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Waves & Vocabulary

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

a reflected sound wave

a)

echo

b)

lens

c)

mirror

d)

iris

2.

Colored part of the eye

a)

pupil

b)

lens

c)

echo

d)

iris

3.

something that emits light

a)

light ray

b)

iris

c)

light source

d)

sound wave

4.

The layer of light-sensitive cells at the back of the eye

a)

retina

b)

pupil

c)

mirror

d)

cornea

5.

a transparent object with at least one curved side that causes light to change direction

a)

iris

b)

retina

c)

lens

d)

cornea

6.

a longitudinal wave that can only travel through matter

a)

cornea

b)

sound wave

c)

light wave

d)

light source

7.

any reflecting surface that forms an image by regular reflection

a)

retina

b)

mirror

c)

cornea

d)

pupil

8.

opening into the interior of the eye at the center of the iris

a)

mirror

b)

cornea

c)

retina

d)

pupil

9.

a narrow beam of light that travels in a straight line

Light Ray

a)

light ray

b)

light source

c)

retina

d)

sound wave

10.

a convex lens made of transparent tissue located on the outside of the eye

a)

Lens

b)

Retina

c)

Cornea

d)

Mirror

11.

What type of wave is pictured?

a)

Transverse wave

b)

Longitudinal wave

c)

Wave, what wave?

d)

Slinky wave

12.
What kind of wave is pictured below?
a)
compressional wave
b)
transverse wave
c)
sound wave
d)
mechanical wave
13.

The height of the peaks above the resting line in a wave illustrated at point B in the image

a)

Amplitude

b)

Trough

c)

Node

d)

Wave

14.

What part of the transverse wave is letter A?

a)

trough

b)

crest

c)

wavelength

d)

amplitude

15.

What part of the transverse wave is letter B?

a)

wavelength

b)

amplitude

c)

crest

d)

trough

16.

What part of the transverse wave is letter C?

a)

wavelength

b)

crest

c)

trough

d)

amplitude

17.

What part of the transverse wave is letter D?

a)

trough

b)

wavelength

c)

crest

d)

amplitude

18.

In the diagram, which of the following wave characteristics is marked by the letter Y?

a)

wavelength

b)

rarefaction

c)

amplitude

d)

compression

19.

In this diagram, which of the following wave characteristics is marked by z?

a)

wavelength

b)

rarefaction

c)

compression

d)

amplitude

20.

In this diagram, which of the following wave characteristics is marked by X?

a)

wavelength

b)

rarefaction

c)

compression

d)

amplitude