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DHS STEAM Elective- Unit 2- Waves, Light- Q4- 2024

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 36mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The transfer of energy from a wave to the medium through which it travels

a)

transmission

b)

reflection

c)

diffraction

d)

absorption

2.

Electromagnetic radiation that you can see

a)

radiant energy

b)

light

c)

lens

d)

wavelength

3.

A material that allows almost all of the light striking it to pass through

a)

transparent

b)

translucent

c)

opaque

d)

reflection

4.

A material through which light does not pass

a)

transparent

b)

translucent

c)

opaque

d)

reflection

5.

Which type of interaction is this?

a)

reflection

b)

refraction

c)

absorption

d)

transmission

6.

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

7.

A rarefaction of a wave can be described as...

a)

the part of a sound wave where the particles are close together

b)

the part of a sound wave where the particles are far apart

c)

the part of a wave where the particles are warm

8.

Which wave has the longest wavelength?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

None (same wavelength)

9.

Which wave has the highest frequency?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

None (same frequency)

10.

What is the relationship between frequency and wavelength?

a)

high frequency --> short wavelength

b)

high frequency --> long wavelength

c)

low frequency --> short wavelength

d)

there is no relationship

11.

The highest part of a transverse wave is

a)

the crest

b)

the trough

c)

the wave point

d)

the hotel transylvania

12.

The lowest part of a transverse wave are the

a)

crests

b)

troughs

c)

wave points

d)

low nodules

13.

The distance between two corresponding parts of a wave is its

a)

amplitude

b)

frequency

c)

wavelength

d)

velocity

14.

The height of the wave from its resting point is called its

a)

wavelength

b)

amplitude

c)

velocity

d)

frequency

15.

A wave that needs a medium to travel is called a(n)

a)

electromagnetic wave

b)

mechanical wave

c)

ocean wave

d)

any way can do this

16.

Longitudinal waves have:

a)

crests and troughs

b)

crests and compressions

c)

compressions and rarefactions

d)

troughs and rarefactions

17.

Transverse waves have:

a)

crests and troughs

b)

troughs and rarefactions

c)

compressions and contractions

d)

rarefactions and crests

18.

How often a wave occurs is the wave's

a)

frequency

b)

amplitude

c)

wavelength

d)

velocity

19.

Longitudinal waves move:

a)

at a right angle compared to the direction the wave is traveling

b)

in a circle compared to the direction the wave is traveling

c)

matter

d)

in the same direction as the wave is traveling

20.

What does a wave carry from place to place?

a)

energy

b)

matter

c)

people

21.

What kind of wave is this?

a)

electromagnetic

b)

longitudinal

c)

transverse

22.

#1 refers to the

a)

wavelength

b)

amplitude

c)

crest

d)

trough

23.

#2 refers to the

a)

wavelength

b)

amplitude

c)

crest

d)

trough

24.

#3 refers to the

a)

wavelength

b)

amplitude

c)

crest

d)

trough

25.

#4 refers to the

a)

wavelength

b)

amplitude

c)

crest

d)

trough

26.
The light we can see. 
a)
visible
b)
gamma
c)
ultraviolet
27.
Wax paper or a foggy window is an example of what type of material. 
a)
transparent
b)
translucent
c)
opaque
28.

What is it called when light waves enter a substance?

a)

refraction

b)

reflection

c)

energy

d)

absorption

29.

When you change the pitch of the wave, the __________ of the wave is changing.

a)

wavelength

b)

amplitude

c)

crest

d)

trough

30.
As you increase the amplitude of a wave, you also increase the 
a)
frequency
b)
wavelength
c)
speed
d)
energy
31.

Tsunamis are caused by

a)

underwater disturbances such as earthquakes, landslides, and volcanoes.

b)

wind and the gravitational pull of the moon.

32.

Tsunamis can move at

a)

over 500 miles per hour

b)

over 1,000 miles per hour

c)

over 5,000 miles per hour

d)

under 5 miles per hour

33.
The units for frequency are measured in _____________.
a)
hertz
b)
seconds
c)
m/s
d)
grams
34.
When the car moves AWAY from you, its horn seems...
a)
Low pitched
b)
High pitched
c)
Normal
35.
Long sound waves are...
a)
high pitched
b)
low pitched
c)
medium pitched
36.
When an ambulance move TOWARD you it sounds ________ pitched. 
a)
high
b)
low
c)
medium
37.

What is the Doppler effect?

a)

The observed change in frequency of sound or light because of the relative motion of a wave source and the observer.

b)

The observed change in amplitude of sound or light because of the relative motion of a wave source and the observer.

c)

The observed change in wave speed of sound or light because of the relative motion of a wave source and the observer.

d)

The observed change in equilibrium position of sound or light because of the relative motion of a wave source and the observer.

38.

A wave has frequency of 5 Hz and a speed of 25 m/s. What is the wavelength of the wave?

a)

25 m

b)

125 m

c)

5 m

d)

25 m/s

39.

A wave has a wavelength of 24 meters and a frequency of 14 Hz. What is its velocity?

a)

226 m/s

b)

336 m/s

c)

446 m/s

d)

1.71 m/s

40.

A wave has a wavelength of 7 meters and a frequency of 43 Hz. What is its velocity?

a)

301 m/s

b)

310 m/s

c)

321 m/s

d)

331 m/s