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Waves Review

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The highest point on a wave is:

a)

the crest

b)

the trough

c)

the top

d)

the coast

2.
What kind of wave is pictured below?
a)
compressional wave
b)
transverse wave
c)
sound wave
d)
mechanical wave
3.

All waves carry ________ as they travel from one place to another.

a)

matter

b)

space

c)

energy

d)

water

4.
Which part of the wave is shown at letter E?
a)
trough
b)
crest
c)
resting point
d)
amplitude
5.
Any material that a wave travels through is called a ____________________.
a)
vibration
b)
compression
c)
medium
d)
crest
6.

The picture shows four areas as a sound wave passes through them.

Which is an area of rarefaction?

a)

Area 1

b)

Area 2

c)

Area 3

d)

Area 4

7.
Earthquakes release these which let us study what the Earth is made out of
a)
Tectonic Plates
b)
Seismic Waves
c)
Plateaus
d)
P Waves
8.
These are the first waves released during an earthquake
a)
S waves
b)
Surface Waves
c)
P waves
9.
These are the secondary, or second waves to be released. They cannot travel through the liquid outer core
a)
S waves
b)
Surface Waves
c)
P waves
10.
Why do green plants look green?
a)
Reflect blue and yellow wavelengths
b)
Absorb green wavelengths
c)
Transmit green light
d)
They reflect green wavelengths of the visible spectrum
11.
What kind of wave can travel through space?
a)
electromagnetic waves
b)
compressional waves
c)
transverse waves
d)
longitudinal waves
12.
What is the measure of how many waves pass a point in a certain amount of time?
a)
frequency
b)
wavelength
c)
midpoint
d)
crest and trough
13.
Which wave has a greater frequency?
a)
A
b)
B
14.
What is this called?
a)
refraction
b)
reflection
c)
reconstroction
d)
retraction
15.

What type of wave is pictured?

a)

Transverse wave

b)

Longitudinal wave

c)

Wave, what wave?

d)

Slinky wave

16.
What kind of wave is pictured below?
a)
compressional wave
b)
transverse wave
c)
sound wave
d)
mechanical wave
17.
Which electromagnetic waves have the highest frequencies and the shortest wavelengths?
a)
microwaves
b)
visible light
c)
gamma rays
18.
Which type of waves are used in broadcasting?
a)
radio waves
b)
infrared rays
c)
x-rays
19.
Electromagnetic waves that help your body produce vitamin D are called?
a)
ultraviolet rays
b)
x-rays
c)
gamma rays
20.
Which electromagnetic waves help doctors detect broken bones inside your body?
a)
gamma rays
b)
x-rays
c)
ultraviolet rays
21.

Shorter Waves have ____Energy,Longer Waves___Energy?

a)

Lower,Higher

b)

Higher,Lower

22.

Which of the following is not in the electromagnetic spectrum?

a)

Light waves

b)

Sound waves

c)

Radio Waves

d)

X-rays

23.

What does the picture below illustrate?

a)

Visible Light Spectrum

b)

Electromagnetic Spectrum

c)

Frequency Indicator

d)

Color Line

24.

How are we able to see the color white?

a)

All colors except red are absorbed

b)

All colors are absorbed

c)

All colors are reflected

d)

All colors except red are reflected

25.
A reflected sound wave
a)
frequency
b)
pitch
c)
echo
d)
rarefaction
26.
High Amplitude =__________________
a)
Louder sounds
b)
Quieter Sounds
27.
Sound is produced when something ______________
a)
Vibrates
b)
Moves through empty space
28.
Low Amplitude = ______________
a)
Quieter Sounds
b)
Louder sounds
29.
Low frequency = _______ Pitch
a)
Low
b)
High
30.

What type of object is shown in the picture?

a)

opaque

b)

transparent

c)

translucent

31.

What type of object is the glass in the glasses considered?

a)

opaque

b)

transparent

c)

translucent

32.
What is this
a)
translucent
b)
opaque
c)
transparent
33.

How does temperature affect the speed of sound?

a)

The colder the air, the faster sound moves

b)

The warmer the air, the faster sound moves.

c)

The warmer the air, the slower sound moves.

d)

Air temperature has no effect on the speed of sound.

34.

What does the Auditory canal do?

a)

Makes ear wax

b)

Pulls sound waves into the ear

c)

End the journey of the sound waves

35.

What happens in the eardrum?

a)

Sound waves vibrate the skin and delivers vibrations

b)

Sound waves make the tiny hairs in your ear move

c)

Carries the message to the brain

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