WorksheetsWaves, Light, and Sound Review
Total questions: 55
Worksheet time: 34mins
Which is the crest?
A
B
C
D
E
Which is the wavelength?
A
B
C
D
E
Which is the amplitude?
A
B
C
D
E
Which is the rest?
A
B
C
D
E
What determines energy carried by a wave?
Frequency and amplitude
Crests and frequency
Crest and noise
Trough
Length of rest
Which type of wave is associated with matter transmission?
Mechanical
Gamma Ray
Electromagnetic
X-Ray
Which wave does not need a medium to travel?
Seismic
Water
Electromagnetic
Sound
Frequency is.....
The amplitude of the wave
The electromagnetic waves
The Doppler effect when a wave is in motion
Number of waves that pass a certain point each second
Frequency (increases, decreases, remains equal) if a wavelength is shortened
(a)
Sound affects frequency by.....
making the frequency louder
making the frequency quieter
changing the pitch
changing the momentum
Frequency affects light by....
changing the color
changing the brightness
changing the electrons
changing the wattage
How does a change in a waves amplitude affect light?
turns it off
changes color
changes speed
changes brightness
Where is the speed of sound the greatest?
Water
Air
equally water and air
Neither
Air molecules being pressed together is called...
Refraction
increased amplitude
Wavelength
Compression
The definition of a medium is....
Between a small and a large
the atoms that waves travel though
the frequency above the amplitude
sound waves traveling in space
What is the Doppler effect?
Colors changing because a different amplitudes following the crests
Sound changing because amplitude is changing
When the source of the wave is moving, the waves are stretched or smooshed
When stars change color because of amplitude
Sound is affected by the Doppler effect in what way?
Amplitude
Loudness
Pitch
Color
How is light affected by the Doppler effect?
Amplitude
Pitch
Trough
Color
How does the Doppler effect show us about light from other galaxies?
They are moving away from our galaxy
They are spinning
They are blue
They are getting closer to our galaxy
Which wave has the has the highest frequency?
A
B
C
D
Which wave has the highest amplitude?
A
B
C
D
An area with no molecules is....
Empty
A molecule chamber
Antimeter place
Vacuum
When looking at a pencil in water, why does it seem to be broken?
The speed of light changes as it changed medium
The pencil is broken
The reflection of light
The angle of light waves makes it appear broken
What effect is the broken pencil in water demonstrating?
Reflected light
Refraction
Angelized light
Wavelength alteration
What kind of wave do humans emit?
Light
Color
Infrared
Sound
Objects either______, _______ or ________ light and sound
Absorb, radiate, reflect
Absorb, transmit, reflect
Radiate, reflect, heat
Radiate, reflect, bounce
What colors do GREEN plants absorb?
ROY G BIV
ROY BIV
ROY G BI
OY G BIV
Which is the trough?
A
B
C
D
E
What is transferred from place to place by waves?
matter
energy
particles
light
What does the arrow in the picture represent?
amplitude
wavelength
frequency
trough
What does the arrow in the picture represent?
wavelength
echolocation
amplitude
peak
If the amplitude increases, the energy of the wave:
increases
decreases
stays the same
What can electromagnetic waves travel through (select all that apply)?
solids
empty space
liquids
gases
Sound needs a medium to travel through. What is a medium?
the atoms sound waves travel through
open space with far apart atoms
waves between a high and a low
A person who reads your future
Wavelength and Frequency are related inversely, in that...
they are always the same
when one increases, the other decreases (inversely proportional)
there is no correlation
they both vary in an irregular pattern
Light can change color due to the Doppler Effect.
True
False
Sounds are created by
vibrating particles
waves
air
electricity
When light bounces off an object this is known as a
Refreaction
Absorption
Reflection
Electromagnetic Spectrum
When light bends this is known as
Refraction
Reflection
Incidents
Impossible to bend light
If we wanted to make a wall which absorbed sound, what property should it be highest in?
Reflectance
Transmission
Absorbance
Refraction
If you were installing a window, what property should it be highest in?
Reflection
Absorption
Radiance
Transmission
What has the Doppler Effect show us about almost all other galaxies in our universe?
They are pretty
They are moving away from us
They are moving toward us
They are spinning
What type of wave can travel through a vacuum?
Electromagnetic
Seismic
Water
Sound
Sound waves travel through _________________ material the fastest.
Dense
Puffy
Low density
Refractive
What would happen to green plants growing in green light?
They would glow
They would die
They would turn red
They would have extra roots
If you were looking into a box and there was a ball in the box - AND only a purple light was on in the box (and no white light was getting in) - if the ball looked grey, what color would the ball NOT be?
Yellow
Orange
Purple
Green
If you wanted a room dark, which property would you want the walls to have?
High absorbance
High reflectance
High transmission
High frequency
The amount of energy a wave carries is determined by
Frequency and amplitude
Frequency and wavelength
Amplitude and reflectance
Amplitude and fuzziness
If a wavelength is shortened, what must have happened to the frequency?
It went down
It goes up
It's amplitude also goes up
The reflectance goes up
If someone jumps into a pool, where would the greatest energy be?
Farthest from the person who jumped
Half way across the pool
Near the amplitude of the wave
Near the person who jumped
