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WorksheetsWaves, Light & Sound Review
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 32mins
What does the frequency of a wave tell us about the wave?
It tells us how many waves go by in a small amount of time.
It tells us the amplitude of the wave.
It tells us how long it takes for a single wave to go by.
It tells us the length of the wave.
The highest point of a wave is called the wave's _________.
Amplitude
Crest
Trough
Wavelength
A wave that is 10 m long and has a frequency of 50 Hz passes by, What is it's wave speed?
5 m/s
500 m/s
0.5 m/s
0.2 m/s
The Doppler effect can occur in _________ waves.
transverse
longitudonal
sound
all
Which of the following is an example of a transverse wave?
Sound waves.
Pressure waves.
Light waves.
None of these are examples of transverse waves.
Which of the following words describes the tendency of a wave to spread out as it travels?
Propagation.
Refraction.
Reflection.
Diffraction.
A wave that is as big as a soccer field, 100 m, travels at a speed of 500 m/s. What is the frequency of this wave?
500,000 Hz
0.2 Hz
5 Hz
1/2 Hz
What is red-shift?
The apparent bunching-up of waves as they move toward you.
The apparent spreading-out of waves as they move away from you.
Light is made of.....
electric waves and magnetic waves combined.
magnetic waves.
electricity.
magnetic waves.
What is the darkest part of a shadow called?
Umbra
Penumbra
Node
Antinode
Colors are separated into small ranges of frequencies, called ________.
spectra
bands
shades
palettes
If you see a yellowed leaf on a tree in the fall, what are you looking at?
The leaf has absorbed all the colors within sunlight and reflected yellow.
The leaf has absorbed yellow and reflected all the other colors found within sunlight.
The leaf IS yellow.
None of these.
Which type of light has the smallest wavelength?
Violet Light
Radio Waves
X-Rays
Microwaves
What does it mean to see the color white?
It means your eye is not receiving enough information.
It means your eye is receiving too much information.
It means the object is actually white.
What part of the ear is responsible for turning incoming waves into simple vibrations.
Concha
Cochlea
Eardrum
Auditory Nerve
What part of the eye receives light waves and translates them into digital information?
Iris
Retina
Lens
Optic Nerve
