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Unit 11 - Light and Sound Waves

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 3hrs 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
How are electromagnetic waves different from other waves? 
a)
They have very short wavelengths 
b)
They transmit energy instead of matter 
c)
They can travel through empty space
d)
They can change direction by reflection 
2.

Select the correct order of waves on the Electromagnetic Spectrum from the longest wavelength to the shortest wavelength

a)

Radio, Micro, Infra, Visible, Ultra, X-ray, Gamma

b)

Gamma, X-ray, Ultra, Visible, Infra, Micro, Radio

c)

Visible, Micro, Infra, Ultra, X-ray, Gamma, Radio

d)

Micro, Radio, Visible, Infra, Ultra, X-ray, Gamma

3.

A wave with a large wavelength will have a ______ frequency and _____ energy

a)

high, low

b)

high, high

c)

low, high

d)

low, low

4.

True or false: As you move along the spectrum, radio to gamma waves, the wavelengths decrease in size (get smaller)

a)

true

b)

false

5.
As the frequency of an electromagnetic wave increases, the amount of energy in that wave...
a)
increases.
b)
decreases.
c)
stays the same.
6.
The distance between two crests or two troughs of a wave is called:
a)
frequency
b)
amplitud
c)
wavelength
d)
hertz
7.
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
8.
Which of the following statements BEST describes visible light?
a)
Light is an electromagnetic wave of a single frequency that makes up a small part of the electromagnetic spectrum.
b)
Light is an electromagnetic wave of a single frequency that makes up most of the electromagnetic spectrum.
c)
Light includes a range of electromagnetic waves that make up a small part of the electromagnetic spectrum.
d)
Light includes a range of electromagnetic waves that make up most of the electromagnetic spectrum.
9.
Light waves are arranged in the electromagnetic spectrum by
a)
wavelength and brightness.
b)
speed and color.
c)
brightness and color.
d)
wavelength and frequency.
10.
As the loudness of a sound wave increases, which will also increase?
a)
amplitude
b)
frequency
c)
velocity
d)
wavelength
11.

When a transverse wave passes from right to left through a medium, what happens to the particles of the medium?

a)

Particles travel from right to left along the wave.

b)

Particles move back and forth parallel to the wave.

c)

Particles travel from left to right along the wave.

d)

Particles move up and down perpendicular to the wave.

12.
Which is a source of sound?
a)
thermal energy
b)
potential energy
c)
a vibration
d)
a medium
13.
A wave transfers
a)
energy
b)
water
c)
paricles
d)
air
14.

A wave that moves the medium in the same direction that the wave travels is a

a)

transverse wave

b)

longitudinal wave

c)

standing wave

d)

ocean wave

15.
The distance between one crest and the next crest is the wave's
a)
amplitude
b)
wavelength
c)
frequency
d)
speed
16.

The number of complete waves that pass a point in a certain amount of time is a wave's

a)

amplitude

b)

frequency

c)

wavelength

d)

speed

17.
The interaction between waves that meet is
a)
reflection
b)
diffraction
c)
refraction
d)
interference
18.

A type of material that scatters light as it passes through.

a)

transparent

b)

translucent

c)

opaque

d)

emitted

19.

A type of material that reflects or absorbs all of the light that strikes it.

a)

transparent

b)

emitted

c)

opaque

d)

translucent

20.

A type of material that transmits light without scattering it.

a)

transparent

b)

translucent

c)

opaque

d)

emit

21.

A description of how a sound is perceived as high or low.

a)

wavelength

b)

tonal

c)

loud

d)

pitch

22.

The point of a wave where the particles are close together

a)

Point A

b)

Point B

c)

Point C

d)

Point D

23.

The bouncing back of a wave when it hits a surface through which it cannot pass

a)

transparent

b)

rarefaction

c)

reflection

d)

emission

24.

The bending of waves as they enter a new medium at an angle caused by a change in speed

a)

transparent

b)

refraction

c)

translucent

d)

reflection

25.

Light travels in

a)

compression waves

b)

straight lines

c)

curved lines

d)

mechanical energy

26.

Which material does sound travel the fastest?

a)

solid

b)

liquid

c)

gases

27.
Sound waves require a ________________ through which to travel.
a)
timer
b)
medium
c)
reflection
d)
refraction
28.

Which vocabulary word best describes how the sunlight breaks apart into the colors of the rainbow?

a)

reflection

b)

refraction

c)

dispersion

d)

transmutation

29.

Using the diagram, what is the person transfering to the rope by pulling it up and down at point A?

a)

matter

b)

particles

c)

energy

d)

a medium

30.

Using the diagram, what is the medium through which the wave is moving?

a)

rope

b)

air

c)

water

d)

none