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WAVES,LIGHT,SOUND

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The highest point of a wave

a)

A Crest

b)

B trough

c)

C amplitude

d)

D wavelength

2.

Which colour of light is produced when all of the colours of visible light in the electromagnetic spectrum are combined?

a)

A Grey

b)

B white

c)

C black

3.

Which of these colours of visible light has the shortest wavelength?

a)

A Red

b)

B green

c)

C violet

d)

D yellow

4.

As the loudness of a sound wave increases, which will also increase?

a)

A Amplitude

b)

B frequency

c)

C velocity

d)

D wavelength

5.

An echo is a sound wave that has been

a)

A absorbed

b)

B refracted

c)

C scattered

d)

D reflected

6.

If a student playing the drums hits the drums with greater force, the sound would be

a)

A Quieter

b)

B louder

c)

C lower in pitch.

d)

D higher in pitch.

7.

A starting pistol is fired 640 m away from a spectator.

The spectator hears the sound of the starting pistol two seconds after seeing the flash from the gun. What is the speed of sound in air?

a)

A 160 m/s

b)

B 320 m/s

c)

C 640 m/s

d)

D 1280 m/s

8.

Light is a form of

a)

A energy

b)

B radiation

c)

C reflection

9.

What is a vacuum?

A A space with only air in it B A space with NO matter at all present

a)

A A space with only air in it

b)

B A space with NO matter at all present

10.

10. Which of the following statements is false?

a)

A Light is a longitudinal wave

b)

B Light travels in a straight line

c)

C Light travels faster than sound waves

d)

D Sound wave travels faster in solids

11.

Which wave has the biggest amplitude?

a)

A Wave 1 – Red

b)

B Wave 2 – Blue

c)

C Wave 3 - Green

12.

What is the unit of frequency?

a)

A m/s

b)

B s

c)

C Hz

d)

D m

13.

Sound waves move faster than light waves.

a)

A True

b)

B False

14.

The bending of light is called refraction.

a)

A True

b)

B False

15.

Higher frequency sound waves result in a lower pitch while a lower frequency waves result in a higher pitch.

a)

A True

b)

B False