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Waves Test Study Guide

Total questions: 80

Worksheet time: 1hrs 1mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

_____ waves NEED a medium to travel.

a)

Seismic

b)

Light

c)

Mechanical

2.

_____ waves NEED a medium to travel.

a)

Seismic

b)

Light

c)

Mechanical

3.

Radio Waves are an example of _________ waves.

a)

mechanical

b)

electromagnetic

c)

light

4.

The distance in between two waves.

a)

wave speed

b)

frequency

c)

wavelength

5.

Frequency is always measured in _________

a)

kilometers

b)

Hertz

c)

centimeters

6.

the number of waves that pass a certain point.

a)

wave speed

b)

frequency

7.

when a wave hits a barrier and bounces

a)

diffraction

b)

reflection

8.

You're in your room blasting music with the door shut, your mom opens your door. Now your music is heard throughout your home. This is an example of _______

a)

interference

b)

diffraction

c)

reflection

9.

When two waves overlap each other, this behavior is known as _______.

a)

interference

b)

refraction

c)

frequency

10.

If the amplitude increases during interference, this is __________

a)

destructive interference

b)

constructive interference

11.

This is a high frequency wave. Which part of the wave is "B"

a)

crest/peak

b)

wavelength

c)

trough

12.

Look at this wave. "A" is which part of a wave?

a)

Crest/Peak

b)

Wave Speed

c)

Resting Point

13.

Which wave has the longest wave length?

a)

top wave

b)

bottom wave

14.

Does this wave have a high frequency or low frequency?

a)

High

b)

Low

15.
A seismograph used to
a)
measures the weather
b)
takes a picture of the clouds
c)
used to detect and measure earthquake wave
d)
detects waves of the ocean
16.
the maximum distance that the particles of the medium carrying the wave  move away from their rest position
a)
frequency
b)
wavelength
c)
hertz
d)
amplitude
17.
Wave __________ is the number of complete waves that pass a given point in a certain amount of time.
a)
Frequency
b)
Wavelength
c)
Amplitude
d)
Compression
18.
a)
Longitdinal Wave
b)
Transverse Wave
19.
a)
Longitudinal Wave
b)
Transverse Wave
20.
a)
A is compression
b)
A is the trough
c)
A is the rarefraction
21.
a)
B is called rarefaction
b)
B is called compression
c)
B is called the crest
22.
Waves that move the medium at right angels to the direction in which the wave travel
a)
Longitudinal Waves
b)
Compressional Waves
c)
Transverse Waves
23.
The material through which a wave travel 
a)
trough
b)
medium
c)
crest
d)
vibration
24.
Defined as the ability to do work
a)
waves
b)
force
c)
motion
d)
energy
25.
A disturbance that transfers energy from place to place
a)
Energy
b)
Wave
c)
Force
d)
Motion
26.
The distance from trough to trough or crest to crest
a)
Frequency
b)
Wavelength
c)
Distance
d)
Amplitude
27.
Speed = wavelength x frequency
The speed of a wave on a rope is 50 cm/s and its wavelength is 10 cm. What is the wave's frequency?
a)
50 cm/s
b)
5 Hz
c)
10 cm
28.
The angle of incidence equals the angle of reflection
a)
Law of Conservation of reflection
b)
Law of Reflection
29.
Energy can neither be created or destroyed
a)
Law of conservation of Mass
b)
Law of conservation of Energy
30.
a)
Reflection
b)
Refraction
31.
a)
Diffraction
b)
Interference
32.
a)
Refraction
b)
Reflection
33.
a)
Constructive Interference
b)
Destructive Interference
34.
a)
Types of Seismic Waves
b)
Types of Electromagnetic Waves
35.

Increasing the amplitude means you are increasing the _______________ of a wave.

a)

frequency

b)

amplitude

c)

energy

d)

wavelength

36.

What is the wavelength?

a)

length between crest to crest or trough to trough

b)

the height of a wave

c)

how fast the wave goes

d)

the amount of times a wave passes through a certain point

37.

What is the crest of a transverse wave?

a)

the lowest point of the wave

b)

the middle of a wave

c)

the highest point of a wave

d)

nothing

38.

What is the amplitude of a wave?

a)

how often a wave passes a certain point

b)

the distance from the middle of the wave to a crest or a trough

c)

the highest point of a wave

d)

chick-fil-a

39.

Which of the following properties makes a light wave different from all mechanical waves?

a)

A light wave slows down in a vacuum.

b)

A light wave is able to transmit energy.

c)

A light wave exists as a transverse wave.

d)

A light wave can travel without a medium.

40.

Waves that need a medium are called?

a)

Electromagnetic Waves

b)

P-Waves

c)

Mechanical Waves

d)

Taco Bell

41.

Waves that can travel through a vacuum and do no require a medium are called?

a)

Transverse Waves

b)

S-Waves

c)

Mechanical Waves

d)

Electromagnetic Waves

42.

What is the visible light spectrum in order?

a)

red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet

b)

orange, blue, green, yellow, red, violet, indigo

c)

red, green blue, orange, violet, yellow, indigo

d)

McDonald's is gross

43.

The wavelength of a sound wave is 20m. The frequency is 5 Hz. What is the wave speed?

a)

4 m/s

b)

100 m/s

c)

25 m/s

d)

15 m/s

44.

What causes the refraction of a wave?

a)

the density of the medium changes the speed

b)

the amount of the medium changes the direction

c)

the color of the medium changes the speed

d)

the type of wave changes the direction

45.

When a wave bounces back, it is called?

a)

diffraction

b)

refraction

c)

transmission

d)

reflection

46.

What is the unit for frequency?

a)

Meters

b)

Hertz

c)

Decibels

d)

Meters/Second

47.

When a wave spreads out, it is called____________________?

a)

reflection

b)

refraction

c)

diffraction

d)

absorption

48.

Objects appear different in size and shape in a container of water due to ____________________________.

a)

transmission

b)

reflection

c)

absorption

d)

refraction

49.

The electromagnetic waves with the highest frequencies are called?

a)

radio waves

b)

gamma rays

c)

x-rays

d)

visible light

50.

The electromagnetic waves with the longest wavelengths are called?

a)

radio waves

b)

microwaves

c)

gamma rays

d)

x-rays

51.

How does a cell phone work?

a)

cell phones transmit and receive signals using high-frequency microwaves

b)

cell phones only receive signals from a cellular system

c)

cell phones use frequency modulation

d)

cell phones will use pulse modulation

52.

When the frequency of a wave decreases, the ____________________________________ of the wave increases.

a)

wave speed

b)

amplitude

c)

wavelength

d)

Doc McStuffins

53.

What does Amplitude Modulation mean?

a)

A method of broadcasting signals by changing the amplitude of a wave.

b)

A method of broadcasting signals by changing the frequency of a wave.

c)

A method of turning up the radio.

54.

What is being transferred with a wave?

a)

medium

b)

energy

c)

matter

d)

Chicken

55.
Which section of the spectrum is the ONLY one we can see?
a)
X-rays
b)
Visible Light
c)
Gamma Rays
d)
Ultraviolet Rays
56.
As the frequency of an electromagnetic wave increases, the amount of energy in that wave...
a)
increases.
b)
decreases.
c)
stays the same.
57.
The distance between two crests or two troughs of a wave is called:
a)
frequency
b)
amplitud
c)
wavelength
d)
hertz
58.
Which has the SHORTEST wavelength and, therefore, the highest frequency/most energy
a)
Radio waves
b)
Ultraviolet Rays
c)
Gamma Rays
d)
X-rays
59.
How are electromagnetic waves different from other waves? 
a)
They have very short wavelengths 
b)
They transmit energy instead of matter 
c)
They can travel through empty space
d)
They can change direction by reflection 
60.
Which of the following electromagnetic waves has the lowest energy?
a)
gamma ray
b)
infrared wave
c)
visible light wave
d)
microwave
61.
High frequency waves have _________ wavelengths.
a)
varying
b)
long
c)
the same
d)
short
62.
How much of the electromagnetic spectrum is visible?
a)
All of it
b)
None of it
c)
Most of it
d)
Only a small part
63.
A wave with a large wavelength will have a ______ frequency and _____ energy
a)
high, low
b)
high, high
c)
low, high
d)
low, low
64.
Which has the LONGEST wavelength and, therefore, the lowest frequency/energy
a)
Gamma Rays
b)
Radio Waves
c)
Visible Light
d)
Infrared rays
65.
The height of the wave from the rest position is known as the _____________.
a)
amplitude
b)
crest
c)
trough
d)
wavelength
66.
What are electromagnetic waves?
a)
sound waves
b)
electric & magnetic fields (energy) that travel through empty space very quickly
c)
Someone's name
d)
things like longitudinal waves
67.
True or false: as you move along the spectrum, radio to gamma waves, the wavelengths decrease in size (get smaller)
a)
true
b)
false
68.
Select the correct order of waves on the EMS from the longest wavelength to the shortest wavelength
a)
Radio, Micro, Infra, Visible, Ultra, X-ray, Gamma
b)
Gamma, X-ray, Ultra, Vis, Infra, Micro, Radio
c)
Vis, Micro, Infra, Ultra, X-ray, Gamma, Radio
d)
Micro, Radio, Vis, Infra, Ultra, X-ray, Gamma
69.
If you want to change the pitch of a sound, you have to change the ___
a)
frequency
b)
amplitude
c)
speed
d)
volume
70.
This is the unit used to measure the volume of a sound. 
a)
Decibel
b)
Medium
c)
Vibration
d)
Oscilloscope
71.
This is what you get when sound waves are reflected, or bounce back, off of a hard surface.
a)
Amplitude
b)
Pitch
c)
Volume
d)
Echo
72.
The speed of a sound wave depends on
a)
the frequency
b)
the medium
c)
both air temperature and medium
d)
the air temperature
73.
What is B?
a)
crest
b)
trough
c)
compression
d)
rarefaction
74.
When a sound is louder what measurement gets bigger?
a)
Frequency 
b)
Amplitude 
c)
Wavelength 
d)
Crest
75.
Material (matter) through which a wave travels
a)
medium
b)
Doppler Effect
c)
sound
d)
pitch
76.
The number of wavelengths that pass a point each second
a)
frequency
b)
wavelength
c)
pitch
d)
amplitude
77.
The part of a longitudinal wave where the particles of the medium are close together.
a)
rarefaction
b)
compression
c)
crest
d)
trough
78.
A part in a longitudinal wave where the particles are spread apart
a)
compression
b)
rarefaction
c)
crest
d)
trough
79.
The number of wavelengths that pass a point each second
a)
frequency
b)
wavelength
c)
pitch
d)
amplitude
80.
What is a pitch?
a)
highness or lowness of a sound
b)
the intensity of a vibration
c)
the amplitude of the sound wave
d)
volume of sound

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