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Unit 2 Waves Practice

Total questions: 27

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

All colors combined make:

a)

Black light

b)

Ultraviolet light

c)

White light

d)

Brown light

2.

Where do most all electromagnetic waves come from?

a)

a vacuum

b)

Sun

c)

fluorescent lights

d)

stars

3.

Which is faster: sound or light?

a)

Sound

b)

Light

4.

All colors of visible light have the same wavelength.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

Why does a red apple appear red to the human eye?

a)

Ultraviolet light absorbs the red light from the apple.

b)

Ultraviolet light refracts the red light away from the apple.

c)

Red light is reflected by the apple.

d)

Red light is absorbed by the apple.

6.

Light waves are:

a)

Mechanical and longitudinal

b)

Mechanical and transverse

c)

Electromagnetic and longitudinal

d)

Electromagnetic and transverse

7.

A sound wave is a type of ____________ wave.

a)

Electromagnetic

b)

Mechanical

8.

Wave type that does not require a medium (can travel through empty space) and is always transverse.

a)

Electromagnetic

b)

Mechanical

9.

Seismic waves result from:

a)

hurricanes

b)

earthquakes

c)

tornadoes

d)

droughts

10.

Why does sound travel faster through a solid than a gas?

a)

The atoms in a solid are bigger

b)

The atoms in a solid are smaller

c)

The atoms in a solid are closer together

d)

The atoms in a solid are farther apart

11.

Which wave is a longitudinal wave?

a)

Wave X

b)

Wave Y

12.

The highest point of a transverse wave:

a)

Crest

b)

Trough

13.

The lowest point on a transverse wave:

a)

Crest

b)

Trough

14.

The distance between two crests:

a)

Amplitude

b)

Resting point

c)

Frequency

d)

Wavelength

15.

Number of waves that pass by a point in a second

a)

Amplitude

b)

Resting point

c)

Frequency

d)

Wavelength

16.

The height of a wave

a)

Amplitude

b)

Resting point

c)

Frequency

d)

Wavelength

17.

If a sound wave has a tall amplitude, it will be:

a)

small

b)

loud

c)

soft

d)

high pitched

18.

Sound travels faster in:

a)

Warm air

b)

Cold air

19.

If a wave has a high frequency, it is:

a)

High-pitched

b)

Low-pitched

20.

Sound travels fastest through _____________.

a)

gases

b)

liquids

c)

solids

d)

plasma

21.

The part of a longitudinal wave where the particles are squeezed together is the:

a)

Crest

b)

Trough

c)

Compression

d)

Rarefaction

22.

The part of a longitudinal wave where the particles are spread apart is the:

a)

Crest

b)

Trough

c)

Compression

d)

Rarefaction

23.

Amplitude determines:

a)

Pitch

b)

Loudness

c)

Speed

d)

Wavelength

24.

Frequency determines:

a)

Pitch

b)

Loudness

c)

Speed

d)

Wavelength

25.

Which electromagnetic waves can be seen with human eyes?

a)

Gamma rays

b)

Radio waves

c)

Visible light

d)

Ultraviolet light

26.

Which sound wave represents a low-pitch sound?

a)

Wave 1

b)

Wave 2

27.

How do these waves differ from one another?

a)

the waves travel at different speeds

b)

the waves have different frequencies

c)

the waves have different amplitudes

d)

the waves are a different distance from the source