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Wave and Wave Behavior Unit Assessment 2021

Total questions: 89

Worksheet time: 2hrs 34mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the definition reflection?

a)

The bending of waves as they enter a new medium

b)

Bouncing back of waves from a surface that it can’t pass through

c)

The bending of waves as they pass through openings or around corners

d)

When two interfering waves have a displacement in the same direction, two crests and two troughs overlap. Increased amplitude.

2.

What is the definition of Refraction?

a)

The bending of waves as they enter a new medium

b)

When two interfering waves have a displacement in the opposite direction, crest and trough overlap. Zero amplitude.

c)

When two interfering waves have a displacement in the same direction, two crests and two troughs overlap. Increased amplitude.

3.

Rainbows are made by...

a)

water

b)

rain

c)

Water droplets act as prisms to separate white light into the ROYGBIV spectrum

4.
Which of the figures represents reflection?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
5.
Which of the following represents refraction?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
6.
Refraction occurs when _____________
a)
the wave's speed changes by entering a new medium
b)
a wave bounces off of a boundary
c)
waves parts meet each other
d)
waves bend around a barrier
7.
When a sound wave experiences reflection, we hear
a)
a louder sound
b)
an echo
c)
a quieter sound
d)
nothing
8.
What type of wave behavior is pictured above?
a)
Refraction
b)
Reflection
c)
Absorption
d)
Diffraction
9.
What type of wave behavior is pictured above?
a)
Refraction
b)
Reflection
c)
Absorption
d)
Diffraction
10.

Light waves and sound waves are similar in that...

a)

They are both longitudinal waves

b)

They are both transverse waves

c)

They both transmit energy

d)

They both can travel through space.

11.
When standing in the sun this behavior allows you to warm up as light and other waves hit your clothes. 
a)
Reflection
b)
Refraction
c)
Absorption
d)
Transmission
12.
You can see this text, your desk, and the person in front of you because light is being _______.
a)
absorbed
b)
refracted
c)
diffracted
d)
reflected
13.
Which object would be the best at reflecting light waves?
a)
windows
b)
mirrors
c)
notebooks
d)
tables
14.

As light travels through a lens it causes an object to appear larger, this is due to which behavior?

a)

Transmission

b)

Reflection

c)

Absorption

d)

Refraction

15.
The orca uses this behavior of waves to locate food.
a)
Refraction
b)
Reflection
c)
Absorption
d)
Transmission
16.
a)
Constructive Interference
b)
Destructive Interference
c)
Refraction
d)
Diffraction
17.
What type of wave behavior is pictured above?
a)
Refraction
b)
Reflection
c)
Absorption
d)
Diffraction
18.
What is happening in the picture?
a)
refraction
b)
reflection
c)
absorbtion
19.

What is the definition of Diffraction?

a)

The bending of waves as they enter a new medium

b)

Bouncing back of waves from a surface that it can’t pass through

c)

When two interfering waves have a displacement in the opposite direction, crest and trough overlap. Zero amplitude.

d)

The bending of waves as they pass through openings or around corners

20.

· Why can we hear around a corner but not see?

a)

Increased amplitude of the light wave means brighter light

b)

the smaller the opening the more diffraction, light waves are so small you will have little diffraction.

c)

Decreased amplitude of the light wave means dimmer light

21.

Give an example of Diffraction.

a)

Water droplets act as prisms to separate white light into the ROYGBIV spectrum

b)

Decreased amplitude of the sound wave means softer sound

c)

the smaller the opening the more diffraction, light waves are so small you will have little diffraction.

d)

hearing the bass of the music through the openings in a car (longer wavelengths)

22.
Which letter(s) represent the crest of the wave?
a)
A
b)
D
c)
B & F
d)
F
23.
Which letter(s) represent the trough of the wave?
a)
A
b)
D
c)
B & F
d)
F
24.
crest to crest or trough to trough
a)
crest
b)
trough
c)
amplitude
d)
wavelength
25.
What property of the wave is represented by the letter "B"?
a)
amplitude
b)
crest
c)
trough
d)
wavelength
26.
The type of wave in which the medium moves perpendicular to the wave motion is
a)
transverse
b)
longitudinal (or compression)
c)
refraction
d)
diffraction
27.

The type of wave in which the medium moves parallel to the wave motion is

a)

transverse

b)

longitudinal

c)

light

d)

electromagnetic

28.
All waves carry 
a)
water
b)
light
c)
energy
d)
sound
29.

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

30.

A wave that can travel with or without a medium is called a(n)

a)

electromagnetic wave

b)

mechanical wave

c)

surface wave

d)

all waves can travel in any way

31.

Longitudinal waves have:

a)

crests and troughs

b)

crests and compressions

c)

compressions and rarefactions

d)

troughs and rarefactions

32.

Transverse waves have:

a)

crests and troughs

b)

troughs and rarefactions

c)

compressions and contractions

d)

rarefactions and crests

33.

How often a wave occurs is the wave's

a)

frequency

b)

amplitude

c)

wavelength

d)

velocity

34.

What is the amplitude of this wave?

a)

3

b)

-3

c)

6

d)

4

35.

What is the wavelength of this wave?

a)

3

b)

10

c)

4

d)

8

36.

What would happen to the wavelength if the frequency was doubled?

a)

the wavelength would be halved

b)

the wavelength would be doubled

c)

the wavelength would stay the same

d)

frequency does not affect wavelength

37.

What would happen to the frequency is the wavelength was tripled?

a)

the frequency would be a third of what it was

b)

the frequency would be 3 times larger

c)

the frequency would stay the same

d)

the wavelength does not affect the frequency of a wave

38.

This picture is an example of which type of wave?

a)

transverse wave

b)

compression wave

c)

ocean wave

39.

The image depicts which of the following wave behaviors?

a)

Resonance

b)

Doppler Effect

c)

Polarization

d)

Diffraction

40.

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

41.

The image depicts which of the following wave behaviors?

a)

Resonance

b)

Doppler Effect

c)

Interference

d)

Polarization

42.

The image of the two waves depicts

a)

Constructive interference

b)

Destructive interference

43.

Two waves that undergo constructive interference must be...

a)

In phase

b)

Out of phase

44.

Two waves that undergo destructive interference must be...

a)

In phase

b)

Out of phase

45.

The two categories of waves are

a)

Mechanical

b)

Physical

c)

Electromagnetic

d)

Love

46.

The two forms that waves can take are...

a)

Transverse

b)

Circular

c)

Diamond

d)

Longitudinal

47.

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

a)

Transmission

b)

Reflection

c)

Refraction

d)

Scattering

e)

Absorption

48.

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

a)

Transmission

b)

Reflection

c)

Refraction

d)

Scattering

e)

Absorption

49.
What is a medium?
a)
something between a small and a large?
b)
the substance through which a wave can travel
c)
a pattern of vibration that simulates when a wave is standing still
d)
the distance from any point on a wave to an identical point on the next wave
50.
What are the units of frequency?
a)
m/s
b)
s
c)
Hz
d)
m
51.
____________occurs when a wave bounces off a surface that it cannot pass through.
a)
Reflection
b)
Refraction
c)
Constructive Interference
d)
Destructive Interference
52.

Light from the Sun transfers solar energy to the Earth system. Sunlight travels to Earth as _______ waves.

a)

electromagnetic

b)

seismic

c)

sound

d)

water

53.

Which property of the wave would change if you changed the amount of energy the wave had?

a)

amplitude

b)

frequency

c)

wavelength

d)

wave speed

54.
This wave has the second highest frequency on the spectrum. 
a)
microwaves
b)
visible light
c)
x-rays
d)
gamma ray
55.
Wavelengths on the right side of the Electromagnetic spectrum are ______________.
a)
short
b)
long
c)
average
56.
A tuning fork starts to vibrate when a certain note is played on the piano, This is an example of _______.
a)
resonance
b)
refraction
c)
diffraction
d)
reflection
57.
What occurs when vibrations traveling through an object match the object's natural frequency?
a)
reflection
b)
diffraction
c)
resonance
d)
refraction
58.
When 2 waves meet and there amplitude increases it is known as what?
a)
Constructive Interference
b)
Amplitude Addition
c)
Positive Interference
d)
Destructive Interference
59.
When two objects vibrate at the same frequency it is called.....
a)
Diffraction
b)
Reflection
c)
Refraction
d)
Resonance
60.
High frequency waves have _________ wavelengths.
a)
varying
b)
long
c)
the same
d)
short
61.
1.  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
62.
A wave has wavelength of 10 m and a speed of 340 m/s. What is the frequency of the wave?
a)
34 m/s
b)
3400 Hz
c)
3.4 Hz 
d)
34 Hz
63.

Which shows the EM spectrum in order from longest to shortest wavelength?

a)

Gamma, X-Ray, UV, Visible, IR, Microwaves, Radio

b)

Radio, Microwaves, IR, Visible, UV, X-Ray, Gamma

c)

Visible, UV, X-Ray, Gamma, Radio, Microwaves, IR

d)

Visible, Radio, Microwaves, IR, UV, X-Ray, Gamma

64.
1.  A wave has frequency of 50 Hz and a wavelength of 10 m. What is the speed of the wave?
a)
500 m/s
b)
50 m/s
c)
5 m/s
d)
0.5 m/s
65.
What is the speed of light?
a)
3.0x108 ms
b)
3.0x108 m/s
c)
6.626x10-34 Js
d)
6.626x10-34 J/s
66.

A wave has wavelength of 10 m and a speed of 340 m/s. What is the frequency of the wave?

a)

34 m/s

b)

34 hz

c)

3400 m/s

d)

3400 Hz

67.

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

a)

5 m

b)

5 Hz

c)

125 m

d)

125 Hz

68.

A wave has a frequency of 14 Hz and a wavelength of 3 m. At what speed will this wave travel?

a)

42 m/s

b)

42 m

c)

4.67 m/s

d)

4.67 Hz

69.

A wave has a frequency of 540 Hz and is traveling at 340 m/s. What is its wavelength?

a)

1.59 m

b)

0.63 m

c)

183600 m

d)

91800 m

70.

Six waves go past a fixed point in two seconds. What is the frequency of the wave?

a)

3

b)

6 Hz

c)

3 Hz

d)

2

71.

20 waves go past a fixed point in 10 seconds. What is the frequency of the wave?

a)

20 seconds

b)

20 Hz

c)

2 Hz

d)

2

72.

A wave has a frequency of 6 Hz. What is the period of the wave?

a)

0.167 s

b)

6 m

c)

0.167

d)

6 Hz

73.

A wave has a frequency of 50 Hz. What is the period of the wave?

a)

2 m

b)

0.02

c)

25 m

d)

0.02 s

74.

Compared to a low pitch wave, a high pitch wave will have a

a)

higher frequency and shorter wavelength

b)

higher frequency and longer wavelength

c)

larger amplitude and shorter wavelength

d)

smaller amplitude and shorter wavelength

75.

Volume is the human perception if a wave's amplitude. Higher decibels relates to

a)

shorter wavelength

b)

longer wavelength

c)

larger amplitude

d)

smaller amplitude

76.

What is the name of the human perception of frequency?

a)

pitch

b)

sound

c)

volume

d)

decibel

77.

A higher frequency results in

a)

higher volume

b)

lower pitch

c)

lower volume

d)

higher pitch

78.

What do we call the human perception of amplitude?

a)

sound

b)

volume

c)

Hertz

d)

pitch

e)

wavelength

79.

This is a transverse wave

a)

Light

b)

Sound

c)

Both

80.

This is a longitudinal wave

a)

Light

b)

Sound

c)

Both

81.

This wave requires a medium.

a)

Light

b)

Sound

c)

Both

82.

This wave transfers energy from one place to another.

a)

Light

b)

Sound

c)

Both

83.

This wave transfers particles from one place to another

a)

Light

b)

Sound

c)

Both

d)

Neither

84.

This wave is caused by the vibration of particles

a)

Light

b)

Sound

c)

Both

85.

This wave can travel through empty space

a)

Light

b)

Sound

c)

Both

86.

If lightning strikes you see it before you hear the thunder because...

a)

Sound travels faster than light

b)

Light travels faster than sound

87.

a small, fast movement that goes back and forth

a)

vibration

b)

reflect

c)

sound

88.
Which has the LONGEST wavelength and, therefore, the lowest frequency/energy
a)
Gamma Rays
b)
Radio Waves
c)
Visible Light
d)
Infrared rays
89.
Which section of the spectrum is the ONLY one we can see?
a)
X-rays
b)
Visible Light
c)
Gamma Rays
d)
Ultraviolet Rays

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