WorksheetsWaves Review!
Total questions: 140
Worksheet time: 2hrs 3mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What property of this wave is represented by the letter "A"
a)
amplitude
b)
crest
c)
trough
d)
wavelength
2.
What property of the wave is represented by the letter "B"?
a)
amplitude
b)
crest
c)
trough
d)
wavelength
3.
The highest point on a wave is:
a)
the crest
b)
the trough
c)
the top
d)
the coast
4.
The lowest point on a wave is the:
a)
Amplitude
b)
Crest
c)
Trough
d)
Wavelength
5.
The type of waves that require medium to pass:
a)
Mechanical Waves
b)
Electromagnetic Waves
6.
What types of waves carry energy at a right angle or perpendicular to the direction of the energy flow?
a)
Longitudinal waves
b)
Transverse waves
c)
Sound waves
d)
P-waves
7.
What do waves carry from place to place?
a)
Energy, but not matter or particles
b)
Energy and matter or particles
c)
Matter or particles but not energy
d)
Neither energy nor matter or particles
8.
What are the parts of a longitudinal wave?
a)
Compressions and rarefactions
b)
Crests and troughs
c)
Compressions and crests
d)
Rarefactions and troughs
9.
Which wave is pictured?
a)
Transverse
b)
Longitudinal
c)
Both
d)
Neither
10.
Sound is an example of which type of wave?
a)
Transverse
b)
Longitudinal
c)
Both
d)
Neither
11.
How would you describe the movement of a transverse wave?
a)
Up and down
b)
Back and forth
c)
In zigzags
d)
Linear
12.
Light is an example of which type of wave?
a)
Transverse
b)
Longitudinal
c)
Both
d)
Neither
13.
Which wave travels parallel in relation to a medium?
a)
Transverse
b)
Longitudinal
c)
Both
d)
Neither
14.
Sound needs a medium to travel through. What is a medium?
a)
solid, liquid, gas
b)
open space
c)
waves
d)
nothing
15.
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
16.
Which wave in the diagram has the greatest frequency?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
17.
How would a person measure the wavelength on this sound wave?
a)
dense to less dense
b)
trough to crest
c)
compression to compression
d)
beginning of illustration to the end
18.
You can't hear sounds in outer space because there is no
a)
medium
b)
light
c)
energy
d)
heat
19.
_____________________ is the distance between a point on one wave and the identical point of the next wave.
a)
Amplitude
b)
Wavelength
c)
Frequency
d)
Crest
20.
The longer the _____________ the ______________ the frequency.
a)
wavelength, lower
b)
wavelength, higher
c)
amplitude, lower
d)
amplitude, higher
21.
The units for frequency are measured in _____________.
a)
hertz
b)
seconds
c)
m/s
d)
grams
22.
Of the following, ________ have the greatest frequency of the electromagnetic spectrum.
a)
ultraviolet rays
b)
gamma rays
c)
radio
d)
visible waves
23.
Which is an example of a longitudinal wave?
a)
light wave
b)
sound wave
c)
visible wave
d)
radio wave
24.
Which travels faster, light or sound?
a)
light
b)
sound
25.
What is the height of a wave?
a)
amplitude
b)
wavelength
26.
Sound travels fastest in:
a)
solids
b)
liquids
c)
gases
27.
Which wave has the largest wavelength?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
None (same wavelength)
28.
Which wave has the largest frequency?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
None (same frequency)
29.
If all three are waves of light, which wave has the largest speed?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
None (same speed)
30.
Which type of light has the lowest energy of this group?
a)
Radio
b)
Microwave
c)
Infrared
d)
Ultraviolet
31.
Which type of light has the largest wavelength of this group?
a)
X-rays
b)
Microwave
c)
Infrared
d)
Ultraviolet
32.
Which type of light has the highest energy of this group?
a)
red
b)
yellow
c)
green
d)
blue
33.
Which type of light has the smallest frequency of this group?
a)
red
b)
yellow
c)
green
d)
blue
34.
Radio waves and _______ are used in communication
a)
Microwaves
b)
Gamma rays
c)
Visible light
d)
Ultraviolet
35.
This color in the visible part of the spectrum has the lowest energy.
a)
Blue
b)
Green
c)
Red
d)
Violet
36.
This color in the visible part of the spectrum has the highest energy.
a)
Blue
b)
Red
c)
Violet
d)
Yellow
37.
This color in the visible part of the spectrum has the smallest wavelength.
a)
Blue
b)
Red
c)
Violet
d)
Yellow
38.
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.
39.
A mechanical wave cannot travel through...
a)
a vacuum(empty space).
b)
water.
c)
air.
d)
glass.
40.
Which of the following can sound travel through?
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gas
d)
all of the above
41.
crest to crest or trough to trough
a)
crest
b)
trough
c)
amplitude
d)
wavelength
42.
Electromagnetic waves include the following except
a)
radio waves
b)
X-rays
c)
doing the wave at a football game
d)
microwaves
43.
regular disturbances that carry energy through matter or space
a)
crest
b)
energy
c)
wave
d)
trough
44.
which material does sound travel the fastest?
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gases
45.
Cell phones use_____________waves.
a)
Electromagnetic
b)
Mechanical
c)
Magic
d)
Satellite
46.
What is the speed of a wave that has a wavelength of 2 and a frequency of 2.5?
a)
2.5 m/s
b)
5 m/s
c)
4.5 m/s
d)
6 m/s
47.
Which wave has a longer wavelength?
a)
wave C
b)
wave D
48.
Which wave has a greater frequency?
a)
wave B
b)
wave C
49.
Electromagnetic waves can transfer energy without _____.
a)
wavelength
b)
a medium
c)
disturbances
d)
a crest
50.
Radio waves, infrared waves, visible light, and x-rays are all forms of energy that travel as _____.
a)
mechanical waves
b)
seismic waves
c)
sound waves
d)
electromagnetic waves
51.
Which statement best explains frequency?
a)
Frequency is the total number of wavelengths that pass a point in a given amount of time.
b)
Frequency is the number of crests that pass a point in a given amount of time.
c)
Frequency is the amplitude at a certain point of time.
d)
Frequency is the number of wavelengths that pass a point in a given amount of time.
52.
Waves are classified according to _____.
a)
their shape
b)
how they move
c)
their source
d)
their size
53.
The electromagnetic spectrum includes only the invisible waves we can’t see.
a)
True
b)
False
54.
What is the wavelength of the sound wave that has a frequency of 340 hertz as it travels through the air at 680 m/s?
a)
0.01 m
b)
0.5 m
c)
2.0 m
d)
200 m
55.
Which term best represents what happens when two wave pulses meet as they approach each other on a string?
a)
constructive interference
b)
destructive interference
c)
absorbed interference
d)
static interference
56.
A period is
a)
Amount of time it takes a wavelength to complete one cycle.
b)
How many wave lengths happen in a second.
c)
An indication of the amount of energy in a wave.
d)
The distance between two crests or two troughs.
57.
6 waves appear in 2 seconds. What is the frequency of the waves?
a)
6 Hz
b)
3 Hz
c)
2 Hz
d)
1 Hz
58.
If a wave has a frequency of .25 Hz, what must the period of the wave be?
a)
.25 seconds
b)
1 seconds
c)
4 seconds
d)
25 seconds
59.
If the picture of the wave occurs in 1 second, what must the frequency be?
a)
1 Hz
b)
2 Hz
c)
3 Hz
d)
6 Hz
60.
Based on the picture, how many waves are present?
a)
8
b)
16
c)
7
d)
10
61.
Determine the amplitude of the wave, based on the picture.
a)
45
180
180
b)
90
c)
45
d)
50
62.
Determine the wavelength of the wave, based on the picture.
a)
45
180
180
b)
90
c)
45
d)
50
63.
This type of Electromagnetic wave shows a break in bones.
a)
gamma ray
b)
x-ray
c)
brokenometer
d)
radio wave
64.
If a sound was has a big amplitude, it will be a ____ sound.
a)
soft
b)
loud
c)
high frequency
d)
low frequency
65.
If you want to change the pitch of a sound, you have to change the ___
a)
frequency
b)
amplitude
c)
speed
d)
volume
66.
Black will ____ all wavelengths of the visible spectrum.
a)
reflect
b)
absorb
c)
refract
d)
diffract
67.
If ALL colors of visible light are reflected back to your eye, what color will the t-shirt appear?
a)
white
b)
black
c)
red
d)
green
68.
Which has a higher frequency than visible light?
a)
radio
b)
microwave
c)
infrared
d)
x-ray
69.
Which of these electromagnetic waves can we see?
a)
radio
b)
x-ray
c)
microwave
d)
visible light
70.
Which is the correct equation for calculating the speed of a wave?
a)
T = 1/f
b)
Speed= Wavelength x Period
c)
Speed = Wavelength/Frequency
d)
Speed= Wavelength x Frequency
71.
1. A wave has frequency of 50 Hz and a wavelength of 10 m. What is the speed of the wave?
a)
500 m/s
b)
50 m/s
c)
5 m/s
d)
0.5 m/s
72.
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
73.
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
74.
Velocity= ________
Wavelength= .5m
Frequency= 150 hertz
Wavelength= .5m
Frequency= 150 hertz
a)
.75 m/s
b)
75 m/s
c)
300 m/s
75.
What type of wave is this?
a)
Longitudinal
b)
Transverse
76.
If the wavelength gets longer, the frequency gets
a)
higher
b)
lower
77.
Which electromagnetic wave is responsible for cell phones?
a)
gamma
b)
xray
c)
microwaves
d)
radio
78.
Which EM wave is used to treat cancer?
a)
gamma
b)
radio
c)
xray
d)
infrared
79.
All of the following are examples of transverse waves except for:
a)
X - Ray
b)
Visible Light
c)
Sound
d)
Gamma Rays
80.
The shorter the wavelength the
a)
shorter the frequency
b)
higher the freuqnecy
c)
frequency stays the same
d)
less energy
81.
___________________ is known as when crests of one wave overlap with the troughs of another wave
a)
Refraction
b)
Reflection
c)
Constructive Interference
d)
Destructive Interference
82.
_____________ is a sound with a frequency too low for humans to hear.
a)
Imaginary Waves
b)
Electromagnetic
c)
Infrared
d)
Infrasonic
83.
What is the wavelength of this wave?
a)
4
b)
8
c)
3.3
d)
6.3
84.
Opaque means...
a)
No light passes through it
b)
All light passes through it
c)
Some light passes through it
85.
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
86.
Absorb or Reflect all colors?
a)
Absorb
b)
Reflect
87.
Absorb or Reflect all colors?
a)
Absorb
b)
Reflect
88.
Does the frog reflect or absorb green?
a)
Reflect
b)
Absorb
89.
Does the scarf reflect or absorb yellow?
a)
Reflect
b)
Absorb
90.
Which is transparent?
a)
a wooden fence
b)
clean water
c)
aluminum foil
d)
a purple balloon
91.
Magenta light is really a mixture of
a)
red and yellow light.
b)
red and cyan light.
c)
yellow and green light
d)
red and blue light.
92.
A red object______________.
a)
reflects all colors
b)
reflects the colors red, blue, and green
c)
reflects no colors
d)
reflects the color red
93.
When light is forced to go through a series of narrow slits, it will become
a)
focused
b)
reflected
c)
polarized
d)
opaque
94.
Which of the following is not a secondary color of light?
a)
blue
b)
cyan
c)
yellow
d)
magenta
95.
What kind of light is sunlight?
a)
White Light
b)
Infrared Light
c)
Yellow Light
d)
Red Light
96.
What is the band of colors that make up white light?
a)
visible spectrum
b)
rainbow
c)
white light
d)
electromagnetic spectrum
97.
The order of the colors are: red, orange, yellow, green, ____, ____, and ____.
a)
blue, indigo, and violet
b)
blue, indigo, and purple
c)
purple, indigo, and violet
d)
indigo, blue, and violet
98.
What is the absence of color?
a)
black
b)
white
c)
yellow
d)
blue
99.
What are the three primary colors of light?
a)
Red, Green, Blue
b)
Green, Yellow, Blue
c)
Cyan, Magenta Yellow
d)
Cyan, Magenta, Black
100.
What are the three secondary colors of light?
a)
Red, Green, Blue
b)
Green, Yellow, Blue
c)
Cyan, Magenta, Yellow
d)
Magenta, Yellow, Black
101.
When the three primary colors mix they produce?
a)
Red, Green, Blue
b)
Black
c)
White
d)
Magenta, Yellow, Cyan
102.
Which images are opaque?
a)
A & C
b)
A,C,E, & F
c)
D, E, & F
d)
A & E
103.
Wax paper or a foggy window is an example of what type of material?
a)
transparent
b)
translucent
c)
opaque
104.
Why does an apple look red?
a)
because it absorbs red light and reflects white light
b)
because it absorbs red light waves and reflects the others
c)
because it absorbs all colors of light
d)
because it reflects red light waves and absorbs the others
105.
When do you use the RGB (red, green, blue) system?
a)
Printing
b)
Painting
c)
Cell Phone screens
106.
A blue shirt looks blue because...
a)
it absorbs blue and reflects all the colors
b)
it reflects blue and absorbs all the other colors
c)
it absorbs cyan and reflects all the other colors
d)
it reflects cyan and absorbs all the other colors
107.
A yellow lemon absorbs the color yellow and reflects all the other colors
a)
True
b)
False
108.
If white light shines through green glass, the glass appears to be what color?
a)
white
b)
green
c)
yellow
109.
Which of the following is an example of an opaque object?
a)
sunglasses
b)
waxpaper
c)
a brick wall
110.
Which is an example of a transparent material?
a)
tin foil
b)
wax paper
c)
eye glasses
111.
Cyan is produced by which two primary colors?
a)
Green and yellow
b)
Green and blue
c)
Green and red
112.
Three colors that can be used to create any other color are what?
a)
complementary colors
b)
secondary colors
c)
primary colors
113.
_________ is a form of energy that travels through the air.
a)
sound
b)
volume
c)
energy
d)
wave
114.
The volume of a sound is measured in units called ________
a)
decibels
b)
liters
c)
sound waves
d)
inches per minute
115.
A sound with a high frequency has a _____ pitch. A sound with a ____ frequency has a low pitch.
a)
high, low
b)
low, high
c)
medium, high
d)
high, medium
116.
The ______ of a sound depends on the medium through which it's moving.
a)
pitch
b)
vibration
c)
speed
d)
sound
117.
Sound waves have a range of_______ that we can hear.
a)
frequencies
b)
waves
c)
colors
d)
reflections
118.
Sound travels slowest through _________ .
a)
gas
b)
solids
c)
liquids
d)
metal
119.
Sound travels fastest through________.
a)
solids
b)
liquids
c)
gas
d)
water
120.
Sound travels FASTEST through which of these materials?
a)
Air
b)
Empty space
c)
Metal
d)
Water
121.
Sound is caused by?
a)
force
b)
vibrations
c)
instruments
122.
Sound is a form of?
a)
energy
b)
pitch
c)
volume
123.
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.
124.
Sound does not travel in space because
a)
Space is too far away.
b)
There is no matter in space.
c)
Space is the final frontier
d)
Space has planets.
125.
How is sound produced?
a)
By the vibration of particles
b)
By the transfer of particles
126.
Area of a longitudinal wave where particles are CLOSE together.
a)
Compression
b)
Rarefaction
127.
Area of a longitudinal wave where particles are APART.
a)
Compression
b)
Rarefaction
128.
Sound travels fastest through what type of mediums?
a)
pond water
b)
cold air
c)
iced tea
d)
wooden desk
129.
Which of the following scenarios would result in sound being produced?
a)
Taking a nap
b)
Sharpening your pencil
c)
Looking out a window
d)
Thinking about your homework
130.
Sound will travel fastest through which of the following forms of matter?
a)
water
b)
air
c)
wall
d)
coffee
131.
How are sound and light similar?
a)
Both are forms of energy.
b)
Sound and light waves can curve around solid objects.
c)
Both can be transformed into heat energy.
d)
Sound and light are made up of vibrations.
132.
When frequency is high, the pitch is ____.
a)
high
b)
low
133.
When frequency is low, the pitch is ____.
a)
high
b)
low
134.
Light is made up of...
a)
electricity and waves
b)
magnetism and waves
c)
electricity and magnetism
d)
electricity and energy
135.
A shadow is created by the....
a)
absence of light.
b)
absence of waves.
c)
absence of color.
d)
blocking of sound.
136.
The darkest part of a shadow is called the...
a)
shadow
b)
umbra
c)
penumbra
d)
pentagram
137.
The sky is blue because...
a)
blue is the color most scattered or reflected by our atmosphere.
b)
red is the color most scattered or reflected by our atmosphere.
c)
blue is the color most absorbed by our atmosphere.
d)
blue is complimentary to orange.
138.
The most dangerous type of light in the universe is...
a)
a microwave
b)
an x-ray
c)
a gamma ray
d)
an ultraviolet wave
139.
What type of light does sunblock actually block?
a)
Radio waves
b)
Ultraviolet
c)
Visible Light
d)
Infrared Light
140.
The color of light is determined by _______ of the light waves?
a)
the medium
b)
the frequency
c)
the amplitude
d)
the speed
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