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Waves, Sound, and Light

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What kind of wave is pictured below?
a)
compressional wave
b)
transverse wave
c)
sound wave
d)
mechanical wave
2.

Which one shows the amplitude of a wave?

a)
b)
c)
3.

Which of the following is a CORRECT statement?

a)

Sound can travel through the vacuum of space

b)

Sound is produced in the vacuum of space

c)

Sound can't travel through the vacuum of space

d)

Sound can travel between planets

4.

List the order of mediums through which sound travels from fastest to slowest.

a)

Liquid, Gas, Solid

b)

Solid, Liquid, Gas

c)

Gas, Solid, Liquid

d)

Solid, Gas, Liquid

5.

Which of the following sound wave produces the highest pitch of sound?

a)
b)
c)
d)
6.

The diagram shows a research vessel using sonar to map the ocean floor.


Upon which basic behavior of sound waves does this technology depend?

a)

absorption

b)

compression

c)

reflection

d)

refraction

7.

Sound travels at 1400m/s in water. If a ship sends a sonar signal to map the bottom of the ocean and it returns after 2 seconds, how deep is the ocean?

a)

700m

b)

1400m

c)

2800m

d)

6000m

8.
High Amplitude =__________________
a)
Louder sounds
b)
Quieter Sounds
9.

How the pond appears to be, when it is seen from outside?

a)

Seems Deeper

b)

Seems shallower

c)

Seems very deep

d)

No change is there

10.

Dispersion of light referred to as________.

a)

Bending of light

b)

Splitting of light in seven colours

c)

Splitting of light in primary colours

d)

Bouncing back of light

11.

Images in a plane mirror are

a)

Real

b)

Same size

c)

Larger

d)

Smaller

12.

In this diagram, which is the angle of reflection?

a)

Angle A

b)

Angle B

c)

Angle C

d)

Angle D

13.

If the angle of incidence (B) = 35°, what is the measure of angle D?

a)

35°

b)

45°

c)

55°

d)

90°

14.

Law of reflection state that - The angle of incidence is .................. to the angle of reflection.

a)

half

b)

equal

c)

double

15.

Light emerging from water to air will bend ______ due to the speed ______ as it crosses the boundary.

a)

toward the normal, increases

b)

toward the normal, decreases

c)

away from the normal, increases

d)

away from the normal, decreases

16.

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

a)

Because light reflects off the prism's surface

b)

The incident white light refracts and splits into its constituent colors (spectrum)

c)

The white light is absorbed by the prism, separating its colors

d)

The light speeds up as it moves from air into the denser plastic material

17.

What might explain why light travels in a straight line?

a)

If there is nothing to interfere with light waves, they should travel in a straight line.

b)

Light waves will always travel in a straight line, even if they come into contact with another object.

c)

Light waves don't travel in a straight line.

d)

Light waves travel in a straight line because sound waves travel in a straight line.

18.

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

a)

amplitude

b)

crest

c)

trough

d)

wavelength

19.

Diagram shows 3 types of sound waves generated from speaker. Which of the following statements is true?

a)

P has a higher pitch than Q

b)

R has the highest pitch

c)

Q has a higher pitch than R

d)

P, Q and R have the same pitch

20.

Which word best describes how light reacts when passing from air through water?

a)

refraction

b)

reflection

c)

diffraction

d)

compression

21.

Which diagram represents diffuse reflection?

a)

A

b)

B

22.

Based on the image, as light passes from medium 1 to medium 2

a)

light speeds up and bends towards the normal

b)

light speeds up and bends away from the normal

c)

light slows down and bends towards the normal

d)

light slows down and bends away from the normal

23.
Monochromatic means......
a)

consist more than one colour 

b)

consist only ONE colour

c)

only dark colours

d)

only light colours

24.

Which wave would have a higher pitch?

a)

A

b)

B

25.
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.
26.
This image is representing what wave interaction?
a)
Refraction
b)
Diffraction
c)
Reflection
d)
Interference
27.

What is the distance of your image from you if you stand 1.5 m in front of a plane mirror?

a)

1.5 m

b)

2.0 m

c)

3.0 m

d)

4.5 m

28.

An image that forms where light seems to come from a point behind the reflective surface is a

a)

virtual image

b)

real image

29.

This image depicts which of the following wave behaviors?

a)

Reflection

b)

Diffraction

c)

Refraction

d)

Resonance

30.

When a sound wave experiences reflection, we hear

a)

a louder sound

b)

a quieter sound

c)

echo

d)

nothing