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Wave Test Review

Total questions: 37

Worksheet time: 1hrs 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The illustration shows a light ray striking an object.
In the illustration, the light ray striking the object is-
a)
absorbed
b)
stopped
c)
reflected
d)
refracted
2.
Which vocabulary term is used to identify the distance between points C & G?
a)
Amplitude
b)
Crest
c)
Frequency
d)
Wavelength
3.
a)
Reflection
b)
Refraction
4.
What part is represented by the blue lines?
a)
Crest
b)
Resting Point
c)
Wavelength
d)
Amplitude
5.

Sound waves can travel through a vacuum.

a)

True

b)

False

6.
What kind of wave is pictured below?
a)
compressional wave
b)
transverse wave
c)
sound wave
d)
mechanical wave
7.

In a transverse wave, how do the particles move?

a)

They don't move

b)

Sideways

c)

Up and down

d)

In a square

8.

A student placed a pencil in a cup of water. The pencil appears broken because light

a)

always travels in a straight line.

b)

bends when it passes through water.

c)

makes the water in the glass evaporate.

d)

reflects the pencil on the water's surface.

9.

Which image represents a longitudinal wave?

a)

A

b)

B

10.
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
11.
A wave transfers:
a)
matter
b)
water
c)
energy
d)
particles
12.
The number of complete waves that pass a point in a certain amount of time is:
a)
speed
b)
frequency
c)
amplitude
d)
wavelength
13.
Which diagram shows refraction?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
14.
The highest point on a wave is:
a)
the crest
b)
the trough
c)
the top
d)
the coast 
15.
The lowest point on a wave is the:
a)
Amplitude
b)
Crest
c)
Trough
d)
Wavelength
16.
Which part of a longitudinal wave is where particles are packed closely together?
a)
compression
b)
rarefaction
c)
crest 
d)
amplitude
17.

This image depicts which of the following wave behaviors?

a)

Reflection

b)

Refraction

c)

Diffraction

d)

Resonance

18.

Which of the pictured is responsible for our sky being blue?

a)

Transmission

b)

Reflection

c)

Refraction

d)

Scattering

e)

Absorption

19.

Which of the pictured is responsible for black pavement being hot?

a)

Transmission

b)

Reflection

c)

Refraction

d)

Scattering

e)

Absorption

20.

Which of the pictured is responsible for us being able to see objects?

a)

Transmission

b)

Reflection

c)

Refraction

d)

Scattering

e)

Absorption

21.
Which letter(s) represent the trough of the wave?
a)
A
b)
D
c)
B & F
d)
F
22.

A material that allows almost all light through is called

a)

opaque

b)

translucent

c)

transparent

d)

acute

23.

A material that does not allow light through is called

a)

opaque

b)

translucent

c)

transparent

d)

acute

24.

This type of object lets some light through, but not all. It is not easy to see through this type of material.

a)

transparent

b)

translucent

c)

co-parent

d)

opaque

25.
Is music playing from a record an analog or digital signal?
a)
Analog
b)
Digital
26.
Is a video game coded as analog or digital data?
a)
Analog
b)
Digital
27.

This is a signal that fluctuates exactly like the original stimulus.

a)

Analog

b)

Digital

c)

High Definition

d)

Binary

28.

This is a signal where the data is represented by binary digits.

a)

DIgital

b)

Analog

c)

NTSC

d)

CRT

29.

This signal is an electric signal that changes between two values (binary)

a)

Analog

b)

Digital

30.

This signal is a continuous signal

a)

Analog

b)

Digital

31.

The image provided is a _________ signal.

a)

Analog

b)

Digital

32.

The image provided is a _________ signal.

a)

Analog

b)

Digital

33.

Used in cell phones

a)

Analog

b)

Digital

34.

A vinyl record

a)

Analog

b)

Digital

35.

A more reliable way to store information

a)

Analog

b)

Digital

36.

Data that can shared electronically

a)

Analog

b)

Digital

37.

Easily degrades over time

a)

Analog

b)

Digital