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WorksheetsWaves Test Review
Total questions: 54
Worksheet time: 49mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What property of this wave is represented by the letter "A"
a)
amplitude
b)
crest
c)
trough
d)
wavelength
2.
The highest point on a wave is:
a)
the crest
b)
the trough
c)
the top
d)
the coast
3.
The lowest point on a wave is the:
a)
Amplitude
b)
Crest
c)
Trough
d)
Wavelength
4.
The number of wavelengths that pass a point each per second is:
a)
frequency
b)
period
c)
longitudinal
d)
transverse wave
5.
The type of waves that require medium to pass:
a)
Mechanical Waves
b)
Electromagnetic Waves
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.
regular disturbances that carry energy through matter or space
a)
crest
b)
energy
c)
wave
d)
trough
13.
which material does sound travel the fastest?
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gases
14.
When a wave strikes and object and bounces off. (example echo)
a)
medium
b)
refraction
c)
reflection
d)
interference
15.
This is a __________wave
a)
transverse
b)
longitudinal
c)
surface
d)
all of the above
16.
This is a __________wave
a)
transverse
b)
longitudinal
c)
surface
d)
all of the above
17.
This is a __________wave
a)
transverse
b)
longitudinal
c)
surface
d)
all of the above
18.
This is a __________wave
a)
transverse
b)
longitudinal
c)
surface
d)
all of the above
19.
This is a __________wave
a)
transverse
b)
longitudinal
c)
surface
d)
all of the above
20.
What causes a wave?
a)
matter
b)
vibrations
21.
What object would absorb the most radiation?
a)
A black T-shirt
b)
A mirror
c)
A white skateboard
d)
A red apple
22.
Which object would be the best at reflecting light waves?
a)
windows
b)
mirrors
c)
notebooks
d)
tables
23.
Which of the following represents refraction?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
24.
Which of the figures represents reflection?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
25.
An example of this is an echo
a)
refraction
b)
reflection
c)
transmission
d)
absorption
26.
Hey! That straw looks broken. Why?
a)
reflection
b)
refraction
c)
transmission
d)
absorption
27.
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
28.
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
29.
What does it mean to refract?
a)
bounce off
b)
to bend
c)
curve outward
d)
reflect
30.
A wave that does not require a medium
a)
A. electromagnetic wave.
b)
B. surface
wave
c)
C. medium
d)
D. transverse
wave
31.
This wave has the second highest frequency on the spectrum.
a)
microwaves
b)
visible light
c)
x-rays
d)
gamma ray
32.
The higher the frequency the ______ the energy.
a)
higher
b)
lower
c)
neither, stays the same
33.
Wavelengths on the right side of the Electromagnetic spectrum are ______________.
a)
short
b)
long
c)
average
34.
a)
Diffraction
b)
Interference
35.
If a material absorbs all frequencies of light waves EXCEPT green, what color will be perceived by the observer?
a)
Green
b)
White
c)
Black
d)
Yellow
36.
If all light waves are absorbed by a medium, then what color will be perceived?
a)
White
b)
Black
c)
Red
d)
Green
37.
What part of the visible spectrum has the highest energy?
a)
Red
b)
Orange
c)
Green
d)
Violet
38.
The color you see is the color that is ___.
a)
reflected
b)
absorbed
39.
Sound is able to travel faster in solids than in air because the molecules in a solid are
a)
closer together than air molecules
b)
more easily moved than air molecules
c)
moving faster than air moleculesmoving faster than air molecules
d)
larger than air molecules
40.
Sound waves travel the fastest through
a)
rock
b)
seawater
c)
space
d)
atmosphere
41.
Sound waves travel the fastest through dense materials. Through which of these would sound waves travel the SLOWEST?
a)
air
b)
glass
c)
metal
d)
water
42.
The loudness of sound can be changed by
a)
decreasing pitch
b)
increasing the frequency
c)
increasing the amplitude
d)
decreasing the wavelength
43.
The sound heard when a piano key is hit is caused by
a)
vibration
b)
refraction
c)
momentum
d)
acceleration
44.
A substance that carries sound waves is called
a)
a fulcrum
b)
a medium
c)
a spectrum
d)
equilibrium
45.
Bats and dolphins use this to help them find food
a)
MAGNETISM
b)
GPS
c)
MICROWAVES
d)
ECHOLOCATION
46.
Low frequency =_________pitch
a)
HIGH
b)
LOW
c)
MEDIUM
d)
STRAIGHT
47.
A section of a longitudinal wave where the particles are crowded together is called a
a)
RAREFACTION
b)
COMPRESSION
c)
VIBRATION
d)
SURFACE WAVE
48.
Sound waves are _______________
a)
Transverse waves
b)
Longitudinal waves
c)
Circular waves
d)
Seismic waves
49.
Wave that moves perpendicular to the direction of travel?
a)
Water
b)
Longitudinal
c)
Tranverse
d)
Seismic
50.
Why can you not hear sound in space?
a)
Distance is to great
b)
It has no medium
c)
The medium is too thin
51.
Which has a longer wavelength, Radiowaves or ultraviolet waves?
a)
Radio
b)
Ultraviolet
52.
Which has a shorter wavelength, Red or Blue?
a)
Red
b)
Blue
53.
What EM waves causes sunburn?
a)
visible light
b)
ultraviolet
c)
infrared
d)
microwaves
54.
A wave carries...?
a)
energy only
b)
matter only
c)
energy and matter
d)
neither
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