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Unit 4: Waves Review

Total questions: 85

Worksheet time: 2hrs 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Mechanical waves are created when a source of energy causes a medium to...
a)
Move
b)
Expand
c)
Vibrate
d)
Compress
2.
Waves that move the particles of the medium parallel to the direction in which the waves are traveling are called
a)
Surface Waves
b)
Combination Waves
c)

Compression Waves

d)
Transverse Waves
3.
The maximum distance that the particles of a medium move from the rest position is the
a)
Wavelength of the Wave
b)
Frequency of the Wave
c)
Amplitude of the Wave
d)
Speed of the Wave
4.
The distance between two corresponding parts of a wave is the wave’s
a)
Wavelength
b)
Frequency
c)
Amplitude
d)
Speed
5.
The speed of a wave is its wavelength multiplied by its
a)
Vibration
b)
Frequency
c)
Amplitude
d)
Reflection
6.
Why do you see lightning from a distant storm before you hear thunder?
a)
Your eyes react faster than your ears
b)
Light travels faster than sound
c)
The thunder is produced after the lightening
7.
As the frequency of a wave traveling at constant speed increases, its ____________________ decreases.
a)
wavelength
b)
amplitude
c)
speed
d)
reflection
8.

           In a compressional wave moving along a spring, areas where the coils are farthest apart are called ____________________.

a)
interference
b)
Compression
c)
Rarefraction
d)
Diffraction
9.
The more ____________________ a mechanical wave has, the greater its amplitude.
a)
reflection
b)
energy
c)
speed
d)
frequency
10.
In transverse waves, the particles of the medium move at right angles to the direction in which the wave is traveling
a)
True
b)
False(Longitudinal)
11.
Waves that require a medium through which to travel are called
electromagnetic waves.
a)
True
b)
False(Mechanical)
12.
How can you measure the wavelength of a transverse wave?
a)
crest to crest
b)
amplitude (height of the wave)
c)
frequency of the wave in a given time
d)
Speed
13.
Which wave has the greatest amplitude?
a)
The blue wave
b)
The red wave
14.
Which of the following is true about waves?
a)
When wavelength increases frequency increases
b)
When wavelength decreases, frequency increases
c)
When wavelength decreases, frequency decreases
15.
Which type of electromagnetic radiation produces the heat we can feel coming from the toaster?
a)
Radio waves
b)
Infrared waves
c)
X-rays
d)
Gamma rays
16.
Which type of electromagnetic radiation is the reason we need sunglasses and sunscreen to avoid getting a sunburn?
a)
X-rays
b)
Gamma Rays
c)
Ultraviolet waves
d)
Infrared waves
17.
The number of waves that passes a point in a certain amount of time.
a)
Amplitude
b)
Frequency
c)
Wavelength
d)
Magnitude 
18.
Which of the following is NOT true?
a)
Radio waves have lowest frequency
b)
Ultraviolet waves have highest energy
c)
Gamma waves have highest frequency
d)
Radio waves have longest wavelengths
19.
A substance or material that carries a wave.
a)
Medium
b)
Amplitude
c)
Crest
d)
Mechanical Wave
20.
What is the top of a wave called?
a)
Crest
b)
Trough
c)
Amplitude
d)
Wavelength
21.
What is the bottom of a wave called?
a)
Crest
b)
Trough
c)
Amplitude
d)
Wavelength
22.
Which of the following has the lowest frequency?
a)
Gamma  Rays
b)
Ultra Violet
c)
Radio 
d)
Visible light
23.
What type of waves don't require a medium?
a)
Electromagnetic Waves
b)
Seismic  Waves
c)
Mechanical Waves
d)
Ocean Wave
24.
A change in frequency of a wave for an observer moving relative to its source?
a)
Doppler Effect
b)

Interference

25.
Which wave has a greater frequency?
a)
A
b)
B
26.
Which letter represents amplitude?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
27.
If you increase frequency what happens to the wavelength?
a)
Wavelength increases
b)
Wavelength decreases
c)
Wavelength remains the same
28.

Which of these electromagnetic waves has the longest wavelength on the EM spectrum?

a)

Ultraviolet

b)

Visible red light

c)

Microwaves

d)

x-rays

29.
Which of these waves has the longest wavelength?
a)
Orange
b)
Red
c)
Blue
d)
Green
30.

Which EM wave has the highest frequency and shortest wavelength?

a)

x-rays

b)

Visible light

c)

Gamma waves

d)

Radio Waves

31.
Which of these waves has the highest frequency?
a)
Orange
b)
Red
c)
Purple
d)
Green
32.

Knowing these are light waves, which would be blue light?

a)

The high frequency wave

b)

The low frequency wave

c)

Neither are blue light

33.
When the car moves AWAY from you, its horn seems...
a)
Low pitched
b)
High pitched
c)
Normal
34.
When an ambulance move TOWARD you it sounds ________ pitched. 
a)
high
b)
low
c)
medium
35.
The Doppler effect is seen when a wave-making source moves toward an observer. 
a)
True
b)
False
36.
The Doppler effect occurs when an observer moves towards a wave-making source. 
a)
True
b)
False
37.
What can you tell about this object's motion?
a)
Moving to the North (up).
b)
Moving to the South (down). 
c)
Moving to the West (left). 
d)
Moving to the East (right). 
38.

What is the Doppler Effect?

a)

A change in frequency due to the relative motion of a wave source and an observer

b)

When a wave overlaps with another wave

c)

When a wave bounces off of another object

d)

When a wave bends due to traveling through a different medium

39.

Look at the picture. Who is experiencing a lower pitched sound?

a)

Observer A

b)

Observer B

c)

There is no difference

40.

Look at the picture. Who is experiencing a higher pitched sound?

a)

Observer A

b)

Observer B

c)

There's no difference

41.
This color in the visible part of the spectrum has the largest frequency.
a)
Orange
b)
Yellow
c)
Blue
d)
Green
42.
This color in the visible part of the spectrum has the smallest wavelength.
a)
Blue
b)
Red
c)
Violet
d)
Yellow
43.
This color in the visible part of the spectrum has the highest energy.
a)
Blue
b)
Red
c)
Violet
d)
Yellow
44.
Solve this problems using the equation: 
c = λν Calculate the wavelength of light that has a frequency of 5.2 x 1012/s. The speed of of light is 3.00 x 108 m/s.
a)
5.8 x 10 -5 m
b)
5.8 x 10 -7 m
c)
5.19 x 10 14 m
d)
1.56 x 10 23 m
45.
Solve this problems using the equation: 
C = λν
If an AM radio station broadcasts at
9.95 x 105 Hz, what is the wavelength of this radiation?
a)
6.59 x 10-28 m
b)
1.01 x 10-6 m
c)
3.32 x 10-3 m
d)
302 m
46.
Look carefully at the waves.  Which carries the most energy?
a)
microwave
b)
infrared
c)
ultraviolet
d)
x-ray
47.
A microwave oven emits radiation at a wavelength of 0.00500 m. What is the frequency of this radiation?
a)
6.67 x 10-7 Hz
b)
2.00 Hz
c)
1.50 x 106 Hz
d)
6.00 x 1010 Hz
48.
What are the units of frequency?
a)
m/s
b)
s
c)
Hz
d)
m
49.

Calculate the wavelength of light that has a frequency of 5.2 x 1012 Hz.

a)

5.8 x 10 -5 m

b)

5.8 x 10 -7 m

c)

5.19 x 10 14 m

d)

1.56 x 10 23 m

50.

A microwave oven emits radiation at a wavelength of 0.00500 m. What is the frequency of this radiation?

a)

6.67 x 10-7 Hz

b)

2.00 Hz

c)

1.50 x 106 Hz

d)

6.00 x 1010 Hz

51.

When you go out to sun, ultraviolet light rays give you your tan. What is the wavelength of this light if it has a frequency of

7.74 X 1014 Hz?

a)

3.88 x 10-7 m

b)

3.26 x 10-2 m

c)

2.58 x 106 m

d)

2.32 x 1023 m

52.
Which wave in the diagram has the greatest frequency?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
53.

Speed= ________
Wavelength= .5m
Frequency= 150 hertz

a)
.75 m/s
b)
75 m/s
c)
300 m/s
54.
1.  A wave has frequency of 5 Hz and a speed of 25 m/s. What is the wavelength of the wave?
a)
25 m
b)
125 m
c)
5 m
d)
25 m/s
55.
Which wave has the largest wavelength?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
None (same wavelength)
56.

What does a wave carry from place to place?

a)

energy

b)

matter

c)

people

57.

What type of wave is pictured?

a)

Transverse wave

b)

Compression wave

c)

Wave, what wave?

d)

Slinky wave

58.
What type of wave is this?
a)

Compression

b)
Transverse
59.

Which of the following are not a seismic wave?

a)

S waves

b)

P waves

c)

Underground waves

60.

Box 1 on the diagram indicates which energy level of the wave

a)

Greatest energy

b)

2nd greatest energy

c)

3rd greatest energy

d)

least energy

61.

Develop a logical argument as to why television satellites, which broadcast information as electromagnetic radiation, can send signals from the vacuum of space?

a)

electromagnetic radiation increases as the distance increases

b)

electromagnetic radiation does not need a medium to travel through

c)

space does not provide a medium that will block the satellite signals

d)

space is so vast that light waves can spread out to their full size and strength

62.

Light waves are transverse waves that have crests or peaks and troughs or dips. Does the diagram properly depict a wave with high crests and low troughs?

a)

Yes

b)

No

63.

The graph indicates what about the relationship between wavelength and frequency?

a)

as wavelength decreases, frequency increases

b)

as wavelength decreases, frequency decreases

c)

as wavelength increases, frequency increases

d)

there is no relationship between wavelength and frequency

64.

What statement explains the changes from wave A to wave B?

a)

The energy decreases as the amplitude increases.

b)

The energy and amplitude increase.

c)

The energy and amplitude decrease.

d)

The energy increases as the amplitude decreases.

65.

Energy is inversely proportional to the wavelength of a wave. Which would have the GREATEST energy? A wave with a wavelength of ______ meters

a)

15

b)

20

c)

10

d)

5

66.

Consider the original sound wave. Which of the four examples represents the same sound just much louder?

a)

Wave C

b)

Wave B

c)

Wave A

d)

Wave D

67.

According to the map of the US we know that the west coast of the US has a large _______.

a)

fault line

b)

tectonic plates

c)

body of water

d)

land mass

68.

The image shows a _______ wave.

a)

compression

b)

surface

c)

transverse

d)

interior waves

69.

A wave in which the energy and the wave vibrate in the same direction.

a)

compression

b)

surface

c)

transverse

d)

interior waves

70.

Which type of wave is a transverse wave?

a)

p wave

b)

s wave

c)

surface wave

d)

ryleigh wave

71.

Which type of wave is a compression wave?

a)

p wave

b)

s wave

c)

surface wave

d)

ryleigh wave

72.
Long sound waves are...
a)
high pitched
b)
low pitched
c)
medium pitched
73.
Short sound waves are...
a)
high pitched
b)
low pitched
c)
medium pitched
74.
When the car moves AWAY from you, its horn seems...
a)
Low pitched
b)
High pitched
c)
Normal
75.
When an ambulance move TOWARD you it sounds ________ pitched. 
a)
high
b)
low
c)
medium
76.
The Doppler effect is seen when a wave-making source moves toward an observer. 
a)
True
b)
False
77.
When a car moves towards you, the sound of its horn seems relatively...
a)
Low pitched
b)
High pitched
c)
Normal
78.

What is the Doppler Effect?

a)

A change in frequency due to the relative motion of a wave source and an observer

b)

When a wave overlaps with another wave

c)

When a wave bounces off of another object

d)

When a wave bends due to traveling through a different medium

79.
What does the letter 'h' represent in the formula E = hv?
a)
Planck's constant
b)
Hydrogen
c)
Energy
80.

What is the energy of a quantum of light with a frequency of 7.39x1014Hz.(E=Hv)

a)

4.88x1019 J

b)

4.88x10-19 J

c)

2.22x1023 J

d)

2.22x10-23 J

81.

What is the wavelength for a quantum of light with energy of 7.56x10-19J?

a)

2.62x10-7m

b)

2.62x107m

c)

2.64x10-45m

d)

2.64x1045m

82.

A light has a wavelength of 5.06x10-7m. What is the frequency of the light? What is the color of light?

a)

16.87Hz, Red

b)

5.93Hz, Orange

c)

5.93x10-14Hz, Blue

d)

5.93x1014Hz, Green

83.

The energy for a quantum of light is 2.84x10-19J. What is the wavelength.

a)
6.97x10-45m
b)
6.97x1045m
c)
6.97x10-7m
d)
6.97x107m
84.

What is the wavelength for a quantum of light with energy of 7.56x10-19J?

a)
2.62x10-7m
b)
2.62x107m
c)
2.64x10-45m
d)
2.64x1045m
85.
Put the visible light colors in order from longest wavelength to shortest wavelength
a)
Violet, Blue, Green, Orange, Yellow, Red
b)
Red, Yellow, Green, Orange, Violet, Blue
c)
Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Violet
d)
Blue, Violet, Green, Yellow, Orange, Red

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