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Pre-Test Waves and Optics

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is being transferred with a wave?

a)

Matter

b)

Energy

c)

Medium

d)

Place

2.

What is the wavelength?

a)

the height of a wave

b)

how fast the wave goes

c)

length between crest to crest or trough to trough

d)

the amount of times a wave passes through a certain point

3.

The type of Wave that need a medium are called....

a)

Electromagnetic Waves

b)

Mechanical Waves

c)

Light Waves

d)

Long Waves

4.

the type of Wave that can travel through a vacuum and do no require a medium are called...

a)

Transverse Waves

b)

Mechanical waves

c)

Longitudinal Waves

d)

Electromagnetic Waves

5.

When a wave bounces back, what is it called?

a)

diffraction

b)

transmission

c)

refraction

d)

reflection

6.

What is the unit for frequency?

a)

hertz

b)

meters

c)

seconds

d)

meters/seconds

7.

 The distance between 2 corresponding parts of a wave  (example- crest to crest) is _____________________

a)

Amplitude

b)

Trough

c)

Wavelength

d)

Frequency

8.

Based on the directions, mechanical waves are divided into...

a)

Transverse and Longitudinal Waves

b)

Electromagnetic and Static Waves

c)

Sound and Light Waves

d)

Angular and circular waves

9.

what is the cause of the phenomenon?

a)

Summation of light

b)

Scattering of light

c)

Dispersion of light

d)

Reflection of light

10.

The number of waves that pass a fixed point in a given amount of time is called

a)

period

b)

frequency

c)

wavelength

d)

amplitude

11.

During thunder, light in the form of __________ will be seen first before sound is heard.

a)

Lightning

b)

Rain

12.

Why is the spectrum of light separated into its components of color when white light is directed to a prism?

a)

The different colors in the white light bend away from the normal line at different angles when entering prism

b)

The different colors in the white light bend away from the normal at same speed to each other when entering prism

c)

The different colors in the white light bend towards the normal line at different angles when entering prism

d)

The different colours in the white light bend towards the normal at same speed to each other when entering prism

13.

What is the spectrum?

a)

A disturbance that transfers energy from place to place

b)

What we see when specific light reflects off of an object

c)

The ability to do work

d)

The range of visible color

14.

What is the symbol of Wavelength?

a)
b)
c)
d)
15.

Which one that travel faster?

a)

Sound

b)

Water

c)

Light

d)

Particle

16.

What's the name of this wave?

a)

Electromagnetic waves

b)

Transverse Waves

c)

Longitudinal waves

17.

The part of this wave that is labeled as label 1 named...

a)

Crest

b)

Trough

c)

Amplitude

d)

Wavelength

18.

The part of this wave that is labeled as label 3 named...

a)

Crest

b)

Trough

c)

Amplitude

d)

Wavelength

19.

Which one is the example of longitudinal wave?

a)

Flag waving in the air

b)

Slinky

c)

Shaking Rope

20.

Name of the wave that consists of Rarefaction and Compression as its components is...

a)

Electromagnetic waves

b)

Transverse waves

c)

Longitudinal waves

21.

If the frequency of a wave is 50.0 Hz, What is  the period?

a)

0,02 s

b)

0,25 s

c)

0,04 s

d)

0,05

22.

A pendulum makes exactly 40 0scillations in  25s. Determine the Period!

a)

1000 s

b)

100 s

c)

1,6 s

d)

0,625 s

23.

Which one is the formula of wavelength?

a)

v/t

b)

v/f

c)

s/t

d)

s/v

24.

The one that has seconds as its unit is..

a)

Frequency

b)

Period

25.

This toy is the example of ............. wave

a)

Longitudinal

b)

Transverse

c)

Electromagnetic