WorksheetsWave Behaviors
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
This illustration best depicts which of the following behaviors?
a)
Reflection
b)
Refraction
c)
Diffraction
d)
Resonance
2.
This image best depicts which of the following wave behaviors?
a)
Reflection
b)
Refraction
c)
Diffraction
d)
Resonance
3.
Which of the figures represents reflection?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
4.
Refraction occurs when _____________
a)
the wave's speed changes by entering a new medium
b)
a wave bounces off of a boundary
c)
waves parts meet each other
d)
waves bend around a barrier
5.
When a wave strikes an object and bounces off
a)
medium
b)
refraction
c)
reflection
d)
interference
6.
What property of the wave is represented by the letter "B"?
a)
amplitude
b)
crest
c)
trough
d)
wavelength
7.
The type of wave that requires a medium to travel is
a)
Mechanical
b)
Electromagnetic
c)
Both of these
d)
Neither of these
8.
When a wave passes from one medium to another, the ________ may change.
a)
speed
b)
frequency
c)
wavelength
d)
speed, frequency, and wavelength
9.
What are the units of frequency?
a)
m/s
b)
s
c)
Hz
d)
m
10.
Which object would be the best at reflecting light waves?
a)
windows
b)
mirrors
c)
notebooks
d)
tables
11.
When standing in the sun this behavior allows you to warm up as light and other waves hit your clothes.
a)
Reflection
b)
Refraction
c)
Absorption
d)
Transmission
12.
A material that allows almost all light through is called
a)
opaque
b)
translucent
c)
transparent
d)
acute
13.
__________ seperate white light into the spectrum.
a)
Rainbows
b)
Prisms
c)
Polarized lenses
d)
Life
14.
Waves that require a medium are called
a)
mechanical waves
b)
transverse waves
c)
light waves
d)
gamma rays
15.
What type of wave is this?
a)
Longitudinal
b)
Transverse
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