WorksheetsAll about Waves
Total questions: 37
Worksheet time: 22mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What do all waves transmit?
a)
matter
b)
water
c)
energy
d)
sound
2.
A person produces two sound waves with a flute, one immediately after the other. Both
sound waves have the same pitch, but the second one is louder. Which of the following
properties is greater for the second sound wave?
sound waves have the same pitch, but the second one is louder. Which of the following
properties is greater for the second sound wave?
a)
Frequency
b)
amplitude
c)
wavelength
d)
speed in air
3.
Why does the leaf of a plant look green?
a)
because it absorbs green light
b)
because it reflects green light
c)
because it absorbs only yellow and blue light
d)
because it reflects a mixture of yellow and blue light
4.
a)
Light bulb → child's eyes → ball
b)
Child's eyes → light bulb → ball
c)
Ball → light bulb → child's eyes
d)
Light bulb → ball → child's eyes
5.
Sound waves, water waves, and light waves are all alike in that they all ____________.
a)
Move energy from one place to another
b)
Move at the same speed
c)
Move without vibrating
d)
Move the fastest in water
6.
Which statement best explains why thunder is heard after lightning is seen?
a)
Light travels faster than sound
b)
Light travels slower than sound
c)
Thunder is produced by the impact of lightning against the ground
d)
The eye works faster than the ear
7.
Different wavelengths of light are seen as different __________________.
a)
atoms
b)
sounds
c)
colors
d)
speed
8.
In which medium would sound move the fastest?
a)
vacuum
b)
air
c)
water
d)
steel
9.
a)
Each color of light bends at a different angle.
b)
Each color of light bends at the same angle.
c)
White light is made of one wavelength of light.
d)
White light is reflected by the prism.
10.
A type of wave that does not require a medium is called a(n) ________ wave.
a)
Electromagnetic
b)
Rarefaction
c)
Mechanical
d)
Longitudinal
11.
Which type of wave has the second highest frequency?
a)
Microwaves
b)
Infrared Waves
c)
X-Rays
d)
Gamma Rays
12.
Electromagnetic waves include the following except
a)
radio waves
b)
X-rays
c)
ocean waves
d)
microwaves
13.
Which of the following are sources of light. CLICK ALL that apply!
a)
TV screen
b)
window
c)
flashlight
d)
sun
e)
fire
14.
Reflection is
a)
when light bends
b)
when light strikes a surface and bounces back
c)
when light shines in your eyes
d)
when light goes through a surface
15.
The following pictures shows
a)
refraction of light
b)
scattering of light
c)
reflection of light
d)
absorbing of light
16.
You can see colors with or without light.
a)
True
b)
False
17.
This drawing illustrates the ________________________ of a light wave.
a)
refraction
b)
reflection
c)
diffraction
d)
dispersion
18.
Refraction is the bending of a wave disturbance as it passes from one _________ into another.
a)
glass
b)
medium
c)
area
d)
boundary
19.
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
20.
Why do we see objects as white?
a)
They absorb all light
b)
They reflect all light
c)
They absorb some light and reflect some light
21.
Which color absorbs all light?
a)
White
b)
Black
c)
Orange
d)
Green
22.
A leaf is green, what does this tell you about the light that is being absorbed?
a)
no light is being absorbed
b)
green is being refracted and all the colors are being absorbed.
c)
green is being absorbed and all the other colors are reflected
d)
green is being reflected and all the other colors are being absorbed
23.
Why does a purple shirt appear purple?
a)
the shirt material REFLECTS all wavelengths of color
b)
the shirt material transmits all wavelengths of color except the purple
c)
the material absorbs all wavelengths of color except the purple wavelength
24.
Which of the following represents refraction?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
25.
Prisms separate light into the colors of the rainbow using what behavior of waves?
a)
Reflection
b)
Refraction
c)
Absorption
d)
Transmission
26.
Which has the LONGEST wavelength and, therefore, the lowest frequency/energy
a)
Gamma Rays
b)
Radio Waves
c)
Visible Light
d)
Infrared rays
27.
Which has the SHORTEST wavelength and, therefore, the highest frequency/most energy
a)
Radio waves
b)
Ultraviolet Rays
c)
Gamma Rays
d)
X-rays
28.
Which section of the spectrum is the ONLY one we can see?
a)
X-rays
b)
Visible Light
c)
Gamma Rays
d)
Ultraviolet Rays
29.
Which of the following electromagnetic waves is given off as heat?
a)
Radio Waves
b)
Infrared Rays
c)
Visible Light
d)
Gamma Rays
30.
Cell phones and televisions use this type of EM wave. It has the longest wavelength with the lowest frequency.
a)
radio wave
b)
tv wave
c)
Gamma wave
d)
ultra violet
31.
If the wavelength of an electromagnetic wave is longer, what is true about the energy?
a)
Energy is higher.
b)
Energy is lower.
c)
Energy is not dependent on wavelength.
d)
energy is cancelled out
32.
Which part of the electromagnetic spectrum has high enough energy to cause damage to eyes and skin, and sometimes even cancer?
a)
infrared light
b)
visible light
c)
ultraviolet light
d)
microwaves
33.
A wave with a large wavelength will have a ______ frequency and _____ energy
a)
high, low
b)
high, high
c)
low, high
d)
low, low
34.
The type of EM wave that is used to cook food. It has a higher frequency than radio waves.
a)
radio
b)
microwave
c)
gamma
d)
visible light
35.
If an object appears white, this means all 7 colors of the visible light spectrum are _____
a)
reflected
b)
abosrbed
c)
diffracted
d)
refracted
36.
If an object appears blue, this means that ______
a)
all colors are absorbed except blue, blue is reflected
b)
all colors are reflected except blue, blue is absorbed
37.
Light waves travel fastest in ________
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gas
d)
vacuum
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