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Waves Review

Total questions: 64

Worksheet time: 2hrs 17mins

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.
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
3.
The distance between two corresponding parts of a wave is the wave’s
a)
Wavelength
b)
Frequency
c)
Amplitude
d)
Speed
4.
Waves that require a medium are called 
a)
mechanical waves
b)
transverse waves
c)
light waves
d)
gamma rays
5.
What happens when you increase the amplitude of a sound?
a)
it makes the sound louder
b)
it makes the sound travel faster
c)
it increases the wavelength of the sound
d)
it increases the frequency of the sound
6.

What kind of wave is pictured below?

a)

compressional wave

b)

transverse wave

c)

sound wave

d)

mechanical wave

7.
What can electromagnetic waves travel through?
a)
mediums
b)
empty space
c)
solely solids
d)
both mediums and empty space
8.
What property of this wave is represented by the letter "A"
a)
amplitude
b)
crest
c)
trough
d)
wavelength
9.
What property of the wave is represented by the letter "B"?
a)
amplitude
b)
crest
c)
trough
d)
wavelength
10.
What do waves carry from place to place?
a)
Energy, but not matter or particles
b)
Energy and matter or particles
c)
Matter or particles but not energy
d)
Neither energy nor matter or particles
11.
Which wave is pictured?
a)
Transverse
b)
Longitudinal
c)
Both
d)
Neither
12.
Which vocabulary term is used to identify the distance between points C & G?
a)
Amplitude
b)
Crest
c)
Frequency
d)
Wavelength
13.
Which wave in the diagram has the greatest frequency?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
14.
Which wave in the diagram has the greatest wavelength?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
15.
Which of the following can sound travel through?
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gas
d)
all of the above
16.
What property of the wave is represented by the letter "B"?
a)
amplitude
b)
crest
c)
trough
d)
wavelength
17.
The highest point on a wave is:
a)
the crest
b)
the trough
c)
the top
d)
the coast 
18.
The lowest point on a wave is the:
a)
Amplitude
b)
Crest
c)
Trough
d)
Wavelength
19.
Which letter(s) represent the trough of the wave?
a)
A
b)
B & D
c)
D
d)
C & G
20.

To transmit means to

a)

go to lunch

b)

send

c)

go west

d)

call

21.

Which transverse wave has the highest frequency?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

22.

Which diagram shows the wavelength of a wave?

a)
b)
c)
23.

The phases of matter sound can travel through (check all that apply)

a)

solid

b)

liquid

c)

gas

d)

space

24.

What is this called?

(a)  

25.
Wave with the longest wavelength
a)
microwave
b)
radio
c)
gamma
d)
visible light
26.
The EM wave with frequency higher than infrared and lower than UV.
a)
radio
b)
visible light
c)
xray
d)
gamma
27.

When the wavelength increases the frequency will

a)

increase

b)

decrease

c)

remain same

d)

none of these

28.
EM waves  
a)
Must travel through a vacuum
b)
Can travel through a medium or a vacuum
c)
Are the same type of wave as mechanical waves
d)
Can only travel through a vacuum
29.

Which of these lists the EM waves from Highest to lowest frequency?

a)

Radio - Micro - Gamma - Visible light - UV - Xrays - Infrared - Xrays

b)

Radio - Micro - Infrared - Visible light - UV - X - Gamma waves

c)

Gamma - Xray - UV - Visible light - Infrared - Micro - radio

d)

none

30.
Which section of the spectrum is the ONLY one we can see?
a)
X-rays
b)
Visible Light
c)
Gamma Rays
d)
Ultraviolet Rays
31.
Which color has the least amount of energy?
a)
red
b)
orange
c)
green
d)
blue
32.
Cancer can be treated with_______________waves.
a)
Penicillin
b)
Radio
c)
Infrared
d)
Gamma
33.
This type of Electromagnetic wave shows a break in bones.
a)
gamma ray
b)
x-ray
c)
brokenometer
d)
radio wave
34.

Which type of electromagnetic radiation is used extensively in communications?

a)

radio waves

b)

gamma rays

c)

infrared rays

d)

X-rays

35.
How are EM waves different from Mechanical waves?
a)
EM waves need a medium
b)
Mechanical waves need a medium
c)
EM waves can travel through empty space only
d)
Mechanical waves transfer matter
36.

A EM wave is an example of a

a)

transverse wave

b)

longitudinal wave

c)

both

d)

none

37.
Frequency is a measure of...
a)
length of the wave
b)
height of the wave
c)
number of waves a second
d)
number of waves an hour
38.
7 is 
a)
Radio
b)
UV
c)
Infrared
d)
Gamma
39.
All EM waves travel at  
a)
different speeds
b)
the speed of sound
c)
the speed of light
d)
the speed of a vacuum
40.
You might see lights that give off Infrared radiation
a)
At AppleBee's warming your food
b)
In the super market  cooling the icecream
41.

The complete range of electromagnetic waves placed in order of increasing is called the ______________.

a)

radar spectrum

b)

mechanical spectrum

c)

electromagnetic spectrum

d)

gamma spectrum

42.

__________ have shorter wavelengths and higher frequencies than radio waves do.

a)

Microwaves

b)

Ocean waves

c)

P-waves

d)

S-waves

43.

Electromagnetic waves with wavelengths just shorter than those of visible light are called ____________.

a)

gamma rays

b)

X-rays

c)

infrared

d)

ultraviolet rays

44.

Electromagnetic waves with wavelengths just shorter than those of ultraviolet rays are ________.

a)

X-rays

b)

gamma rays

c)

visible light

d)

microwaves

45.

An __________ wave is a transverse wave that involves the transfer of electric and magnetic energy.

a)

ocean

b)

electromagnetic

c)

mechanical

d)

longitudinal

46.

What do electromagnetic waves transfer from one place to another?

a)

sparks

b)

lightning

c)

energy

d)

atoms

47.

Sun block protects against what electromagnetic wave?

a)

Radio Wave

b)

Infared

c)

Ultra Violet Rays

d)

Gamma Rays

48.

If the wave has a high frequency, what will the energy of the wave be?

a)

higher energy

b)

lower energy

49.

5. Ultraviolet radiation is used to detect fake money and sterilize medical equipment. Which of the following is the main source of UV radiation on Earth?

a)

comet

b)

moon

c)

ozone layer

d)

sun

50.

10. Which explains the importance of knowing electromagnetic waves? It ___________.

a)

helps us to listen to a radio

b)

makes our lives livelier and easier

c)

facilitates attachment to our loved ones far from us

d)

increases our awareness on its usefulness and effects

51.

EM waves can travel through a (a)   .

52.

An invisible wave caused by vibrations that move sound energy:

a)

vibrations

b)

sound waves

c)

light wave

53.

When light hits a translucent object and bends

a)

absorbtion

b)

refraction

c)

reflection

54.

When light bounces off of an object into a different direction

a)

absorbtion

b)

refraction

c)

reflection

55.

when light is stored inside of an object and turns into heat energy

a)

absorbtion

b)

refraction

c)

reflection

56.

How is white light able to separate through a prism?

a)

the light is being absorbed

b)

the light is being refracted

c)

the light is being reflected

57.

We are able to see a mirrored image of the mountains on the water through...

a)

refraction

b)

reflection

58.
a)

reflection

b)

refraction

59.
a)

reflection

b)

refraction

60.
a)

reflection

b)

refraction

61.

What color is being reflected?

a)

green

b)

blue and yellow

c)

red, orange, yellow, blue, indigo, violet

62.

What colors are being reflected?

a)

all of the colors in the color spectrum

b)

none of the colors in the color spectrum

63.

Which is true about white light?

a)

it reflects all color of light

b)

it absorbs all color of light

c)

it only reflects red, blue, and yellow light

64.
_______ waves need matter to travel but ________ waves do not.
a)
Sound; light
b)
Light; sound
c)
Sound; electrical
d)
Electrical; light

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