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Waves & Thermodynamics Unit Test Review

Total questions: 51

Worksheet time: 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is a medium?
a)
How fast the wave can move.
b)
The range of electromagnetic waves above red in the visible spectrum.
c)
A disruption in the connections of matter
d)
The substance a wave moves through.
2.
Waves move _____ as they travel.
a)
objects
b)
matter
c)
energy
d)
medium
3.
The area where a longitudinal wave is spread out is known as a
a)
compression
b)
substitution
c)
rarefaction
d)
trough
4.
This is how many waves pass a point in a given time. When this number is higher, this means that the waves carries more energy.
a)
amplitude
b)
wavelength
c)
speed
d)
frequency
5.
This is the height between the crest and the rest line of a medium. The greater this is the greater the energy carried.
a)
wavelength
b)
frequency
c)
amplitude
d)
speed
6.
This is the distance from one point on a wave to the same point on the next wave.
a)
speed
b)
amplitude
c)
wavelength
d)
frequency
7.
"When a wave moves through a different medium it will speed up or slow down. This causes the wave to bend."
What is this a description of?
a)
transmission
b)
refraction
c)
rarefaction
d)
reflection
8.
When a bat uses echolocation it bounces a sound wave off of an object to find them.
 What behavior of waves do bats use to learn about their environment?
a)
compression
b)
transmission
c)
reflection
d)
refraction
9.
What does this show?
a)
Sound waves
b)
Constructive interference
c)
Destructive interference
d)
Longitudinal waves
10.

Sound waves are mechanical waves in which the particles in the medium vibrate in a direction parallel to the direction of energy transport. Identify another name for this type of wave motion.

a)

transverse waves

b)

pressure waves

c)

longitudinal waves

d)

electromagnetic waves

11.

Two people each hold the end of a rope and create waves by moving their arms up and down. This wave is best classified as a transverse wave because ___________.

a)

both the rope particles and the wave are moving in the same direction

b)

the wave is moving up and down as the particles of the rope move horizontally.

c)

the wave is moving horizontally as the particles of the rope move up and down.

d)

the wave is moving in a parallel direction with the motion of the person's arms.

12.

A student looks at ocean waves coming into the beach. An ocean wave with more energy will

a)

have a greater height.

b)

have a greater period.

c)

travel toward the beach faster.

d)

strike the beach with greater frequency.

13.

Looking at waves A and B. Which description correctly describes the waves?

a)

Wave A has twice the energy because it has a frequency twice as large.

b)

Wave A has twice the energy because it has an amplitude twice as large.

c)

Wave B has twice the energy because it has an amplitude twice as large.

d)

Waves A and B gave the same energy because they have the same amplitude.

14.

The diagram shows a wave. The quantity shown is the amplitude. This quantity is directly proportional to which of these other quantities?

a)

Energy

b)

Frequency

c)

Period

d)

Wavelength

15.

What do these two sound waves have in common?

a)

They have the same amplitudes.

b)

They have the same wavelengths.

c)

They make the same exact sound.

d)

They have crests in the same position.

16.
Temperature is a measure of the...
a)
total energy in a substance
b)
total kinetic energy in a substance
c)
average potential energy in a substance
d)
average kinetic energy of molecules in a substance
17.

Heat is

a)

A measure of the temperature of an object

b)

The flow of energy due to a temperature difference

c)

How hot or cold something is

d)

How spicy your burrito tastes

18.
Heat transfer by conduction occurs when...
a)
particles bump into each other
b)
large numbers of atoms move from place to place
c)
atoms give off heat in the form of electromagnetic waves
d)
electromagnetic waves travel from place to place through a vacuum
19.
Heat transfer by convection occurs when...
a)
electrons bump into other electrons
b)
large numbers of atoms move from place to place
c)
atoms give off heat in the form of electromagnetic waves
d)
electromagnetic waves travel from place to place through a vacuum
20.
Thermal energy always moves:
a)
From a high temperature object to a lower temperature object.
b)
From a lower temperature object to a higher temperature object.
c)
From an object with lower kinetic energy to an object with higher kinetic energy.
d)
From an object of higher mass to an object of lower mass.
21.
Which state of H2O  has the greatest entropy?
a)
Ice
b)
Water
c)
Vapor
22.

The condition where two substances in physical contact with each other exchange no heat energy. They are said to be the same temperature.

a)

Thermal Energy

b)

Cooler to Warmer

c)

Energy Transfer

d)

Thermal Equilibrium

23.

Energy can never be created nor destroyed. Which law does this refer to?

a)

0th law of thermodynamics

b)

1st law of thermodynamics

c)

2nd law of thermodynamics

d)

3rd law of thermodynamics

24.

While running your kinetic energy converts to thermal energy. Which law does this refer to?

a)

0th law of thermodynamics

b)

1st law of thermodynamics

c)

2nd law of thermodynamics

d)

3rd law of thermodynamics

25.

As temperature decreases, entropy decreases. At absolute zero, entropy is zero. Which law does this refer to?

a)

0th law of thermodynamics

b)

1st law of thermodynamics

c)

2nd law of thermodynamics

d)

3rd law of thermodynamics

26.

The entropy of the universe is always increasing. Which law does this refer to?

a)

0th law of thermodynamics

b)

1st law of thermodynamics

c)

2nd law of thermodynamics

d)

3rd law of thermodynamics

27.

True or False: Entropy increases as temperature increases

a)

True

b)

False

28.

If A has the same temperature as B and C. B and C are in thermal equilibrium. Which law does this refer to?

a)

0th law of thermodynamics

b)

1st law of thermodynamics

c)

2nd law of thermodynamics

d)

3rd law of thermodynamics

29.

What method of heat transfer is this?

a)

Convection

b)

Radiation

c)

Conduction

30.

What method of heat transfer is occurring in the pot?

a)

Radiation

b)

Conduction

c)

Convection

31.

What method of heat transfer is occurring from the handle to the hand?

a)

Convection

b)

Radiation

c)

Conduction

32.
Which of the following represents refraction?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
33.

This image depicts which of the following wave behaviors?

a)

Reflection

b)

Refraction

c)

Diffraction

d)

Resonance

34.

Definition: When one object vibrating at the same natural frequency of a second object forces that second object into vibrational motion.

a)

Reflection

b)

Refraction

c)

Diffraction

d)

Resonance

35.

The image depicts which of the following wave behaviors?

a)

Resonance

b)

Doppler Effect

c)

Interference

d)

Polarization

36.

The two blue and purple waves will undergo _________________ when they meet.

a)

Constructive interference

b)

Destructive interference

37.
Which wave behavior do noise cancelling headphones use?
a)
diffraction
b)
refraction
c)
constructive interference
d)
destructive interference
38.
What does incidence angle equal?
a)
reflection angle
b)
∠C
c)
∠D
d)
all of these
39.

In the diagram, the light ray strikes the mirror with an angle of incidence of 30 degrees. What is the angle between the incident ray and the reflected ray?

a)

90 degrees

b)

60 degrees

c)

30 degrees

d)

0 degrees

40.

Which example below is an example of a decrease in entropy?

a)

water freezing

b)

campfire burning

c)

water boiling

d)

a copper coin rusts

41.

The heat from a hot burner to a pot is transferred by ______.

a)

convection

b)

insulation

c)

radiation

d)

conduction

42.

An ice cube is placed on a table and begins to melt. The following conclusion can be made.

a)

Energy is being absorbed by the table which causes the cube to melt.

b)

Energy is being transferred from the table to the ice cube.

c)

Energy is being created by the air and table and making the cube heat up.

43.

Which is the correct order of increasing entropy?

a)

Gas>Liquid>Solid

b)

Liquid>Gas>Solid

c)

Solid>Gas>Liquid

d)

Solid>Liquid>Gas

44.

Entropy increases from solid, liquid to gas. Why?

a)

Molecular disorder increases

b)

Molecular randomness decreases

c)

Molecules are more energetic

d)

Molecules are more reactive

45.

A hot cup of tea absorbs thermal energy from a cold room.

a)

True

b)

False

46.

Which direction will the heat flow while this person holds a hot cup of tea?

a)

from the cup to her hand

b)

from her hand to the cup

c)

no heat is transferred

47.

What is the frequency of a wave with a speed of 1 m/s and a wavelength of 0.5 m?

a)

2 Hz

b)

2 m/s

c)

0.5 Hz

d)

1.5 m

48.

What is the speed of a wave with a wavelength of 42.8 m and a frequency of 100 Hz?

a)

428 m/s

b)

4,280 m/s

c)

2.3 m/s

d)

0.428 m/s

49.

Find the Wavelength of a wave with a speed of 3,000 m/s and frequency of 20 Hz.

a)

20 m

b)

150 m

c)

60, 000 m

d)

3, 000 m

50.

A wave has a speed of 24 m/s and a wavelength of 0.04 m. What is the frequency of the wave?

a)

600 Hz

b)

600 m/s

c)

0.096 Hz

d)

0.04 Hz

51.

Find the speed of a 10 m wave that has a frequency of 1 Hz.

a)

9 m/s

b)

10 Hz

c)

10 m/s

d)

10 m