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Optics and Waves

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the SI unit for Frequency?

a)

1/sec

b)

meters

c)

Joules

d)

Hertz

2.

What does the frequency of a wave determine?

a)

The pitch of a sound

b)

how loud the sound is

c)

how fast the sound travels

d)

the magnitude of the compression

3.

When waves come together to for a larger wave for a brief period of time

a)

additive waves

b)

constructive waves

c)

subtractive waves

d)

destructive waves

4.

When a wave bounces off the surface of something it can not pass through

a)

diffraction

b)

reflection

c)

refraction

d)

interference

5.

With a smaller wavelength, the frequency will become ...

(a)  

6.

When an object looks bent when it goes from one medium to another, it is called ..

a)

refraction

b)

diffraction

c)

reflection

d)

interference

7.

Sound travels fast in ..

a)

warmer temperatures

b)

colder temperatures

c)

solids and liquids

d)

gasses

8.

What is the sound range that humans can hear?

a)

audible

b)

supersonic

c)

ultrasonic

d)

echolocation

9.

What color has the longest wavelength?

a)

orange

b)

green

c)

purple

d)

blue

10.

What are the additive colors?

a)

Red

b)

Blue

c)

Yellow

d)

Green

11.

Subtractive colors are for _______ and produce _____ when put together

a)

pigments, white

b)

pigments, black

c)

lights, white

d)

lights, black

12.

What letter represents a crest?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

13.

What letter represents a wave amplitude?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

14.

Which wave represents a longitudinal wave?

a)
b)
15.

What type of image does a flat mirror show?

a)

same size, virtual image

b)

smaller, real image

c)

smaller, virtual image

d)

larger, real image

16.

Do we measure the angle of incidence from the normal, or from the mirror?

a)

The mirror

b)

the normal

17.

If the center of curvature is at 8cm, what is the focal point?

a)

4

b)

16

c)

64

d)

2

18.

What does a convex lens produce?

a)

both real and virtual, both upright and inverted images

b)

virtual, upright images

c)

real and inverted images

d)

real and upright imaes

19.

What does a convex mirror produce?

a)

virtual upright images

b)

real, upright images

c)

virtual, inverted images

d)

real, inverted images

20.

What is the law of reflection state?

a)

An angle bounces off at the same angle it hits at

b)

an angle bounces off 30 degrees different from where it hits

c)

An angle does not bounce off of anything