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Waves

Total questions: 36

Worksheet time: 37mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is being transferred with a wave?

a)

medium

b)

energy

c)

matter

d)

Chicken

2.

Increasing the amplitude means you are increasing the _______________ of a wave.

a)

frequency

b)

amplitude

c)

energy

d)

wavelength

3.

What is the wavelength?

a)

length between crest to crest or trough to trough

b)

the height of a wave

c)

how fast the wave goes

d)

the amount of times a wave passes through a certain point

4.

What is the crest of a transverse wave?

a)

the lowest point of the wave

b)

the middle of a wave

c)

the highest point of a wave

d)

nothing

5.

What is the amplitude of a wave?

a)

how often a wave passes a certain point

b)

the distance from the middle of the wave to a crest or a trough

c)

the highest point of a wave

d)

chick-fil-a

6.

Which of the following properties makes a light wave different from all mechanical waves?

a)

A light wave slows down in a vacuum.

b)

A light wave is able to transmit energy.

c)

A light wave exists as a transverse wave.

d)

A light wave can travel without a medium.

7.

Waves that need a medium are called?

a)

Electromagnetic Waves

b)

P-Waves

c)

Mechanical Waves

d)

Taco Bell

8.

Waves that can travel through a vacuum and do no require a medium are called?

a)

Transverse Waves

b)

S-Waves

c)

Mechanical Waves

d)

Electromagnetic Waves

9.

What is the visible light spectrum in order?

a)

red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet

b)

orange, blue, green, yellow, red, violet, indigo

c)

red, green blue, orange, violet, yellow, indigo

d)

McDonald's is gross

10.

The wavelength of a sound wave is 20m. The frequency is 5 Hz. What is the wave speed?

a)

4 m/s

b)

100 m/s

c)

25 m/s

d)

15 m/s

11.

What causes the refraction of a wave?

a)

the density of the medium changes the speed

b)

the amount of the medium changes the direction

c)

the color of the medium changes the speed

d)

the type of wave changes the direction

12.

When a wave bounces back, it is called?

a)

diffraction

b)

refraction

c)

transmission

d)

reflection

13.

What is the unit for frequency?

a)

Meters

b)

Hertz

c)

Decibels

d)

Meters/Second

14.

When a wave spreads out, it is called____________________?

a)

reflection

b)

refraction

c)

diffraction

d)

absorption

15.

Objects appear different in size and shape in a container of water due to ____________________________.

a)

transmission

b)

reflection

c)

absorption

d)

refraction

16.

The electromagnetic waves with the highest frequencies are called?

a)

radio waves

b)

gamma rays

c)

x-rays

d)

visible light

17.

The electromagnetic waves with the longest wavelengths are called?

a)

radio waves

b)

microwaves

c)

gamma rays

d)

x-rays

18.

When the frequency of a wave decreases, the ____________________________________ of the wave increases.

a)

wave speed

b)

amplitude

c)

wavelength

d)

Doc McStuffins

19.

How does a cell phone work?

a)

cell phones transmit and receive signals using high-frequency microwaves

b)

cell phones only receive signals from a cellular system

c)

cell phones use frequency modulation

d)

cell phones will use pulse modulation

20.

What does Amplitude Modulation mean?

a)

A method of broadcasting signals by changing the amplitude of a wave.

b)

A method of broadcasting signals by changing the frequency of a wave.

c)

A method of turning up the radio.

21.
a)
Longitdinal Wave
b)
Transverse Wave
22.
What type of wave is this?
a)
Longitudinal
b)
Transverse
23.
What property of the wave is represented by the letter "B"?
a)
amplitude
b)
crest
c)
trough
d)
wavelength
24.
Which wave in the diagram has the greatest frequency?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
25.
Which wave in the diagram has the greatest wavelength?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
26.
What is the speed of a 20 Hz with a 4m wavelength?
a)
0.2 m/s
b)
5 m/s
c)
80 m/s
d)
320 m/s
27.

When waves bend due to a change in their speed as they pass from one medium to another we are referring to ...

a)

reflection

b)

absorption

c)

transmission

d)

refraction

28.

A _____ is sound waves that reflect off of a hard surface.

a)

echo

b)

amplitude

c)

opaque

d)

frequency

29.

What type of wave behavior is shown in the picture causing the pencil to appear to be bent?

a)

Reflection

b)

Absorption

c)

Bentrotation

d)

Refraction

30.

Which tile is absorbing the light wave?

a)

The black tile

b)

The white tile

c)

The clear tile

d)

None of the tiles

31.

Which part of the diagram represents the path of a reflected light ray?

a)

A.

b)

B.

c)

Light Bulb

d)

Air

32.
The signal above is an example of a(n)
a)
Digital Signal
b)
Analog Signal
33.
Which is an example of an analog signal?
a)
Blu-Ray DVD
b)
VHS Tape
34.
Smooth and continuous data
a)
analog
b)
digital
c)
pulse
d)
binary
35.
Is this digital or analog?
a)
Digital 
b)
Analog
36.

The picture shows an example of what kind of signal?

a)

Analog

b)

Digital