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forces and waves

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 2hrs 50mins

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Class
Date
1.

Based on the image, which medium has a larger index of refraction?

a)

Medium 1 has a larger index of refraction.

b)

Medium 2 has a larger index of refraction.

c)

Both mediums have the same index of refraction.

d)

Cannot be determined.

2.

What happens to light during total internal reflection?

a)

The light reflects back into the original medium at the same angle.

b)

The light refracts closer to the normal line.

c)

The light refracts farther away from the normal line.

d)

The light reflects at the angle it would have refracted at.

3.

What happens to the speed of light in a more optically dense medium?

a)

it slows down

b)

it speeds up

c)

stays the same because all light travels at the speed of light

4.

When will total internal reflection occur?

a)

When light travels from a less dense to a more dense medium

b)

When the angle of incidence is smaller than the critical angle

c)

When the angle of incidence is greater than the critical angle

d)

When the light cannot pass through a medium

5.

Which type of waves do the particles vibrate perpendicular to the energy?

a)

surface

b)

transverse

c)

mechanical

d)

longitudinal

6.

What is the wavelength of a wave?

a)

the size of the disturbance

b)

the distance between two crests of a wave

c)

the amount of time that occurs in one full cyle

d)

the amount of cycles that occur in a given time

7.

The lowest point on a wave is the :

a)

amplitude

b)

trough

c)

crest

d)

wavelength

8.

The number of wavelengths that pass a point in a given amount of time is:

a)

frequency

b)

longitudinal

c)

period

d)

transverse

9.

Which wave in the diagram has the greatest wavelength?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

10.

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

a)

amplitude

b)

crest

c)

trough

d)

wavelength

11.
What property of the wave is represented by the letter "B"?
a)
amplitude
b)
crest
c)
trough
d)
wavelength
12.

Which image represents a longitudinal wave?

a)

A

b)

B

13.

Sound waves are which type of waves?

a)

transverse

b)

seismic

c)

longitudinal

d)

frequency

14.
Wave with the longest wavelength
a)
microwave
b)
radio
c)
gamma
d)
visible light
15.
The EM wave with frequency higher than infrared and lower than UV.
a)
radio
b)
visible light
c)
xray
d)
gamma
16.

When the wavelength increases the frequency will

a)

increase

b)

decrease

c)

remain same

d)

none of these

17.
EM waves  
a)
Must travel through a vacuum
b)
Can travel through a medium or a vacuum
c)
Are the same type of wave as mechanical waves
d)
Can only travel through a vacuum
18.

Infrared rays are important for

a)

Warming the Earth

b)

Providing visible light for plants

c)

Taking X-rays

d)

all of these

19.
EM waves have the same speed but different:
a)
frequency & medium 
b)
wavelength & frequency
c)
medium & wavelength
d)
color & medium
20.

Which of these lists the EM waves from Highest to lowest frequency?

a)

Radio - Micro - Gamma - Visible light - UV - Xrays - Infrared - Xrays

b)

Radio - Micro - Infrared - Visible light - UV - X - Gamma waves

c)

Gamma - Xray - UV - Visible light - Infrared - Micro - radio

d)

none

21.
Which color has the least amount of energy?
a)
red
b)
orange
c)
green
d)
blue
22.

________________ are waves used by cops to test the speed of your car with RADAR.

a)

Ultraviolet

b)

Infrared

c)

Radio

d)

Microwaves

23.
Cancer can be treated with_______________waves.
a)
Penicillin
b)
Radio
c)
Infrared
d)
Gamma
24.
Which statement describes a vector?
a)
It has magnitude but no direction
b)
It has direction but no magnitude
c)
It has both direction and magnitude
d)
It has constant magnitude but no
 direction
25.
Is this a scalar quantity or a vector quantity?
A deer running 15 meters per second due west
a)
Scalar
b)
Vector
26.
Which of the following quantities are vectors?
a)
speed, velocity, acceleration
b)
velocity, acceleration, force
c)
force, acceleration, mass
d)
length, mass, time
27.

When an object is moving, friction acts in the _______ direction as the motion.

a)

perpendicular

b)

same

c)

opposite

d)

precise

28.

What is the term for when two forces are acting in opposite directions on an object and are equal in size and the object stays still

a)

net force

b)

balanced force

c)

accelerated force

d)

unbalanced force

29.

Forces that cause a change in motion of an object are called

a)

balanced forces

b)

net forces

c)

motion forces

d)

unbalanced forces

30.

Calculate the net force

a)

20

b)

10

c)

0

d)

30

31.

Calculate the net force

a)

25

b)

65

c)

20

d)

15

32.

What is the net force?

a)

400

b)

800

c)

200

d)

600

33.

The box exerts a downward force on the table, and the table exerts an equal and opposite upward force on the box.


Which best describes the net force acting on the box while the box remains at rest on the table

a)

balanced

b)

unbalanced

c)

motionless

d)

activated

34.

This is a velocity-time graph. What is the object doing in segment A?

a)

Speeding up

b)

Slowing down

c)

Constant Velocity

d)

Not moving

35.
This is a velocity-time graph.  What is the object doing in segment B?
a)
Positive acceleration
b)
Negative acceleration
c)
Constant Velocity
d)
Not moving
36.
Which graph shows the object standing still?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
37.

On this position vs time graph, what is the velocity?

a)

40 m/s

b)

8 m/s

c)

5 m/s

d)

0 m/s

38.

At 60 seconds, how far had this object traveled?

a)

0 m

b)

10 m

c)

20 m

d)

40 m

39.

The area under a velocity-time graph gives

a)

gradient

b)

speed

c)

acceleration

d)

Distance

40.
This graph demonstrates an object that is -
a)
Increasing speed
b)
At a constant speed
c)
Decreasing speed
d)
Stationary
41.
The velocity of light in vacuum is _______ m/s
a)
3x108
b)
3x1012
c)
3x106
d)
3x1010
42.
If the angle of incidence of light traveling through air, and then striking water is 30 degrees what is the angle of refraction? (n=1 air, n=1.33 water)
a)
15 degrees
b)
22 degrees
c)
43 degrees
d)
17 degrees
43.

Which colour bends the maximum in the prism?

a)

Violet

b)

Indigo

c)

Red

d)

Green

44.

If light hits at an angle larger than the critical angle it will refract and pass through the material

a)

True

b)

False

45.

Calculate the density of the cube.

a)

2 g/cm3

b)

4 g/cm3

c)

6 g/cm3

d)

8 g/cm3

46.
What is the density of a liquid that has a mass of 27g and a volume of 30ml?
a)
0.9 g/ml
b)
3 g/ml
c)
57 g/ml
d)
810 g/ml
47.

what is the volume of the cube?

a)

123

b)

144

c)

244

d)

150

48.
If a block of wood has a density of 0.6 g/cm3 and a mass of 120 g, what is its volume?
a)
200 cm3
b)
0.005 cm3
c)
200.0 ml
d)
72 ml
49.
Find the density of a 2 cm x 2 cm x 2 cm cube with a mass of 64 g.
a)
6 cm3
b)
12 g/cm3
c)
128 g/cm3
d)
8  g/cm3
50.
What is the volume of Object X?
a)
10.0 cm3
b)
15.0 cm3
c)
20.0 cm3
d)
25.0 cm3
51.
You can measure ______ with grams.
a)
mass
b)
volume
c)
conductivity
d)
melting point
52.
The amount of space something takes up
a)
density
b)
volume
c)
mass
d)
matter
53.
True or False:  The density of a specific type of material never changes.  
a)
True
b)
False
54.

When light passes at an angle to the normal from one medium into another in which its speed is higher

a)

it is bent toward the normal.

b)

it always lies along the normal.

c)

it is unaffected.

d)

it is bent away from the normal.

55.

What letter is used to represent the speed of light?

a)

c

b)

n

c)

v

d)

θ

56.

What is a line drawn at 90° to a surface called?

a)

incident ray

b)

normal line

c)

refracted ray

d)

tangent

57.

Which of the following is true?

a)

When light travels from a vacuum into glass it speeds up.

b)

When light travels from a vacuum into glass it bends away from the normal.

c)

When light travels from a vacuum into glass the frequency decreases.

d)

When light travels from a vacuum into glass the wavelength decreases.

58.

In the diagram, which letter represents the angle of incidence?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

59.
Law of reflection state that - The angle of incidence is .................. to the angle of reflection.
a)
equal
b)
double
c)
half
60.

In the given figure, which of the following holds TRUE?

a)

The angle of incidence is 10°.

b)

The angle of incidence is 80°.

c)

The angle of reflection is 10°.

d)

The angle of reflection is 90°.