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PS4.1-4.2: Final Waves Review

Total questions: 53

Worksheet time: 2hrs 47mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which wave has a higher amplitude?
a)
The wave on top
b)
The wave on bottom
c)
They both have the same amplitude
2.
When a wave passes from one medium to another, the ________ may change.
a)
speed
b)
frequency
c)
wavelength
d)
speed, frequency, and wavelength
3.
What does refract mean?
a)
To shrink
b)
To bend
c)
To widen
d)
To enlarge
4.
a)

absorption

b)

diffraction

c)

reflection

d)

refraction

e)

transmission

5.
The orca uses this behavior of waves to locate food.
a)
Refraction
b)
Reflection
c)
Absorption
d)
Transmission
6.
Which of the following represents refraction?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
7.
The shortest wavelength in visible light is______.
a)
violet
b)
red
c)
blue
d)
yellow
8.
The higher the frequency the ______ the energy. 
a)
higher
b)
lower
c)
neither, stays the same
9.
__________ is number of waves in a give time.
a)
Wavelength
b)
Mechanical Waves
c)
Transverse
d)
Frequency
10.
Waves that require a medium to travel are known as 
a)
transverse waves
b)
mechanical waves 
c)
ocean waves 
d)
light waves 
11.
Which object would be the best at reflecting light waves?
a)
windows
b)
mirrors
c)
notebooks
d)
tables
12.
When standing in the sun this behavior allows you to warm up as light and other waves hit your clothes. 
a)
Reflection
b)
Refraction
c)
Absorption
d)
Transmission
13.

Which material does sound travel the fastest?

a)

solid

b)

liquid

c)

gases

d)

a vacuum

14.

When a wave strikes an object and bounces off (example echo)

a)

medium

b)

refraction

c)

reflection

d)

interference

15.
 A piece of wax paper will let some light pass through it and the objects look blurry since wax paper is considered to be.
a)
translucent 
b)
transparent 
c)
opaque 
d)
 reflective 
16.
An object that blocks all of the light from passing through is...
a)
transparent 
b)
clear
c)
opaque
d)
translucent
17.
This shows that some light is passing through the glass of milk. This means the glass of milk is __________________.
a)
opaque
b)
translucent
c)
transparent
18.

When a wave passes through a transparent object.

a)

Absorption

b)

Transmission

c)

Diffraction

d)

Reflection

19.

What type of wave behavior does this illustrate?

a)

absorption

b)

diffraction

c)

reflection

d)

refraction

e)

transmission

20.

What type of wave behavior does this illustrate?

a)

absorption

b)

diffraction

c)

reflection

d)

refraction

e)

transmission

21.
Hey!  That straw looks broken.  Why?
a)
reflection
b)
refraction
c)
transmission
d)
absorption
22.
What is causing you to be able to see two sets of mountains in this picture? 
a)
refraction of light
b)
reflection of light
c)
transmission of light
d)
absorption of light
23.
High frequency waves have _________ wavelengths.
a)
varying
b)
long
c)
the same
d)
short
24.
Look carefully at the waves.  Which carries the most energy?
a)
microwave
b)
infrared
c)
ultraviolet
d)
x-ray
25.
Which color has the longest wavelength?
a)
red
b)
orange
c)
blue
d)
violet
26.

Screaming into a pillow is an example of sound waves being ______.

a)

reflected

b)

refracted

c)

absorbed

27.
Why do we see the shirt as white?
a)
The shirt reflects all visible light
b)
the shirt reflects white wavelengths
c)
the shirt absorbs all visible light
d)
the shirt absorbs white wavelengths
28.
What is happening in the picture?
a)
absorption
b)
refleciton
c)
refraction
29.
Prisms separate light into the colors of the rainbow using what behavior of waves?
a)
Reflection
b)
Refraction
c)
Absorption
d)
Transmission
30.

Select the correct order of waves on the Electromagnetic Spectrum from high energy to low energy.

a)

Radio, Micro, Infrared, Visible, UV, X-ray, Gamma

b)

Gamma, X-ray, UV, Visible, Infrared, Micro, Radio

c)

Visible, Micro, Infrared, UV, X-ray, Gamma, Radio

d)

Micro, Radio, Visible, Infrared, UV, X-ray, Gamma

31.

Put the visible light colors in order from lowest frequency to highest frequency

a)

Violet, Blue, Green, Orange, Yellow, Red

b)

Red, Yellow, Green, Orange, Violet, Blue

c)

Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Violet

d)

Blue, Violet, Green, Yellow, Orange, Red

32.
When a sound is louder what measurement gets bigger?
a)
Frequency 
b)
Amplitude 
c)
Wavelength 
d)
Crest
33.
What does pitch depend on?
a)
amplitude 
b)
frequency
c)
intensity 
d)
volume of sound
34.

What is a natural Vaccuum that Sound cannot travel through?

a)

Water

b)

Air

c)

Liquids

d)

Outer Space

35.

Sound waves will travel the fastest through

a)

steel

b)

the ocean

c)

outer space

d)

the air

36.
The _______________ determines the color of visible light. 
a)
wavelength
b)
speed
c)
amplitude
d)
light
37.
Which color has the least amount of energy?
a)
red
b)
orange
c)
green
d)
blue
38.
Which section of the spectrum is the ONLY one we can see?
a)
X-rays
b)
Visible Light
c)
Gamma Rays
d)
Ultraviolet Rays
39.
Nuclear weapons are examples of __________. 
a)
x-rays
b)
ultraviolet rays
c)
gamma rays
d)
infrared rays
40.
What do all waves have in common?
a)
nothing
b)
they carry energy
c)
they absorb light
d)
you can see them
41.
What's going on here? 
a)
Red light is being refracted; all other colors are absorbed.
b)
Red light is being absorbed; all other colors are reflected.
c)
Red light is transmitted; all other colors are refracted.
d)
Red light is reflected; all other colors are absorbed. 
42.

Air and water are examples of ___ through which sound travels.

a)

vacuums

b)

atoms

c)

waves

d)

mediums

43.

How can you determine the compressional wave with the highest pitch?

a)

the wave that has the thickest/widest compression

b)

the wave that has the shortest wavelength

c)

the wave that has the longest wavelength

d)

the wave that has the thicket/widest rarefaction

44.

After the car passes by a person, the sound of the car horn does what?

a)

gets louder

b)

seems higher pitched

c)

seems lower pitched

d)

has no change

45.
One end of the rope is vibrated to produce a wave with a wavelength of .25 m.  The Frequency of the wave is 3.0 Hz.  What is the speed of the wave?
a)
3.00 m/s
b)
2.50 m/s
c)
.75 m/s
d)
1.25 m/s
46.
The lowest pitch the average human can hear is about 20.0 Hz. If sound with this frequency travels through air about 300 m/s, What is its wavelength?
a)
15
b)
6000 m
c)
15 m
d)
6000 
47.
What kind of wave is pictured?
a)
Transverse
b)
Longitudinal
c)
surface
d)
none of the above
48.
It is the part of the wave where the particles are spread out.  It is part B in this picture. 
a)
Compression
b)
Rarefaction
c)
Amplitude
d)
Wavelength
49.
What kind of wave is pictured?
a)
Transverse Wave
b)
Longitudinal Wave
c)
compressional wave
d)
none of the above
50.
Which wave has the greatest amplitude?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
51.

Sound waves travel fastest in ____ and slowest in ____

a)

solids, gases

b)

gases, solids

c)

solids, solids

52.
What type of ultrasound technology is being used in the picture?
a)
echolocation
b)
sonar
c)
ultrasound imaging
d)
diffraction
53.

A sound wave moving with a speed of 1500 m/s is sent from a submarine to the bottom of the ocean floor. It returns back to the submarine 10 seconds later. How far is the ocean floor?

a)

There is not enough information to determine the distance.

b)

.007 meters

c)

150 meters

d)

15,000 meters

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