
b)
compress
c)
expand
d)
vibrate
16.
The distance between two corresponding parts of a wave is the wave's
a)
amplitude
b)
wavelength
c)
frequency
d)
speed
17.
Why do you see lightning from a distant storm before you hear thunder?
a)
The thunder is produced after the lightning.
b)
Your eyes react faster than your ears.
c)
Light travels faster than sound.
d)
Sound travels faster than light.
18.
What kind of wave is being generated?
a)
surface wave
b)
longitudinal wave
c)
transverse wave
d)
combination wave
19.
Which waves have some electrical properties and some magnetic properties?
a)
longitudinal waves
b)
transverse waves
c)
mechanical waves
d)
electromagnetic waves
20.
Electromagnetic waves can transfer energy without a(n)
a)
medium.
b)
electrical field.
c)
magnetic field.
d)
change in either a magnetic or an electric field.
21.
What occurs when parallel rays of light hit a rough or bumpy surface?
a)
regular reflection
b)
diffuse reflection
c)
refraction
d)
diffraction
22.
What happens when light passes from air into water?
a)
The light speeds up.
b)
The light continues at the same speed.
c)
The light slows down.
d)
The light forms a mirage.
23.
A reflected sound wave
a)
frequency
b)
pitch
c)
echo
d)
rarefaction
24.
What is a natural Vaccuum that Sound cannot travel through?
a)
Water
b)
Air
c)
Liquids
d)
outer Space
25.
True or False: Sound travels better through solids than through liquids
a)
True 
b)
False
26.
What state of matter allows sound to travel the slowest?
a)
Solid
b)
Liquid 
c)
Gas
d)
Doesn't Matter
27.
Which images are opaque?
a)
A & C
b)
A,C,E, & F
c)
D, E, & F
d)
A & E
28.
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
29.
Why do we see objects as white?
a)
They absorb all light
b)
They reflect all light
c)
They absorb some light and reflect some light
30.
Smooth surfaces _______ a lot of light.
a)
reflect
b)
bend
c)
absorb
d)
twist
31.
Another name for light bending is ....
a)
Reflaction
b)
Absorbing
c)
Refraction
d)
mirror
32.
The Law of Reflection:
The angle of incidence is _________ the angle of reflection
a)
bigger than
b)
the same as
c)
smaller than
33.
The color you see is the color that is ___.
a)
reflected
b)
absorbed
34.
Blurs light as it passes through
a)
Transparent
b)
Translucent
c)
Opaque
d)
Refraction
35.

Allows light through

a)

eflection

b)

Refraction

c)

Translucent

d)

Transparent

36.
Which image correctly shows how light would interact with the t-shirt and shorts?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
37.
Why does this the t-shirt appear red and the shorts appear blue?
a)
The t-shirt reflects red light, the shorts reflect green light, other colours are absorbed.
b)
The t-shirt reflects blue light, the shorts reflect red light, other colours are absorbed.
c)
The t-shirt reflects red light, the shorts absorb yellow light, all other colours are reflected
d)
The t-shirt reflects red light, the shorts reflect blue light, other colours are absorbed.
38.
White light strikes a prism on one side while individual colors of light travel out of the prism on its other side. This demonstrates that...
a)
A prism reflects white light and makes its own colored light
b)
White light is made up of many different colors
c)
Each color of light is made up of white light
39.
Most of the energy in Earth's atmosphere , oceans, and living systems comes from _____
a)
Magma
b)
Lightning
c)
the Sun
d)
Earth's core
40.
Which of the following waves has the longest wavelength?
a)
Red light
b)
Yellow-green light
c)
Violet light
41.
Through which media can sound waves travel?
a)
water & solids only
b)
air, water & solids
c)
air & solids only
d)
air & water only
42.
Which travels faster: sound or light?
a)
light
b)
sound
43.
What is reflection in simple terms?
a)
Soaking up light
b)
Light passing through something
c)
Bouncing light
d)
None of these
44.
Different wavelengths of light are seen as ________. 
a)
atoms
b)
colors
c)
speeds
d)
sounds
45.
We remember the order of the colors from longest to shortest wavelength by saying ________.
a)
ROYGBIV
b)
BIVGROY
c)
REDORANGEYELLOWDUDE 
d)
INDIGOBLUEVIOLETGUY 
46.

Seismic waves and sound waves have what in common?

a)

They are a type of mechanical wave.

b)

They are a type of electromagnetic wave.

c)

These waves move in a compression, longitudinal pattern.

d)

They don’t need a medium to travel through.

47.

How are mechanical and electromagnetic waves different?

a)

Mechanical waves can pass through empty space while electromagnetic waves can’t.

b)

Mechanical waves need a medium to travel through while electromagnetic waves do not.

c)

Electromagnetic waves need a medium to travel through while mechanical waves don’t.

d)

Mechanical waves can pass through air while electromagnetic waves can’t.

48.

Which of the following are electromagnetic waves?

a)

Light

b)

Water

c)

Seismic

d)

Sound

49.

Which statement is true about waves?

a)

Energy and matter is transferred.

b)

Only energy is transferred and not matter.

c)

Only matter is transferred and not energy.

d)

All waves need a medium to travel

50.

Light bends when it passes from air into water, and then bends even more when it passes from water into glass. What conclusion can be made based on this information?

a)

Water is denser than glass

b)

Air is denser than glass

c)

Glass is denser than water

d)

Air is denser than water

51.
When a wave moves parallel to the direction that the wave travels, it is a
a)
longitudinal
b)
transverse
52.
How does light travel?
a)
longitudinal wave
b)
transverse wave
53.

Which electromagnetic wave has the shortest wavelength?

a)

radio

b)

gamma

c)

visible

54.
Which color of light is produced when all of the colors of visible light in the electromagnetic spectrum are combined?
a)
gray
b)
white
c)
black
55.
Visible light is which type of wave?
a)
seismic
b)
mechanical
c)
longitudinal
d)
electromagnetic
56.

A wave that vibrates back and forth along the path that the wave travels

a)

Longitudinal Wave

b)

Transverse Wave

c)

Medium

d)

Electromagnetic Wave

57.

What do you call light that travels through something?

a)

Absorption

b)

Reflected

c)

Transmitted

d)

Refraction

58.

Takes in light or sound.

a)

Reflection

b)

Absorption

c)

Transmitted

d)

Refracted

59.

Can sound, light, or both bend around corners (diffraction)?

a)

sound

b)

light

c)

both

60.

How do we see objects that are black?

a)

All the visible light is reflected.

b)

All the visible light is absorbed.

c)

No visible light is reflected or absorbed.

61.

Regions where the particles are farther apart in a longitudinal wave.

a)

Refraction

b)

Compression

c)

Rarefaction

d)

Reflection

62.

Sound waves are mechanical waves. True or False

a)

True

b)

False

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