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Wave Review 1

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 1hrs 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What property of this wave is represented by the letter "A"

a)

amplitude

b)

crest

c)

trough

d)

wavelength

2.
When the frequency of a wave increases, what happens to the wavelength?
a)
The wavelength is not directly affected by the frequency of a wave.
b)
The wavelength increases.
c)
The wavelength decreases.
d)
More specific information is needed to form a conclusion about the wavelength.
3.
When a wave strikes and object and bounces off. (example echo)
a)
medium
b)
refraction
c)
reflection
d)
interference
4.
When a wave bends as it passes through at an angle from one medium to another.(example: pencil in a glass of water-)
a)
medium
b)
refraction
c)
reflection
d)
interference
5.
Which wave has a greater frequency?
a)
A
b)
B
6.
If a sound was has a big amplitude, it will be a ____ sound. 
a)
soft
b)
loud
c)
high frequency
d)
low frequency
7.

The distance a wave travels in a given amount of time is known as the wave's ______.

a)

frequency

b)

speed

c)

wavelength

d)

refraction

8.

When waves pass from one medium to another they are refracted due to a change in the _____ of the wave.

a)

speed

b)

density

c)

medium

d)

frequency

9.

Convex lenses ________ light waves by bending them as they pass into a new medium with a different density.

a)

opaque

b)

absorb

c)

reflect

d)

refract

10.
_____?______ materials do not allow light waves to pass through.
a)
Opaque
b)
Transparent
c)
Translucent
11.
_____?_____ materials allow some light to partially pass through, but not in a straight path.
a)
Opaque
b)
Transparent
c)
Translucent
12.
_____?_____ materials allow light waves to pass through easily.
a)
Opaque
b)
Transparent
c)
Translucent
13.
The bending of waves as they pass from one substance into another.
a)
Reaction
b)
Reflection
c)
Refraction
d)
Repost
14.

What kind of wave is pictured below?

a)

compressional wave

b)

transverse wave

c)

sound wave

d)

mechanical wave

15.
Waves that require a medium are called 
a)
mechanical waves
b)
transverse waves
c)
light waves
d)
gamma rays
16.
Electromagnetic waves________________travel through space.
a)
Never
b)
Cannot
c)
Can
d)
Wish they could
17.
The orange line is measuring the _________________________.
a)
wavelength
b)
amplitude
c)
crest
d)
trough
18.
The arrow is pointing to what part of the wave?
a)
Wavelength
b)
Crest
c)
Rarefaction
d)
Compression
19.

Which property of the wave would change if you changed the amount of energy the wave had?

a)

amplitude

b)

frequency

c)

wavelength

d)

wave speed

20.

The image depicts which of the following wave behaviors?

a)

Resonance

b)

Doppler Effect

c)

Interference

d)

Polarization

21.

What type of interference do noise cancelling headphones use?

a)

Constructive Interference

b)

Destructive Interference

22.
Which wave travels parallel in relation to a medium?
a)
Transverse
b)
Longitudinal
c)
Both
d)
Neither
23.

I

a)

pupil

b)

aqueous humor

c)

lens

d)

fovea

24.

E

a)

cornea

b)

fovea

c)

retina

d)

pupil

25.

D

a)

optic nerve

b)

vitreous humor

c)

cornea

d)

retina

26.

When all of the frequencies of the color spectrum are REFLECTED the material appears_____.

a)

white

b)

black

c)

yellow

d)

transparent

27.

When all of the frequencies of the color spectrum are ABSORBED the material appears_____.

a)

white

b)

black

c)

yellow

d)

transparent

28.
What part of your eye sends the messages to and from your brain?
a)
retina
b)
optic nerve
c)
iris
d)
vitreous humor
29.

The color you see an object as is because that particular wavelength is being _______ to your eye.

a)

reflected

b)

absorbed

c)

refracted

d)

transmitted

30.

Wavelengths of color that are ______ will NOT be seen.

a)

absorbed

b)

reflected

c)

refracted

d)

transmitted

31.
The color you see is the color that is ___.
a)
reflected
b)
absorbed
32.
A leaf is green, what does this tell you about the light that is being absorbed?
a)
no light is being absorbed
b)
green is being refracted and all the colors are being absorbed.
c)
green is being absorbed and all the other colors are reflected
d)
green is being reflected and all the other colors are being absorbed
33.
Which color absorbs all light?
a)
White
b)
Black
c)
Orange
d)
Green
34.

Which colors make up white light?

a)

Red, Orange, and Yellow

b)

All colors

c)

Reds and Violets

35.

Which of the following DOES NOT describe constructive interference?

a)

in phase

b)

out of phase

c)

crest interferes with another crest

d)

rarefaction interferes with another rarefaction

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