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Waves Test Review

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 35mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
a)
Reflection
b)
Refraction
2.

What do waves carry from place to place?

a)

Energy

b)

Particles

c)

Matter or particles but not energy

d)

Nothing, they carry nothing

3.

Sound is an example of which type of wave?

a)

Transverse

b)

Compressional

c)

Both

d)

Neither

4.

What kind of wave is this?

a)

electromagnetic

b)

compressional

c)

transverse

d)

x-ray

5.

The type of waves that require medium to pass:

a)

Mechanical Waves

b)

Electromagnetic Waves

c)

All waves

6.

Why does the straw appear to be bent?

a)

light is reflected

b)

light is absorbed

c)

light is turned

d)

light is refracted

7.

This picture is an example of which type of wave?

a)

transverse wave

b)

compression wave

c)

ocean wave

8.

#1 refers to the

a)

wavelength

b)

amplitude

c)

crest

d)

trough

9.

#2 refers to the

a)

wavelength

b)

amplitude

c)

crest

d)

trough

10.

#3 refers to the

a)

wavelength

b)

amplitude

c)

crest

d)

trough

11.

#4 refers to the

a)

wavelength

b)

amplitude

c)

crest

d)

trough

12.

Frequency is?

a)

Number of wavelengths that pass in 1 second

b)

Number of wavelengths that pass in 2 hours

c)

when waves combine to make a new wave

13.
Which wave has a greater frequency?
a)
A
b)
B
14.

You can't hear sounds in outer space because there is no

a)

medium

b)

light

c)

energy

d)

heat

15.

All waves carry ________ as they travel from one place to another.

a)

matter

b)

space

c)

energy

d)

water

16.

Which wave in the diagram has the greatest wavelength?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

17.

A wave transports energy, not matter.

a)

True

b)

False

18.

All of these types of waves travel from the Sun to Earth EXCEPT

a)

light waves.

b)

sound waves.

c)

infrared waves.

d)

ultraviolet waves.

19.
When light bounces back it is _____
a)
Reflected
b)
Refracted
c)
Absorbed
d)
Optical Density
20.

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

a)

refraction

b)

reflection

21.

The number of waves that pass a fixed point in a given amount of time is...

a)

frequency

b)

wave speed

c)

amplitude

d)

wavelength

22.
High frequency waves have _________ wavelength.
a)
varying
b)
high
c)
the same
d)
low
23.
Which wave in the diagram has the greatest wavelength?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
24.

The amplitude measures from

a)

Crest to Crest

b)

Crest to Rest Position

c)

Crest to wavelength

d)

Crest to Trough