WorksheetsOptics and Waves
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 11mins
What is the SI unit for Frequency?
1/sec
meters
Joules
Hertz
What does the frequency of a wave determine?
The pitch of a sound
how loud the sound is
how fast the sound travels
the magnitude of the compression
When waves come together to for a larger wave for a brief period of time
additive waves
constructive waves
subtractive waves
destructive waves
When a wave bounces off the surface of something it can not pass through
diffraction
reflection
refraction
interference
With a smaller wavelength, the frequency will become ...
(a)
When an object looks bent when it goes from one medium to another, it is called ..
refraction
diffraction
reflection
interference
Sound travels fast in ..
warmer temperatures
colder temperatures
solids and liquids
gasses
What is the sound range that humans can hear?
audible
supersonic
ultrasonic
echolocation
What color has the longest wavelength?
orange
green
purple
blue
What are the additive colors?
Red
Blue
Yellow
Green
Subtractive colors are for _______ and produce _____ when put together
pigments, white
pigments, black
lights, white
lights, black
What letter represents a crest?
A
B
C
D
What letter represents a wave amplitude?
A
B
C
D
Which wave represents a longitudinal wave?
What type of image does a flat mirror show?
same size, virtual image
smaller, real image
smaller, virtual image
larger, real image
Do we measure the angle of incidence from the normal, or from the mirror?
The mirror
the normal
If the center of curvature is at 8cm, what is the focal point?
4
16
64
2
What does a convex lens produce?
both real and virtual, both upright and inverted images
virtual, upright images
real and inverted images
real and upright imaes
What does a convex mirror produce?
virtual upright images
real, upright images
virtual, inverted images
real, inverted images
What is the law of reflection state?
An angle bounces off at the same angle it hits at
an angle bounces off 30 degrees different from where it hits
An angle does not bounce off of anything
