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T1Q3 - Waves Quiz

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 6hrs 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Based on the diagram, what happened to this sound wave?

a)

Some of the sound wave's energy was absorbed

b)

All of the sound wave's energy was reflected

c)

None of the sound wave's energy was transmitted

d)

The sound wave's energy was refracted

2.

A student shines a white light on an object and it reflects all colors of light. What color is the object?

a)

Blue

b)

Black

c)

White

d)

Rainbow

3.

A student shines a white light on an object, and all the colors of white light were absorbed except blue light which was reflected. What color is the object?

a)

Blue

b)

Black

c)

White

d)

Rainbow

4.

When light hits a different medium and bounces back it is called-----.

a)

Refraction

b)

Diffraction

c)

Reflection

d)

Absorption

5.

These two waves are mechanical waves traveling at the same speed. Which wave would produce the louder sound?

a)

Wave 1

b)

Wave 2

c)

Neither wave

d)

Both waves

6.

A student was planning to bake cookies. He held up a piece of parchment paper and noticed he could see the shape of his hands, but they appeared blurred. What explains the blurring of the student's hands?

a)

The light was absorbed by the opaque parchment paper

b)

The light was reflected by the opaque parchment paper

c)

The light is refracted by the transparent parchment paper

d)

The light is scattered by the translucent parchement paper

7.

A light wave strikes the surface of a mirror. Which letter represents the reflected ray?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

8.

Sunlight hits a glass prism and is separated into its components. This is what type of wave behavior?

a)

Absoprtion

b)

Refraction

c)

Reflection

d)

Transmission

9.

What happens to a wave when it travels through a different medium such as a wave traveling from air to water?

a)

The speed of the wave changes

b)

The wave will stop moving

c)

The speed of the wave will stay the same

d)

The wave will scatter

10.

Which part of the wave has to change in order for the frequency of the wave to change?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

11.

Which part of the wave has to change in order to change the intensity of the wave?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

12.

Arrange the waves in order from increasing frequency.

a)

1, 2, 3, 4

b)

3, 1, 2, 4

c)

4, 1, 2, 3

d)

4, 3, 2, 1

13.

Soft materials such as carpet or couches can hold transported sound waves which reduces the loudness of a sound. Which term is describing what is happening to the sound wave?

a)

Absoprtion

b)

Compression

c)

Reflection

d)

Diffraction

14.

You are trying to catch a fish. As you look through the water, where you see the fish appear in the water and where the fish actually is in the water is different. What kind of property of light is occurring?

a)

Absorption

b)

Reflection

c)

Refraction

d)

Diffraction

15.

What property of this wave is represented by the letter "A"

a)

amplitude

b)

crest

c)

trough

d)

wavelength

16.
The number of wavelengths that pass a point each per second is:
a)
frequency
b)
period
c)
longitudinal 
d)
transverse wave 
17.
Which of the following can sound travel through?
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gas
d)
all of the above
18.

The diagram shows a

a)

transverse wave

b)

longitudinal wave

c)

an electromagnetic wave

d)

an ocean wave

19.
What is B?
a)
crest
b)
trough
c)
compression
d)
rarefaction
20.

Which option correctly compares the waves?

a)

Both waves are light waves.

b)

Both waves are sound waves.

c)

Wave X is a light wave, and Wave Y is a sound wave.

d)

Wave X is a sound wave, and Wave Y is a light wave.

21.
A sound wave bends around a door and you can hear it in the hallway. Which phenomenon is happening?
a)
constructive interference
b)
refraction
c)
reflection
d)
diffraction
22.

What do you call the the bending of waves caused by a change in their speed as they pass from one medium to another. The bending of light as it moves from one material to another is ---

a)

refraction

b)

reflection

c)

translucent

d)

absorbed

23.

What is the order of the visible light spectrum by increasing frequency?

a)

red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet

b)

orange, blue, green, yellow, red, violet, indigo

c)

red, green blue, orange, violet, yellow, indigo

d)

McDonald's is gross

24.

What happens to a sound wave when the teacher speaks louder?

a)

The frequency will increase

b)

The amplitude with decrease

c)

The amplitude will increase

d)

The wavelength will decrease

25.

A beam of light is directed towards a material. The wave is absorbed. What can be concluded about the material?

a)

It is transparent

b)

It is translucent

c)

It is opaque

d)

We cannot conclude anything about the material because we don't have enough information