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Waves Review

Total questions: 29

Worksheet time: 1hrs 16mins

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.
What kind of wave can travel through space?
a)
electromagnetic waves
b)
compressional waves
c)
transverse waves
d)
longitudinal waves
3.
A wave carries...?
a)
energy only
b)
matter only
c)
the matter carries the energy
d)
neither
4.
In a longitudinal wave, the particles move...?
a)
back and forth
b)
up and down
c)
vertically
d)
in the direction of the hertz
5.
Which wave has a greater frequency?
a)
A
b)
B
6.
The action of a wave bouncing off a surface is called __________________.
a)
rarefaction
b)
refraction
c)
reflection
d)
diffraction
7.
Sound travels FASTEST through which of these materials?
a)
Air
b)
Empty space
c)
Metal
d)
Water
8.
Which letter represents amplitude?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
9.
What is this called?
a)
refraction
b)
reflection
c)
reconstroction
d)
retraction
10.
Does the frog reflect or absorb green?
a)
Reflect
b)
Absorb
11.
Does the frog reflect or absorb green?
a)
Reflect
b)
Absorb
12.

Why are oranges orange...?

a)

Because they emit orange light from their cells

b)

Because they absorb all visible wavelengths except orange (630-605 nm) which is reflected back into your eyes

c)

Because they are actually a combination of some green and a little more red light

d)

Because orange is the yummiest color

13.
What do we call the section of the EM spectrum that humans can perceive? 
a)
Ultraviolet
b)
The rainbow
c)
The visible spectrum
d)
Black and white
14.

Which letter represents the crest?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

15.

What travels through a wave?

a)

mass

b)

energy

c)

mass and energy

d)

neither mass nor energy

16.

Which letter represents the trough?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

17.

The distance from one crest to the next crest in a wave is

a)

wavelength

b)

crest

c)

trough

d)

amplitude

18.
In longitudinal waves, the parts where the coils are spread apart are called what?
a)
rarefactions
b)
compressions
c)
mechanicals
d)
longitudes
19.
What number represents the wavelength?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
20.
Mechanical waves are created when a source of energy causes a medium to...
a)
Move
b)
Expand
c)
Vibrate
d)
Compress
21.
Mechanical waves are created when a source of energy causes a medium to...
a)
Move
b)
Expand
c)
Vibrate
d)
Compress
22.

What is this?

a)

Ear Drum

b)

Ear Canal

c)

Pinna

d)

Cochlea

e)

Hearing Nerve

23.

What is this?

a)

Ear Drum

b)

Ear Canal

c)

Pinna

d)

Hammer

e)

Cochlea

24.

Pitch is directly related to what?

a)

Amplitude

b)

Velocity

c)

Frequency

d)

Decibels

25.

Which part of your ear is the final structure that sends the message to your brain that you've heard a sound?

a)

the outermost part of your ear

b)

the vibrating eardrum

c)

the hammer, anvil, and stirrup located in your middle ear

d)

the hair-like structures in the cochlea that are attached to nerve cells

26.

What is letter I pointing to?

a)

Cornea

b)

Iris

c)

Optic Nerve

d)

Pupil

27.

What is letter F pointing to?

a)

Lens

b)

Iris

c)

Pupil

d)

Optic Nerve

28.

What is letter B pointing to?

a)

Optic Nerve

b)

Retina

c)

Iris

d)

Pupil

29.

This structure is the back of the eye and it sends images to the optic nerve.

a)

Cornea

b)

Lens

c)

Retina

d)

Pupil