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Waves, Sound and Light

Total questions: 106

Worksheet time: 2hrs 56mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What do waves transfer?

a)

matter

b)

energy

c)

matter and energy

d)

the medium

2.
Which property of these waves differs?
a)
Frequency
b)
Wavelength
c)
Amplitude
d)
Pitch
3.

A _____________ is a repeating disturbance that transfers energy through matter or vacuum.

a)

medium

b)

frequency

c)

wave

d)

conductor

4.

A ______________ is a material through which a wave transfers energy.

a)

trough

b)

frequency

c)

substrate

d)

medium

5.

If the frequency of a wave gets higher, the wavelength gets __________.

a)

shorter

b)

longer

c)

stays the same

d)

not enough information

6.

A wave has a velocity of 230 m/s and a wavelength of 4 meters. What is the wave's frequency? Manipulate the following equation to solve for frequency

v = f * ƛ

a)

57.5 Hz

b)

0.017 Hz

c)

920 Hz

d)

57.5 m

7.

Which is a type of a wave?

a)

crest

b)

trough

c)

frequency

d)

longitudinal

8.

The loudness of a sound depends on _______________.

a)

wavelength

b)

frequency

c)

amplitude

d)

resting point

9.

The pitch of a sound depends on ______________.

a)

wavelength

b)

frequency

c)

amplitude

d)

resting point

10.

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

a)

amplitude

b)

trough

c)

crest

d)

wavelength

11.

What property of this wave is represented by the letter "B"?

a)

amplitude

b)

trough

c)

crest

d)

wavelength

12.

Which wave in the diagram has the lowest frequency?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

13.

Which wave in the diagram has the shortest wavelength?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

14.

Which of the following can sound travel through? Select all that apply.

a)

solid

b)

liquid

c)

gas

d)

vacuum

15.
Frequency is defined as...
a)
Number of waves or cycles generated per second.
b)
The maximum displacement of a wave from its equilibrium position.
c)
The time interval between two consecutive waves.
d)
The distance between two identical positions on two consecutive waves.
16.
Which wave has the greatest amplitude?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
17.
The pitch of a sound is most closely related to the
a)
frequency  of the sound waves
b)
distance from the sound source
c)
medium through which the sound travels
d)
intensity of the sound
18.
How loud or soft a sound is, is related to the _____________ of the wave
a)
amplitude
b)
frequency
c)
wave length
d)
rest position
19.
Which wave has the largest wavelength?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
None (same wavelength)
20.

Which wave has the highest frequency?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

None (same frequency)

e)

none of these are correct

21.

Waves that have vibrations that move perpendicular to the direction the wave are called:

a)

Electromagnetic Spectrum

b)

Transverse Waves

c)

Medium

d)

Light Waves

22.
Sound waves are...
a)
cool
b)
not cool
c)
transverse waves
d)
longitudinal waves
23.
Waves that require a medium are called 
a)
mechanical waves
b)
transverse waves
c)
light waves
d)
gamma rays
24.
Which type of wave is pictured here?
a)
Longitudinal
b)
Transverse
c)
Light 
d)
Electromagnetic
25.

If someone is standing to the left of this wave, they would hear a ______ pitch than someone standing to the right of it.

a)

uglier

b)

prettier

c)

higher

d)

lower

26.

If you are standing in front of this car, the wavelengths nearest you would have a _______ frequency

a)

quieter

b)

louder

c)

higher

d)

lower

27.
How are light and sound ALIKE?
a)
Both travel as rays
b)
Both can vary in pitch
c)
Both depend on vibrations in air
d)
Both are forms of energy that travel as waves
28.
The frequency of a sound wave determines it _________.
a)
amplitude
b)
energy
c)
pitch
d)
volume
29.
Volume describes
a)
how high or low a sound is
b)
how loud or quiet a sound is
c)
how long the sound lasts
d)
how beautiful the sound is
30.
What does the term pitch describe?
a)
a high point of a wave
b)
how low or high a sound is
c)
how loud or soft a sound is
d)
the matter through which a wave travels
31.
a)
reflection
b)
refraction
32.
Back and forth movement in air bouncing off molecules
a)
vibration
b)
sound
c)
amplify
d)
pitch
33.
This is produced by vibrating objects through air
a)
sound
b)
vibration
c)
amplify
d)
pitch
34.
The SHORTER the wavelength the _________ the sound.
a)
Higher
b)
Lower
c)
Louder
d)
More annoying
35.
The LONGER the wavelength the ___________ the sound
a)
Higher
b)
Lower
c)
Better
d)
Funnier
36.
What form of energy travels in straight lines?
a)
Light
b)
Heat
c)
Motion
d)
Hello!
37.
TRUE or FALSE
Sound travels in waves
a)
True
b)
False
c)
Hello
d)
Goodbye
38.
The major source of light is
a)
Sun
b)
Moon
c)
Fire
d)
iPhone
39.
_____________ happens when a light ray hits a surface and bounces off.
a)
Reflection
b)
Refraction
c)
Subtraction
d)
Addition
40.

Light energy can be seen.

a)

True

b)

False

41.

A very quick back and forth movement

a)

refract

b)

absorb

c)

vibration

d)

pitch

42.

To have light bounce off an object and go in different directions

a)

reflect

b)

refract

c)

absorb

d)

pitch

43.

A unit used to compare the loudness of different sounds.

a)

Hertz

b)

Decibel

c)

seconds

d)

meters

44.

A change in sound frequency caused by motion of the sound source, motion of the listener, or both.

a)

pitch

b)

beat

c)

intensity

d)

Doppler Effect

45.

The amount of sound energy that passes through a square meter of space in one second

a)

pitch

b)

beat

c)

intensity

d)

polarizer

46.

The loudness of a sound given in decibels

a)

intensity level

b)

electromagnetic spectrum

c)

visible light

d)

pitch

47.

A tone's experienced highness or lowness

a)

beat

b)

pitch

c)

beat frequency

d)

polarizer

48.

Having a frequency higher than 20,000 Hz

a)

infrasonic

b)

ultrasonic

c)

decibel

d)

polarization

49.

The full range of frequencies of electromagnetic waves

a)

visible light

b)

intensity levels

c)

electromagnetic waves

d)

electromagnetic spectrum

50.

Electromagnetic waves that are visible to the human eye

a)

light waves

b)

sound waves

c)

visible light

d)

electromagnetic spectrum

51.

What does Label #1 show?

a)

Trough

b)

Crest

c)

Amplitude

d)

Wavelength

52.

What does Label #3 show?

a)

Trough

b)

Crest

c)

Amplitude

d)

Wavelength

53.
Which pitch would likely be too high for humans to hear?
a)
10,000 Hz
b)
13,000 Hz
c)
18,000 Hz
d)
25,000 Hz
54.
As the frequency increases:
a)
Wavelength increases
b)
Wavelength decreases
c)
Wavelength stays the same 
55.
Sound travels most quickly through:
a)
Solids
b)
Liquids
c)
Gases
d)
All the same
56.
A sound wave naturally occurs as a:
a)
longitudinal wave
b)
transverse wave
57.
Why is sound able to travel faster through a solid than a gas?
a)
Gas molecules are packed tightly.
b)
Solid molecules move quickly.
c)
Solid molecules are packed tightly.
d)
Gas molecules move slowly.
58.
Which is a tool that is used in medicine to view internal organs and pregnancy?
a)
oscilloscope
b)
doppler
c)
ultrasound
d)
sonar
59.
What is the pitch of this sound wave?
a)
high 
b)
low
60.
What would be the pitch of the sound wave from the mouse squeak?
a)
high 
b)
low
61.

Objects that reflect well are

a)

Matte surfaces

b)

Smooth, shiny surfaces

c)

Dark coloured surfaces

d)

Medium coloured surfaces

62.

The law of reflection states that

a)

Angle of incidence = Angle of reflection

b)

Angle of incidence = Angle of incidence

c)

Angle of reflection = Angle of translucence

d)

Angle of reflection = Angle of reflection

63.

A concave mirror

a)

Curves inwards

b)

Curves outwards

c)

Curves sideways

d)

Curves in multiple directions

64.

A convex mirror

a)

Curves inwards

b)

Curves outwards

c)

Curves sideways

d)

Curves in multiple directions

65.

The angle of reflection is

a)

90 degrees

b)

55 degrees

c)

45 degrees

d)

135 degrees

66.

Refraction is

a)

The bending of light as it passes through the one substance at an angle

b)

A light beam shone in one end of an optical fibre and totally internally reflected at the other end

c)

The bending of light as it passes from one substance to another at an angle

d)

A type of convex object used in everyday life

67.

Refraction happens because light travels _____________ in glass or water compared to air

a)

Faster

b)

The same

c)

At the speed of sound

d)

Slower

68.

The angle of incidence is

a)

56 degrees

b)

124 degrees

c)

90 degrees

d)

34 degrees

69.

The incident ray is the light ray leaving the light source. The angle of ______________ correlates with the incident ray.

a)

Incidence

b)

Reflection

c)

Refraction

d)

Normal

70.
What do you see when water droplets refract and diffract sunlight?
a)
thunderstorm
b)
eclipse
c)
rainbow
d)
clouds
71.
What do we call the part of a compressional wave that is when the waves are squeezed together?
a)
compression
b)
rarefaction
c)
crest
d)
trough
72.
What do we call the part of a compressional wave that is spread a part?
a)
compression
b)
rarefaction
c)
crest
d)
trough
73.
Name the type of wave that matter moves at right angles to the direction of the wave?
a)
compressional waves
b)
mechanical waves
c)
transverse waves
d)
ultraviolet rays
74.
Why would a wave change direction?
a)
Because it kept traveling through the same medium
b)
Because it went from one medium to another
c)
the amplitude was too large
d)
the frequency was too small
75.
What is the name of a material in which waves, like sound waves, seismic waves, and waves in a slinky 
a)
Vacuum
b)
Medium
c)
Mechanical
d)
Space
76.
What is a repeating disturbance or vibration that transfers or moves energy from place to place?  
a)
Medium
b)
Wave
c)
Compression
d)
Rarefaction
77.
What kind of wave is pictured below?
a)
compressional wave
b)
transverse wave
c)
sound wave
d)
mechanical wave
78.
Which letter represents wavelength?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
79.
Which letter represents the wave crest?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
80.
Which letter represents the wave trough?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
81.
Which letter represents amplitude?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
82.
What is measured from crest to crest or trough to trough?
a)
Frequency
b)
Amplitude
c)
Wavelength
d)
Origin
83.
The number of waves that pass in a certain amount of time is called
a)
frequency
b)
wavelength
c)
crest
d)
amplitude
84.
Sound waves are...
a)
cool
b)
not cool
c)
transverse waves
d)
longitudinal waves
85.
The direction of a transverse waves is ____ to the disturbance/vibration. 
a)
equal
b)
less than
c)
at an acute angle
d)
at a right angle
86.
What does it mean to refract?
a)
bounce off
b)
to bend
c)
curve outward
d)
reflect
87.
What happens when light hits a mirror?
a)
it makes a color
b)
it reflects
c)
it makes a rainbow
d)
it passes through
88.
A ray of white light passes through a prism.  On the other side of the prism, you see a rainbow.  What is this phenomenon called?
a)
Reflection
b)
Refraction
c)
Medium
d)
Dispersion
89.

Why does the straw appear to be bent?

a)

light is reflected

b)

light is absorbed

c)

light is turned

d)

light is refracted

90.
The illustration shows a light ray striking an object.
In the illustration, the light ray striking the object is-
a)
absorbed
b)
stopped
c)
reflected
d)
refracted
91.
Why does the lower part of the child appear so much different in size from the upper part?
a)
The light rays that travel through water and then into air are refracted.
b)
The light rays that travel through water and then into air are enlarged.
c)
The light rays that travel through air and then into water are reflected.
d)
The light rays that travel through air and then into water are reduced.
92.

What is the angle of reflection equal to?

a)

The angle of refraction

b)

The angle of incidence

c)

The angle of absorption

d)

The angle of light

93.
According to the Law of reflection, a light ray striking a mirror
a)
continues moving through the mirror in the same direction
b)
moves into the mirror at a slightly different angle
c)
bounces off the mirror toward the direction it came from
d)
bounces off the mirror at the same angle it hits.
94.
Glass has a _____________ index of refraction than air.
a)
Equal
b)
Greater
c)
Less
d)
Impossible to say
95.
Light bending as it passes through a rain drop is an example of...
a)
Refraction
b)
Reflection
96.

The line 90 degress through the refracting or reflecting surface is called?

a)

Medium

b)

Normal

c)

Incidence

d)

Reflection

97.

Refraction is

a)

The bending of light as it passes through the one substance at an angle

b)

A light beam shone in one end of an optical fibre and totally internally reflected at the other end

c)

The bending of light as it passes from one substance to another at an angle

d)

A type of convex object used in everyday life

98.

When light hits an area and bounces back it is called:

a)

echo

b)

refraction

c)

reflection

d)

absorbing

99.

When light goes from one material(medium) to another it becomes bent, what term means bent?

a)

reflected

b)

refracted

c)

absorbed

d)

turned

100.

What is happening in this picture?

a)

Reflection

b)

Refraction

101.
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
102.

When the light passes out of the glass, back into the air

a)

It bends away from the normal

b)

It does not bend

c)

It bends towards the normal

d)

It continues to be the normal

103.

Which figure represents the path light takes through a converging lens?

a)
b)
c)
d)
104.

When light falls on a smooth polished surface, most of it

a)

is reflected in the same direction

b)

is reflected in different directions

c)

is scattered

d)

is refracted into the second medium

105.

What happens when light hits a shiny or smooth surface?

a)

It disappears.

b)

It is refracted.

c)

It is absorbed.

d)

It is reflected.

106.
The vast majority of galaxies in our universe are moving away from us.  We know this because we observe __________ in the galaxies absorption spectra.
a)
Redshift
b)
Blueshift
c)
Turbulance
d)
Superposition

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